Wednesday, September 3, 2014

About me: Mohamed Salahuddin

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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