Getting to know you... Sveta Lasco

              Hi, my  full name is Svetlana Lasco but I go by Sveta. I'm 67 and a half inches tall. This past February I turned 22 years old. Normally, I wake up pretty  early at around 8am.  Gummy worms are the best, especially the sour kind! I can never have enough potato  chips. Ham or ketchup are some delicious flavors. Lately, I haven’t been too much into music but recently I was introduced to Mayer Hawthorne  and I quite enjoy his work.  For fun I like to go traveling especially backpacking through a new country. In high school, I took pre calc but that was a reaaaally long time ago and at AU I took statistics. 

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

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?

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

Instantaneous rate of change uncomfortable (U)

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

Difference quotient uncomfortable (U)

Limits uncomfortable (U)

Continuity uncomfortable (U)

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

Product and quotient rules for derivatives uncomfortable (U)

Finding local and global maximums and minimums uncomfortable (U)

Determining inflection points uncomfortable (U)

Area under a curve uncomfortable (U)

Anti-derivatives uncomfortable (U)

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

Integration by parts uncomfortable (U)

Integration by substitution uncomfortable (U)

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)

Equations Very comfortable (V)

Factoring  Very comfortable (V)

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions

Simplifying expressions Very comfortable (V)

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

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions comfortable (C)

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions uncomfortable (U)

Finding common denominators  comfortable (C)

Inequalities Very comfortable (V)

Functions uncomfortable (U)

Absolute value Very comfortable (V)

Linear functions Very comfortable (V)

Systems of equations uncomfortable (U)

Domain and range Very comfortable (V)

Inverse functions uncomfortable (U)

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

Quadratic functions uncomfortable (U)

Completing the square uncomfortable (U)

Exponential functions uncomfortable (U)

Logarithmic functions uncomfortable (U)

Base e uncomfortable (U)

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

Trigonometric concepts uncomfortable (U)

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

NO

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?

Does statistics count?

1. Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting facebook pinterest flickr wordpress blogspot tumblr twitter

google plus Instagram

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

Texting facebook pinterest flickr wordpress blogspot tumblr twitter

google plus Instagram

This math class is required for my major which is Business Administration with concentration in International Business. At the moment, I do not anticipate in taking any further math classes. In this math class I hope to learn to apply the in classroom work/calculations to real world scenarios.