Monday, September 1, 2014

Getting to Know Me

1. Full name: Jean Robert Bonhomme, Jr.
2. Preferred name: JR
3. Height: 70 inches
4. Age: 18 years
5. Wake up: 8:45
6. Favorite Candy: Three Musketeers
7. Favorite Snack Food: Ritz
8. Favorite Artist/Band: Kanye West/Bon Iver
9. Hobbies: Backpacking, Kayaking, rafting, rock climbing.
10. Mathematical background: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, High School Precalculus (Analysis)
11. Comfort level with word problems, etc.: Very comfortable
12. Comfort level with computations, etc.: Very comfortable
13. Comfort level with following calculus concepts:

  • Curve sketching- V
  • Instantaneous rate of change-V
  • Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions)-V
  • Difference quotient-V
  • Limits-V
  • Continuity-V
  • Chain rule (an application of composition of functions)-C
  • Product and quotient rules for derivatives-C
  • Finding local and global maximums and minimums-V
  • Determining inflection points-C
  • Area under a curve-C
  • Anti-derivatives-E
  • Integration (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic functions)-C
  • Integration by parts-C
  • Integration by substitution-C
14. Algebra concepts:

  • Equations-V
  • Factoring -V
  • Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions-V
  • Simplifying expressions-V
  • Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials)-V
  • Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions-V
  • Operations involving whole number exponent expressions-V
  • Finding common denominators-V
  • Inequalities-V
  • Functions-V
  • Absolute value-V
  • Linear functions-V
  • Systems of equations-V
  • Domain and range-V
  • Inverse functions-V
  • Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)-V
  • Quadratic functions-V
  • Completing the square-C
  • Exponential functions-V
  • Logarithmic functions-V
  • Base e-V
  • Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions)-C
  • Trigonometric concepts-C
15. Taken AU Math 160: No
16. Taken college level math: No
17. Social Media: Texting, Facebook, Twitter
18. Most used social Media: Texting, Twitter, Facebook
19. Major: Business administration/Political science
20. Reason for taking this math class: Requirement
21. Other math classes in future: I only intend on taking math classes that are required
22. Hope to learn: How to apply math to real world 
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2 comments:

  1. Hey Jean!

    I am a Business Major too. It's great that you are doing Political Science too with business. I see that you are very comfortable with many math concepts. I hope that will help excel in the class. I'll see you soon in class!

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  2. JR, I am also a huge fan of Kane West

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