Blog 1 Rafael Cabrera

Rafael Cabrera
 2. Rafa
 3. 72 in
 4. 20
 5. Around 11:00 AM
 6. Chocolate in general
 7. Pistachio
 8. Fleetwood Mac
 9. Play football (soccer)
 10. Basic math algebra1 algebra2 High school Precalculus
 11. What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems? uncomfortable (U)
 12. What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures? comfortable
13. What is your comfort level with any of the following calculus concepts?
 Curve sketching C
Instantaneous rate of change U
Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions) U
Difference quotient U
Limits U
Continuity U
Chain rule (an application of composition of functions) U
Product and quotient rules for derivatives C
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) C
Integration by parts U
Integration by substitution U

14. The following are concepts from algebra and precalculus that students taking applied calculus should be comfortable with.
 Equations C
Factoring C
Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions C
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 C
Inequalities C
Functions C
Absolute value C
Linear functions U
Systems of equations U
Domain and range C
Inverse functions U
Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) U
Quadratic functions U
Completing the square C
Exponential functions U
Logarithmic functions U
Base e U
Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions) C
Trigonometric concepts U

 15. Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No
 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? Finite Math, no
 17. Have you taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No
 18. 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?
 19. Which social media formats are you familiar with? Texting facebook twitter Instagram snapchat Yik Yak
 20. Which social media formats do you use most frequently? Texting facebook Instagram snap chat
 21. Business Administration spec. Entrepreneurship
 22. Kogod requirement
23.This will be my only class.
24. To familiarize myself with the concepts, and work on them comfortably.
 25. I am from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and have also lived in Uruguay and Costa Rica. 
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