Blog #1: Getting To Know Me-Mike Derouin

1. Michael James Derouin
2. Mike
3. 68 inches
4. 20 years old
5. 8:30 am
6. Caramello's
7. Ritz crackers and cheese
8. Lecrae
9. Play/watch sports, watch movies, go to museums, travel
10. Basic math, algebra I and II, stats, trig, college algebra, college precalc
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             VC Curve sketching

             C Instantaneous rate of change

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

             C 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

             U Determining inflection points

             C Area under a curve

             U Anti-derivatives

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

             C Integration by parts

             C Integration by substitution

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               C 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

               VC Finding common denominators

               C Inequalities

               VC Functions

               VC Absolute value

               VC Linear functions

               C Systems of equations

               VC Domain and range

               VC Inverse functions

               C Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)

               C Quadratic functions

               C Completing the square

               C Exponential functions

               C Logarithmic functions

               VC Base e

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

               C Trigonometric concepts

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19. Texting, facebook, twitter, yik yak, snapchat, instagram

20. Texting, facebook, twitter, instagram

21. Business Administration, specialization: Entrepreneurship

22. Major requirement

23. This will be my last math class

24. I hope to gain a better understanding of calculus and its use in the business world.

25. I think I've covered it all!