Blog post 1 Liam

1. What is your full name? Liam Carbutt
2. Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? No
3. What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 70 Inches
4. What is your age in years? 18
5. What time do you generally wake up on any given day?9:30
6. What is your favorite candy? Payday
7. What is your favorite snack food? Pringles
8. Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Pink Floyd
9. Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Play Soccer, collect vinyl records, 
10. What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below...list other topics if needed)
High School:
 -Algrebra 2
 -Geometry
Advanced Math (trig/precalc)
Statistics
Calculus 111. What is your comfort level with solving math 
word problems (c)
math application problems (c)
conceptual math problems (c)

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 (c)
-Instantaneous rate of change (C)
-Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, --trigonometric,logarithmic functions)(U)
-Difference quotient (U)
-Limits (c)
-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 (U)
-Determining inflection points (C)
-Area under a curve (C)
-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 (U)
-Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials)(C)
-Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions (C)
-Operations involving whole number exponent expressions (C)
-Finding common denominators (C)
-Inequalities (C)
-Functions (C)
-Absolute value (C)
-Linear functions (C)
-Systems of equations (C)
-Domain and range (c)
-Inverse functions (U)
-Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)(C)
-Quadratic functions (c)
-Completing the square (C)
-Exponential functions (C)
-Logarithmic functions (C)
-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? I haven't taken math 160
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? I haven't taken any college level math classes
17. Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting 
facebook 

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

Texting 
Facebook19. What is your major? Undeclared
20. Why are you taking this math class?College math requirement
21. 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 don't know yet
22. What do you hope to learn in this class? How to apply calculus to real life situations
23. Is there anything else you would like me to know about you?