Monday, January 19, 2015

Getting to Know Me Better - Mark Verwaay



1-     Mark Verwaay
2-     No nickname
3-     76 inches
4-     18 years old
5-     I wake up at 11 AM on any given day
6-     My favorite candy is Skittles
7-     My favorite snack is Goldfish
8-     My favorite musical artist is J Cole
9-     My hobbies include Soccer, Netflix, and reading
1-  My mathematical background includes High School Calculus
1- I am comfortable answering word problems, math application, and conceptual math problems
---  Comfortable with math computations and calculations

1-- Curve sketching V
Instantaneous rate of change C
Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions) C
Difference quotient C
Limits U
Continuity U
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 U
Integration (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic functions) C
Integration by parts C
Integration by substitution C


1-   The following are concepts from algebra and precalculus that students taking applied calculus should be comfortable with.

Equations C
Factoring  V
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 V
Finding common denominators V
Inequalities C
Functions V
Absolute value C
Linear functions V
Systems of equations C
Domain and range C
Inverse functions C
Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) V
Quadratic functions C
Completing the square C
Exponential functions C
Logarithmic functions U
Base e U
Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions) V
Trigonometric concepts V

--  Have not taken Math 160
-- I have taken Math 170, my grade was not a B or better
--  I am familiar with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat

18.  I use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat most often
19.  I am majoring in Finance
20.  This math class is a requirement
21.  I plan on taking future math classes at AU, not sure which ones
22.  In this class, I hope to learn high level math tools that I will use in the future

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