QUESTIONNAIRE

FOR MATH JUNIORS - 2015

Please, fill in the questionnaire below and email it to your assigned faculty advisor
at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled advising session. Also bring a hard copy
of the questionnaire with you to your session. The questionnaire has five
sections:

Please list your questions for the advisor in Section 0.

Section 1 is aimed at demonstrating that you have familiarized yourself with
the material posted on the mathematics department website; this is essential
to avoid wasting time on obvious details during the advising session.

Section 2 is aimed at familiarizing the advisor with your specific passions and
interests for mathematics, so that he/she can best recommend a suitable
course of studies. There is no right or wrong answer: answer as honestly as
possible to maximize the usefulness of your advising session.

Section 3 informs the advisor of your academic history, your study habits
etc., so that she/he can best tailor their advice to your specific needs. There is
no right or wrong answer to questions in this section: answer as honestly as
possible to maximize the usefulness of your advising session.

Section 4 includes your tentative plan of studies. Please refer to the course
offerings and check the schedule for overlapping classes.

Section 0: QUESTIONS FOR THE ADVISOR

Math Junior Questionnaire Section 1

Familiarity with the contents of the Mathematics Department website

STUDENT NAME:
STUDENT ID:

Carefully read the material on the website: http://math.uci.edu before you attempt
to answer the questions below.

Q1. For questions regarding procedures, the best person to contact is:

A. The faculty member you are about to meet
B. The Undergraduate Program Coordinator (RH 340B) or a
counselor in the School of Physical Sciences (RH 134).

Q2. Beyond the pure mathematics major, UCI offers several specializations and
concentrations. List the names of each track with the respective advisor.

Track
Advisor













How do you declare a concentration/specialization?
_________________________________________________________________________________________

What are the requirements for the honors program?
_________________________________________________________________________________________

Q3. List 3 opportunities for undergraduate research in mathematics at UCI.





Q4. List 10 jobs that a math major can pursue.

Math Junior Questionnaire Section 2

Relationship with the math major

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT ID:

Q1. What are the favorite courses you have taken so far?
- Lower division: ________
- Upper division: ________

Q2. What are the least favorite courses you have taken so far?
- Lower division: ________
- Upper division: ________


Q3. When did you decide to enroll in the math major?
- During high school
- During college, after taking the course: _____

Q4. What made you choose the math major? (Go beyond I like math please
explain why!)


Q5. Are you a transfer student? If so, where did you transfer from? Was your
transition to UCI easy/hard? Why?



Q6. Beyond math, what other disciplines do you enjoy?
a. Computer Science
b. Physics
c. Chemistry
d. Biology
e. Economics
f. Other: ___________

Q7. What track within the math major are you interested in, and why?
a. (Pure) Math Major
b. Mathematical Finance
c. Applied and Computational Math
d. Mathematical Biology
e. Mathematics for Education
f. Minor or double major: ___________

REASON: _________________________________________________________________

Q8. As of today, what are your preferred career options?

Math Junior Questionnaire Section 3

Academic history and study habits

STUDENT NAME: STUDENT ID:

Q1. List all the math courses you have completed to date.

Course code
Quarter
Grade





































Q2. What is the greatest difficulty in upper division courses you have
encountered so far?




Q3. When moving from lower division to upper division math courses, did you
feel like you had to change your study method? If so, how?




Q4. Do you generally work alone or in groups? If in groups, how big is your
study group?




Q5. Do you study the theory before solving the homework problems? Or do you
let the selection of HW problems guide your studying of the concepts?

THEORY FIRST PROBLEMS FIRST

Q6. How many hours a week do you usually spend on an upper division math
course (excluding lecture and discussion)?

______ hours a week

Q7. Of this amount of time, what percentage is spent on:

reviewing notes
%
reading the textbook(s)
%
understanding and memorizing new definitions
%
doing homework
%
attending office hours
%
attending other tutoring sources
%

Q8. When do you carefully read the textbook (check all that apply):
- prior to class
- immediately after lecture
- before doing homework
- I dont read the textbook

Q9. Do you consult other textbooks beyond the officially adopted book?
- yes, very often
- occasionally, only for the most challenging topics
- no, I never do it.
Q10. On a 0 to 10 scale, rate your perceived proficiency in writing proofs.

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Q11. How many times per quarter do you attend office hours for each course?

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Q12. How often do you attend discussion in a day when there is no quiz?

>75% of the times ~50% of the times <25% of the times

Q13. How many times have you interacted with your academic counselor in
the School of Physical Sciences?

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Q14. Has taking upper division math courses changed your perception of
mathematics? If so, how?


STUDENT NAME:

Math Junior Questionnaire Section 4

Plan of studies
Classes completed so far:

STUDENT ID:
EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE:
TRACK CHOSEN:


In progress/upcoming summer



Spring 16
















2015-2016

Fall 15
Winter 16
Spring 16
















2016-2017 (If needed)

Fall 16
Winter 17
Spring 17
















NOTES/Questions for faculty advisor:

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