Questions:
1. What is your
full name?
Mohamed Salahuddin
2. Do you have
a nickname that you prefer to go by?
Hamood
3. What is your
height IN INCHES (not feet)?
1872 inches
4. What is your
age in years?
19
5. What time do
you generally wake up on any given day?
10 AM
6. What is your
favorite candy?
Hubba Bubba
7. What is your
favorite snack food?
Lays Chips
8. Who is your
favorite musical artist/band?
Kanye West
9. Do you have
any hobbies/things you like to do for fun?
Soccer
10. 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
11. What is your
comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and
conceptual math problems?
comfortable (C)
12. What is your
comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and
following steps and procedures?
comfortable (C)
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 U
Instantaneous rate of change U
Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power,
rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions) C
Difference quotient C
Limits C
Continuity U
Chain rule (an application of composition of functions) C
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 U
Integration (of constant, linear, polynomial, power,
rational, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic functions) C
Integration by parts
U
Integration by substitution
C
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
Factoring
Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational
expressions
Simplifying expressions
Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional
polynomials)
Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions
Operations involving whole number exponent expressions
Finding common denominators
Inequalities
Functions
Absolute value
Linear functions
Systems of equations
Domain and range
Inverse functions
Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)
Quadratic functions
Completing the square
Exponential functions
Logarithmic functions
Base e
Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and
logarithmic functions)
Trigonometric concepts
All comfortable, learnt them all in the past.
15. Have you
taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was
your grade a “b” or better?
Nope
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? PreCalc: B+, Stat B
17. Which social
media formats are you familiar with?
Texting facebook twitter
google plus Instagram
18. Which social
media formats do you use most frequently?
Instagram
19. What is your
major? Finance
20. Why are you
taking this math class? Required
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? Right now,
Applied calculus is the only class.
22. What do you
hope to learn in this class? Graphs
23. Is there
anything else you would like me to know about you? Nope
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