Blog Post #1

1. What is your full name? Ricardo Zapata
2. Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? Ricky
3. What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 68.4 inches
4. What is your age in years? 18
5. What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 10
6. What is your favorite candy? gummy bears
7. What is your favorite snack food? Doritos
8. Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Coldplay
9. Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? soccer
10. What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)

Basic math algebra1 trigonometry  

High school Precalculus high school calculus

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

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

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

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

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

Write one of the following next to each topic: 

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

Curve sketching U

Instantaneous rate of changeU

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

Difference quotientU

LimitsU

ContinuityU

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions)U

Product and quotient rules for derivativesC

Finding local and global maximums and minimumsC

Determining inflection pointsC

Area under a curveU

Anti-derivativesC

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

Integration by partsU

Integration by substitutionC

1. 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)

Write one of the following next to each topic:

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

EquationsC

Factoring C

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressionsC

Simplifying expressionsC

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials)U

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressionsC

Operations involving whole number exponent expressionsC

Finding common denominators C

InequalitiesC

FunctionsC

Absolute valueC

Linear functionsU

Systems of equationsC

Domain and rangeC

Inverse functionsC

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)U

Quadratic functionsC

Completing the squareU

Exponential functionsC

Logarithmic functionsC

Base eC

Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions)U

Trigonometric conceptsC

1. Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?

1. If you have not taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No

1. Have you taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? yes, -A

1. If you have not taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?

1. Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting facebook pinterest flickr wordpress blogspot tumblr twitter

google plus -Instagram       -snapchat       Yik Yak

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

Texting facebook pinterest flickr wordpress blogspot tumblr twitter

google plus -Instagram      - snapchat       Yik Yak

1. What is your major? Business
2. Why are you taking this math class? Requirement
3. 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? Yes, Statistics
4. What do you hope to learn in this class? As much as possible
5. Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? 

Ethan Poll - 1st Blog Post

1. Ethan Joseph Poll
2. Ethan
3. 69 inches
4. 21 years old
5. 11:00 AM
6. Reeses Pieces
7. Ice cream
8. The Glitch Mob
9. Tabletop Games (Board Games, RPGs, etc.) and Internet surfing.
10. The highest level math I have taken is high school precalculus. I am a bit out of practice on many of those concepts, but I'll probably be able to rememberthem soon enough. I have also taken a college level statistics course.
11. I am relatively comfortable solving word, math application, and conceptual math problems.
12. I am very comfortable with using formulas and following steps and procedures.
13. My comfort level with the following calculus concepts:
 Uncomfortable
Curve sketching
instantaneous rate of change
derivatives
difference quotient
limits
finding local  and global maximums and minimums
area under a curve
Integration
Very Uncomfortable
continuity
chain rule
product and quotient rule for derivatives
determining inflection points
anti-derivatives
integration by parts
integration by substitution

14. My comfort level with the following algebraic and precalculus concepts:
Very comfortable
Equations
Factoring
Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/ rational expressions
Simplifying expressions
simplifyting rational expressions
Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions
Operations involving whole number exponent expressions
Finding common denominators
Functions
Absolute value
Linear functions
Systems of equations
Domain and range

Comfortable
Inequalities
Inverse functions
Transformations
Quadratic functions
Competing the square
Exponential funcitions
Graphing
Trigonometric concepts

Uncomfortable
Logarithmic funcitons
Base e

15. - 18. I have not taken a precalculus course at a college level, only at a high school level.

19. Texting, facebook, wordpress, twitter, and google plus.
20. Texting and facebook.

21. Computer Science, Sociology minor.
22. This class is required for my major.
23. I will probably take another math class, most likely Intro to Discrete Structures. Either that or maybe Calculus II.
24.  I hope to learn mathematics that I can apply to my major in some way.
25. While I have not taken math since high school, even after the first few lectures it is letting me remeber a lot of things. I will be working harder to catch up a bit, but I am confident I will be able to remember and/or quickly relearn the essential concepts.

Blog Post 1 Maria Jose Garcia

1.     What is your full name? Maria Jose Garcia

2.     Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? Maria

3.     What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 62 inches

4.     What is your age in years? 19

5.     What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 9am

6.     What is your favorite candy? Milk Chocolate

7.     What is your favorite snack food? Special K granola bars

8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Bastille

9.     Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Run, watch movies and tv shows.

