What is your full name?
Jenna Siyam
Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by?
Not really, just Jenna.
What is your height in inches?
About 64 inches
What is your age in years?
18!
What time do you generally wake up on any given day?
9am-10am, usually.
What is your favorite candy?
Anything with dark chocolate.
What is your favorite snack food?
Almonds and walnuts
Who is your favorite musical artist/band?
Citizen Cope
Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun?
Football (soccer) and painting
What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)
Basic math, algebra1, algebra2, basic statistics, probability, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus and a little bit of calculus
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 (V)
Instantaneous rate of change (U)
Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions) (C)
Difference quotient (C)
Limits (C)-sorta
Continuity (V)
Chain rule (an application of composition of functions) (V)
Product and quotient rules for dervatives (V)
Finding local and global maximums and minimums (V)
Determining inflection points (V)
Area under a curve (E)
Anti-derivatives (U)
Integration (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic functions) (C)
Integration by parts (C)
Integration by substitution (C)
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 (C)
Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions (V)
Simplifying expressions (V)
Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials) (C)
Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions (C)
Operations involving whole number exponent expressions (C)
Finding common denominators (V)
Inequalities (C)
Functions(V)
Absolute value (V)
Linear functions (V)
Systems of equations (C)
Domain and range (V)
Inverse functions (V)
Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) (V)
Quadratic functions (V)
Completing the square (U)
Exponential functions (C)
Logarithmic functions (C)
Base e (C)
Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions) (C)
Trigonometric concepts (V)
Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?
Yes and yes
Which social media formats are you familiar with?
Texting Facebook + wordpress + tumblr + twitter + google plus + Instagram
Which social media formats do you use most frequently?
tumblr and Instagram
What is your major?
Business Administration
Why are you taking this math class?
Because it’s a requirement for my major
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?
Probably not
What do you hope to learn in this class?
All the main concepts of calculus and how to apply them in finance, accounting, and other business related fields
Is there anything else you would like me to know about you?
I’m a horrible test-taker. Even if I know most to all the content of an exam — working on it, though!
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