Student Feedback
Students are asked to fill out course and instructor evaluation forms at the end of every class, which include a number of rated questions, as well as several open-ended comment questions. The results and feedback from several recent semesters are provided here.
LaTeX Programming - Fall 2013
Representative Student Comments
I have been curious about LaTeX for quite a while now and I was never motivated enough to learn it by myself so I would like to thank you Aaron for developing this course and presenting it in a manner that appealed to me and helped me understand LaTeX through a more hands-on approach. Cheers for a course well taught!
The course was well-organized, and I learned a lot. I especially appreciated how patient and respectful the instructor was. I hope they continue this class; it really helps new grad students with learning LaTeX if they aren't familiar with it already. Thanks again, it was great!!
The course gets you started with the basics, provides ample examples, guidance, and practice. The instructor also tailored the instruction time to the needs of the class, spending more time on topics that were more applicable to the work the students were doing, while leaving all topics and details in the lecture notes for reference.
The class was excellent all around, from the length of the course, length of each class, homework assignments and length, class activities, broad range of skills taught and the progression...really top notch class. Thank you!
ENG 315 - Learning in Community - Fall 2013
* Inclusion in the Fall 2013 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students
LaTeX Programming - Spring 2013
Representative Student Comments
I can tell that Aaron understands and uses LaTeX very well, and this was evident in his understanding of both how the language behaves and the capabilities of the program. His teaching style was also very clear--I had almost no questions to ask throughout the lectures, and was excited to attend class to learn more about the capabilities of LaTeX. The pace of the course was perfect, and the concepts presented were not limited to basic concepts. Overall, I found the course to be excellent.
I did all of the homework assignments, and found the connected, project report-based format to be very useful to practice concepts from the class. I also became more comfortable using online resources for completing the assignments. In addition, I found it kind of exciting to see a polished, well-laid out report develop over my time in the class. This was excellent reinforcement that I was learning the material, and Aaron was very accessible and gave great feedback if I ran into any issues.
The course was very well designed and the teacher was very enthusiastic! I learned a great deal and will definitely recommend this class to others!
LaTeX Programming - Fall 2012
Representative Student Comments
Aaron is very enthusiastic and I was able to follow his teaching pattern a lot better than most other professors.
Keep up the good work. I am really happy that I gained a lot out of this course. Thanks a ton Aaron :-)
I really appreciated the time and effort you contribute in this class to put the material all together.Thank you.
This is a great course. I believe my understanding of Latex has improved exponentially.
It was a great class for learning LaTeX, I think being able to do the activities alongside lecture really helped cement concepts in my mind.
LaTeX Programming - Spring 2012
Representative Student Comments
Good course. I think the beginning lessons were great to get me started. The latter ones were a bit advanced, so the having the slides available to go back and check will be beneficial. Very glad I attended.
Awesome teacher. Learning from him is very pleasant and efficient. Thanks!!
More live examples in class while showing the presentation could help.
This is a must for every engineering students, I guess. Well organized, and well targeted. I learned a lot. Thanks!
LaTeX Programming - Fall 2011
Representative Student Comments
Maybe more examples could be make in class, instead of just power points it would be interesting and beneficial to have a work session and every person work on the computer in the class.
The instructor was very knowledgeable and provided excellent notes! Nice class, Thanks!
A more hands on experience during the class will help.
I appreciate your enthusiasm for teaching. I also want to thank you for the time you took out to teach us. I have saved the material for future reference. You did a great job ! :)