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Instrument 9: Survey about the Physics 107 Activities - Fall 2002

Project: Collaborative Proposal — Reforming Physics: Algebra-based Physics with Human Applications
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Funding Source: NSF - Undergraduate Education (DUE)

Purpose: To collect feedback about the curriculum modules which will be incorporated into revisions and will guide the development of new modules

Administered To: Students using a revised physics curriculum which is algebra-based and set with the context of the human body

Topics Covered:

Product Evaluation: satisfaction, effectiveness, practical value, opportunity to learn, content, activities, skills, assignments, engagement, objectives, areas for program improvement

Format/Length: 16 open- and closed-ended questions

Survey About the Physics 107 Activities - Fall 2002

During the module "Modeling Speech and Hearing", you completed 4 lab lessons.

Activity 9.1:	Where are sounds produced? - Testing a model of the human larynx, defining the qualitiies; loudness, pitch, and timbre, and describing how the human larynx adjusts each of these qualities.
Activity 9.2:	Describing what the larynx does. - Understanding how the larynx makes sounds and how the motion of the human larynx and the model can be related to simple harmonic motion.
Activity 9.3:	Periodic Waves. - Describing important wave terminology and discovering a relationship between velocity, frequency (or period), and wavelength of a periodic wave.
Activity 9.4:	What frequencies does the larynx produce? - Describing the frequencies produced by the layrnx, measuring those frequencies with the microphone, analyzing the frequencies of the sounds using Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and comparing to frequencies produced by standing waves.


Please rate these activities by answering the following questions.

A.	How interesting did you find each of the activities?

			1 = Not at all interesting	3 = Neutral					5 = Very interesting

		Activity 9.1: Where are sounds produced?		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.2: Describing what the larynx does.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.3: Periodic Waves.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.4: What frequencies does the larynx produce?		1	2	3	4	5

	Give an example of an activity feature that tends to make physics more interesting?
B.	How much did you feel you learned during each of the activities?

			1 = Learned very little	3 = Learned some					5 = Learned a lot

		Activity 9.1: Where are sounds produced?		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.2: Describing what the larynx does.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.3: Periodic Waves.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.4: What frequencies does the larynx produce?		1	2	3	4	5

	Give an example of a physics concept or lab technique that you feel you learned well in one of these activities:
C.	How relevant did you feel the topic of each activity was for your future career goals?

			1 = Not relevant	3 = Somewhat relevant					5 = Very relevant

		Activity 9.1: Where are sounds produced?		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.2: Describing what the larynx does?		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.3: Periodic Waves.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.4: What frequencies does the larynx produce?		1	2	3	4	5

D.	How well did each lab seem to relate to real-life applications of physics including human applications of physics principles?

1 = No real-life application			3 = Some application			5 = Very good application

		Activity 9.1: Where are sounds produced?		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.2: Describing what the larynx does.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.3: Periodic Waves.		1	2	3	4	5
		Activity 9.4: What frequencies does the larynx produce?		1	2	3	4	5

	What kinds of real-world applications of physics priciples would you like to have as part of the physics activities for this course?
E.	How useful would you rate the PHY107 activities for helping you prepare for the exams?
	1 = Not useful		3 = Moderately useful			5 = Very useful

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