A Faculty Member Who Has Substantially Changed the Way He

question 1

Multiple Choice

A faculty member who has substantially changed the way he conducts classes and presents content now wishes to evaluate the effectiveness of the new strategies.To best meet this goal, the faculty member should plan to:

• A) ask the students which method of instruction they liked best.
• B) compare final examination grades for this class and previous classes.
• C) give pop quizzes periodically throughout the course of the class.
• D) have an experienced faculty member conduct a peer evaluation.

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Definitions:

Local Optimum Solution

A solution to an optimization problem that is better than or equal to all nearby solutions but not necessarily the best overall, or global, solution.

Nonlinear Optimization Models

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Emergency Rooms

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General Integer Variables

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