Honors Physics - SPRING 2012

Please offer your comments and suggestions on the honors physics course. I will use this information to continue to improve this class for next year. This survey is completely anonymous unless you include your name in any of the free response questions below.


A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Rank your enjoyment of the topics we covered this semester.*

            1 2 3 4 5      
      Carnival Physics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Particle Physics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Waves and Sound Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Light and Optics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Electricity and Circuits Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Magnetism Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Modern Physics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  


  1. Rank the difficulty of the topics we've covered this semester. (very difficult = 1 and not at all difficult = 5)*

            1 2 3 4 5      
      Carnival Physics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Particle Physics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Waves and Sound Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Light and Optics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Electricity and Circuits Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Magnetism Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  
      Modern Physics Very much enjoyed Did not at all enjoy  


  1. Which of the following topics would you like to have spent more time on / done more labs on, if any? (check all that apply)*
    Carnival Physics
    Particle Physics
    Waves & Sound
    Light & Optics
    Electricity & Circuits
    Magnetism
    Modern Physics
    None of these


  1. How did you feel about the ABCD question sessions?*
    definitely helpful, enjoyed them
    helpful
    no opinion
    not helpful
    did not enjoy at all, not at all helpful


  1. What helps you prepare for the tests? Check all that apply.*
    The packet
    The book
    The practice test
    The homework
    The labs
    My peers
    Class FB page
    Asking questions via email
    A tutor
    Conference with a teacher


  1. Please offer your thoughts on the 4 projects: include something you either particularly did or did not enjoy and let me know if you feel the project was beneficial.
    Sem1 - Mythbusters
    Mini project 1 - Carnival Physics
    Mini project 2 - Particle Physics
    Sem2 - Particle Detector Research + Poster*


  1. If you had to offer advice to a student who was taking this class next year, what would you say? How would you suggest the student succeed? *


  1. Considering the entire, year-long course, what were the highlights of honors physics for you? What were the most frustrating aspects of honors physics for you?*


  1. Any additional comments?


  1. Who was your SPRING semester teacher?*
    Coke
    Clarke





Mrs. Coke
Physics, Math and Astronomy Teacher
Punahou School
Honolulu, HI