Blog Post #1

BLOG POST #1

1) My full name is Nicholas Brattain
2) I prefer the nickname Nick
3) My height in inches is about 68 inches
4) My age is 19
5) I wake up at around 11:00am on any given day
6) My favorite candy is 3 Musketeers
7) My favorite snack food is chips
8) My favorite musical artist is Jay Z
9) For fun I like to research and self educate myself on personal finance
10) Basic math, algebra 1, algebra 2, statistics, probability, trigonometry and high school pre calculus
11) My comfort level would be Comfortable
12) My comfort level would be Comfortable
13) Comfort Level:
Curve sketching: C

Instantaneous rate of change: V

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

Difference quotient: C

Limits: U

Continuity: C

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

Product and quotient rules for derivatives: U

Finding local and global maximums and minimums: C

Determining inflection points: C

Area under a curve: U

Anti-derivatives: U

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

Integration by parts: U

Integration by substitution: U

14) Comfort Level:
Equations: V
Factoring: C
+, -, x, / fractions and rational expressions: V
Simplifying expressions: V
Simplifying rationals expressions: C
Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions: C
Operations involving whole number exponent expressions: C
Finding common denominators: V
Inequalities: C
Functions: C
Absolute value: C
Linear functions: V
Systems of equations: V
Domain and range: E
Inverse functions: U
Transformations: V
Quadratic functions: C
Completing the square: V
Exponential functions: C
Logarithmic functions: U
Base e: U
Graphing: C
Trigonometric concepts: U

15) Yes I have and I got an A
16) This question does not apply to me. 
17) This question does not apply to me. 
18) This question does not apply to me. 
19) I am familiar with Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and Instagram
20) I most frequently use Instagram and Twitter
21) My major is Finance
22) I am taking this math class because it is the next class i must take to fulfill the university math requirement.
23) Yes, I will also be taking  Statistics
24) I hope to strengthen what I learned last year in Pre Calculus and learn new material. 
25) I like math, I'm pretty good at it too but I need to strengthen some areas.