- What is your full name? Brian M. Hanus
- Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? no, just Brian
- What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 74 in
- What is your age in years? 19
- What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 9-10
- What is your favorite candy? Snickers
- What is your favorite snack food? Potato chips
- Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Imagine Dragons
- Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Lacrosse, soccer, and video games
- What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)
Basic
math algebra1 algebra2 statistics probability trigonometry
High
school Precalculus high school calculus
AP stats
- What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems?
Very
comfortable (V)
- What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures?
Very
comfortable (V)
- 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 u
Derivatives
(of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential,
trigonometric, logarithmic functions) c
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 c
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
- 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 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 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 c
Domain and range v
Inverse functions c
Transformations (shifting,
scaling, stretching, etc) v
Quadratic functions c
Completing the square c
Exponential functions c
Logarithmic functions u
Base e u
Graphing (trigonometric,
quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions) u
Trigonometric concepts c
- Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?
no
- Which social media formats are you familiar with?
Texting facebook
- Which social media formats do you use most frequently?
Texting
- What is your major? Environmental studies
- Why are you taking this math class? Major Requirement
- 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? probably only one
- What do you hope to learn in this class? to become comfortable with applying calculus
- Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? nope
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