10.  What is your mathematical background? 

Basic math      algebra1          algebra2         College level statistics           probability       trigonometry 

High school Precalculus                      high school calculus  

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

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

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

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

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

Write one of the following next to each topic:

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

Curve sketching (U)

Instantaneous rate of change (C)

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

Difference quotient (U)

Limits (C)

Continuity (U)

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions) (C)

Product and quotient rules for derivatives (C)

Finding local and global maximums and minimums (C)

Determining inflection points (U)

Area under a curve (U)

Anti-derivatives (C)

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

Integration by parts (U)

Integration by substitution (U)

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)

Write one of the following next to each topic:

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

Equations V

Factoring C

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

Simplifying expressions C

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials) C

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions U

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions C

Finding common denominators C

Inequalities V

Functions V

Absolute value V

Linear functions C

Systems of equations C

Domain and range C

Inverse functions U

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) C

Quadratic functions U

Completing the square U

Exponential functions C

Logarithmic functions C

Base e U

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

Trigonometric concepts U

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

No

16.  If you have not taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?

No, I took high school Calculus and college level STAT.

17.  Have you taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?

No

18.  If you have not taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?

No

19.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

All of them except, flickr, blogspot, and google plus.

Texting            facebook          pinterest           flickr     wordpress         blogspot           tumblr  twitter

google plus      Instagram       snapchat       Yik Yak

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

Texting, facebook, instagram and snapchat.

Texting            facebook          pinterest           flickr     wordpress         blogspot           tumblr  twitter  

google plus      Instagram       snapchat       Yik Yak

21.  What is your major? Finance

22.  Why are you taking this math class? My major requires it.

23.  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? I am not sure, probably financial math.

24.  What do you hope to learn in this class? How to apply calculus on real life situations and to solve problems fastly.

25.  Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? I might be slow sometimes on learning how to do some problems.

Blog Post #1 Michael Dahlstrom

1. Michael James Dahlstrom
2. Mike
3. 69 Inches
4. 20
5. 9 AM
6. Snickers
7. Rice Krispy's
8. Dave Matthews Band
9. Play ping pong
10. Algebra I & II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Precalculus
11. Uncomfortable (U)
12. Very comfortable (V)
13.

Curve sketching (U)

Instantaneous rate of change (C)

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

Difference quotient (C)

Limits (U)

Continuity (E)

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

Product and quotient rules for derivatives (C)

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 (E)

Integration by substitution (U)

14.

Equations (V)

Factoring (V)

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions (C)

Simplifying expressions (V)

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials) (C)

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions (U)

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions (C)

Finding common denominators (C)

Inequalities (V)

Functions (C)

Absolute value (V)

Linear functions (C)

Systems of equations (C)

Domain and range (C)

Inverse functions (C)

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) (U)

Quadratic functions (U)

Completing the square (E)

Exponential functions (C)

Logarithmic functions (U)

Base e (U)

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

Trigonometric concepts (C)

15. No

16. No

17. Yes, B Overall

18. ^^

19. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Yik Yak

20. Twitter & Snapchat

21. Accounting

22. Degree Requirement

23. No, last one

24. How to use Calculus in real life

25. I'm a slow learner

Getting To Know Me

Questions:


1.     What is your full name? George Jubran Khnouf
2.     Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? No
3.     What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 66.5 inches
4.     What is your age in years? 18
5.     What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 11 AM
6.     What is your favorite candy? Gummy Bears
7.     What is your favorite snack food? Nutella
8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band? The Beatles
9.     Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Soccer
10.  What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)
IB Mathematical Studies Standard Level

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?

Very Comfortable (V) 


13.  What is your comfort level with any of the following calculus concepts?
 
Write one of the following next to each topic:

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: V
Continuity: V
Chain rule (an application of composition of functions): V
Product and quotient rules for derivatives: U
Finding local and global maximums and minimums: C
Determining inflection points: C
Area under a curve: C
Anti-derivatives: U
Integration (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic functions): C
Integration by parts: U
Integration by substitution: U


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)

Write one of the following next to each topic:

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

Equations: V
Factoring: U
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: V
Absolute value: C
Linear functions: V
Systems of equations: C
Domain and range: V
Inverse functions: C
Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc): C
Quadratic functions: C
Completing the square: C
Exponential functions: C
Logarithmic functions: U
Base e: U
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 got a B+
 
16.  If you have not taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?
 
17.  Have you taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No
 
18.  If you have not taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No
 
19.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting            facebook Instagram       snapchat       Yik Yak



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

Texting            faceboo           Instagram       snapchat       Yik Yak

21.  What is your major? Business Administration
22.  Why are you taking this math class? Requirement for Business School
23.  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? I will be taking statistics
24.  What do you hope to learn in this class? ? Develop my skills in functions
25.  Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? No