What is your full name? Kate Elizabeth Cornman

Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? Kate

What is your height in inches? 69 inches

What is your age in years? 18 years

What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 6:45 am

What is your favorite candy? Laffy Taffy

What is your favorite snack food? Pistachio Nuts

Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Half Moon Run

Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Read books or watch movies

What is your mathematical background? All the fun stuff up to Pre-Calculus :

Basic math algebra1 algebra2 statistics probability trigonometry

Precalculus

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) V

Difference quotient C

Limits U

Continuity U

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions) U

Product and quotient rules for dervatives C

Finding local and global maximums and minimums E

Determining inflection points U

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 V

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions C

Finding common denominators V

InequalitiesV

FunctionsV

Absolute valueC

Linear functionsC

Systems of equations C

Domain and range C

Inverse functions C

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) V

Quadratic functions V

Completing the square V

Exponential functions V

Logarithmic functions V

Base e V

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, it was better than a "b+."

Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting Yes facebook Yes pinterest No flickr No wordpress No blogspot No tumblr No twitter Yes

google plus Not really Instagram Yes

Which social media formats do you use most frequently?

Texting facebook twitter

Instagram

What is your major? International Relations and Economics (Dual major)

Why are you taking this math class? Economics major requirment

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? I will take Statistics following this class.

What do you hope to learn in this class? Skills I will use during my future career

Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? I am a student athlete and I drink a lot of coffee.