Getting to know me Royce Mizoguchi

1. Royce Panchen Mizoguchi

2. Royce

3. 66.5 Inches

4. 18 years old

5. 11 am

6. Jujubes

7. Sunflower seeds 

8. Fitz and Tantrums 

9. Freestyling/ Making songs 

10. College Applied Pre Calc

11. C

12. C

13. C

Curve sketching C

Instantaneous rate of change U

Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational,exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions) C

Difference quotient U

Limits C

Continuity C

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 U

Area under a curve U

Anti-derivatives C

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

Integration by parts U

Integration by substitution U

Equations C

Factoring U

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

Simplifying expressions C

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 U 

Inequalities C

Functions U

Absolute value C

Linear functions C

Systems of equations C

Domain and range C

Inverse functions C

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) U

Quadratic functions U 

Completing the square C

Exponential functions C

Logarithmic functionsU

Base e C

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

Trigonometric concepts C

15.  Yes

16.  No

17. No

18. All of them except flickr

19. Business 

20. Stats

21. I am half Japanese half Tibetan 

Getting to know you

Questions:

•     What is your full name? Fahad Alhusaini

•     Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? No I do not

•     What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 69 Inches

•     What is your age in years? 22 years old

•     What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 11 A.M

•     What is your favorite candy? Ferrero Rocher

•     What is your favorite snack food? Ritz

•     Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Drake

•     Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Soccer

•      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                 high school calculus college algebra   (taken at a college/university)        AP stats

AP calculus         college level calculus (taken at a college/university)

•      What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems?

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

•     What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/

using formulas and following steps and procedures?

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

•      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 E

Instantaneous rate of change U

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

Difference quotient U

Limits U

Continuity C

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions)  C

Product and quotient rules for derivatives C

Finding local and global maximums and minimums C

Determining inflection points U

Area under a curve C

Anti-derivatives C

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

Integration by parts C

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 U

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

Simplifying expressions C

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials) C

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions V Operations involving whole number exponent expressions C Finding common denominators C

Inequalities C Functions C Absolute value C Linear functions U

Systems of equations V Domain and range C Inverse functions

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) C

Quadratic functions C Completing the square C Exponential functions C Logarithmic functions C Base e C

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

Trigonometric concepts U

•     Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class?

If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? NO

•        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? NO

•     Have you taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics)

class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? NO

•        If you have not taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class, have you taken a college level (not a college equivalent

high school class) equivalent?  If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?   NO

•     Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting     facebook  pinterest    flickr wordpress blogspot    tumblr

twitter

google plus         Instagram       snapchat       Yik Yak

•     Which social media formats do you use most frequently? Texting      facebook  pinterest    flickr wordpress blogspot    tumblr

twitter

google plus         Instagram       snapchat       Yik Yak

•     What is your major? Business Management specialized in

Finance

•     Why are you taking this math class? Required

•      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? No

•     What do you hope to learn in this class? Everything I can learn

•     Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? No