Gabriela Saade

1.     What is your full name?

Gabriela Saade

2.     Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by?

Gaby

3.     What is your height in inches?

 61

4.     What is your age in years?

         21

5.     What time do you generally wake up on any given day?

8:00  or 9:00 am

6.     What is your favorite candy?

SqueezePop    

7.     What is your favorite snack food?

Granola Bars

8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band?

Carlos Vives

9.     Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun?

I like to go deep sea fishing back home

10.  What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)

Basic math                    statistics           probability       

Precalculus      

11.  What is your comfort level with any of the following calculus concepts?

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)  E

Difference quotient U

Limits  U

Continuity  U

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions)  U

Product and quotient rules for derivatives   U

Finding local and global maximums and minimums  U

Determining inflection points   U

Area under a curve   U

Anti-derivatives    U

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

Integration by parts    U

Integration by substitution    U

12.  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)

Very comfortable (V)     comfortable (C)     uncomfortable (U)     extremely uncomfortable (E)

Equations   C

Factoring   C

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions   U

Simplifying expressions   C

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials)   U

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions  U

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions   U

Finding common denominators   C

Inequalities  U

Functions   C

Absolute value   U

Linear functions  C

Systems of equations  U

Domain and range  U

Inverse functions  U

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)   C

Quadratic functions  C

Completing the square  U

Exponential functions  U

Logarithmic functions  U

Base e  U

Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions)  C

Trigonometric concepts   U

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

I took applied precalculus but I don’t remember if my grade was a b- or a b

14.   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?

15.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

I am familiar with:

Texting

facebook         

pinterest          

            Instagram

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

I frequently use:

Texting

facebook         

pinterest          

Instagram

17.  What is your major?

International Business

18.  Why are you taking this math class?

Requirement for my major

19.  Will you take other math classes in the future at American University or will this be your only math class? If yes, which classes will you take?

My last math class I already took Precalculus and Statistics

20.  What do you hope to learn in this class?

I hope to understand Calculus the concept as a whole.

21.  Is there anything else you would like me to know about you?

I am extremely bad in math and I am terrified with this class. I took it two semesters ago and got a C- and this is why I am taking it again because I need to get a C.