Blog Post 1 - Adrian Simion

  BLOG POST 1 -- Getting to Know you

 2.     What is your full name?

       Adrian Simion

       

3.     What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)?

      71 Inches

4.     What is your age in years?

       20 years

5.     What time do you generally wake up on any given day?

       Around twelve in the afternoon

6.     What is your favorite candy?

      Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

7.     What is your favorite snack food?

      Cheeto's are my absolute go to snack

8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band?

      N/A - favorite genrea is Hip Hop

9.     Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun?

      Work out, Basketball, Hang out with Friends

10.  What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)

Basic math  Algebra1  Algebra2   High school Precalculus  High school calculus  College algebra

11.  What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems?

 Comfortable (C)

12.  What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures?

Comfortable (C)

13.  What is your comfort level with any of the following calculus concepts?

Very comfortable (V)    comfortable (C)                uncomfortable (U)    extremely uncomfortable (E)

Curve sketching-C

Instantaneous rate of change-C

Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions)-C

Difference quotient-C

Limits-C

Continuity-U

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions)-U

Product and quotient rules for derivatives-U

Finding local and global maximums and minimums-U

Determining inflection points-U

Area under a curve-C

Anti-derivatives-U

Integration (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic functions)-C

Integration by parts-C

Integration by substitution-C

14.  The following are concepts from algebra and precalculus that students taking applied calculus should be comfortable with. What is your comfort level with any of the following algebraic and precalculus concepts? (please note that weakness in any of these areas may make most aspects of this class more challenging than others)

Very comfortable (V)    comfortable (C)                uncomfortable (U)    extremely uncomfortable (E)

Equations-C

Factoring-C

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions-C

Simplifying expressions-C

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials)-U

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions-U

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions-U

Finding common denominators-C

Inequalities-C

Functions-C

Absolute value-C

Linear functions-C

Systems of equations-C

Domain and range-C

Inverse functions-C

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)-C

Quadratic functions-U

Completing the square-U

Exponential functions-C

Logarithmic functions-U

Base e-C

Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions)-C

Trigonometric concepts-C

15.  Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?   Yes i received an A-

16.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

 Texting  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram   Snapchat  Yik Yak

27.  Which social media formats do you use most frequently?

Texting  Facebook  Twitter  Instagram  Snapchat  Yik Yak

18.  What is your major?  - Business Administration

19.  Why are you taking this math class?  - To fill a requirement

20.  Will you take other math classes in the future at American University or will this be your only math class? If yes, which classes do you anticipate taking? -Still have to take a Statistics course

21.  What do you hope to learn in this class? - How to better apply the concepts of calculus to real world      situations