Blog #1: Getting to know me

About Me 

-My name is Asma Aljarbou.

-No nickname.

-I am 62 inches.

-24 years old.

-wake up at 7:30 a.m

-I like skittles candy.

-Vinegar and Salt Lays chipes.

-Mostly I enjoyed Arabic musicians, however in english I like John Legend and Bruno Mars.

-I love shopping, eating, playing with my kid and discover new places.

-Mathematical background : Basic math, algebra1, algebra2, statistics, probability, trigonometry and High school Precalculus                      

-What is your comfort level with solving math word problems

 comfortable 

-What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures?

 comfortable 

 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 (C)

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

Difference quotient (C)

Limits (C)

Continuity (C)

Chain rule (an application of composition of functions) (U)

Product and quotient rules for derivatives (U)

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) (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 (C)

Factoring (U)

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 (U)

Functions (C)

Absolute value (C)

Linear functions (C)

Systems of equations (C)

Domain and range (C)

Inverse functions (C)

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc) (C)

Quadratic functions (C)

Completing the square (C)

Exponential functions (C)

Logarithmic functions (U)

Base e (C)

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

Trigonometric concepts (C)

-Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? 

 Better

-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

- Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting, facebook, Pinterest, flickr, blogspot, twitter, google plus, Instagram and snapchat 

-Which social media formats do you use most frequently?

Texting, blogspot, twitter, google plus, Instagram and snapchat.

-What is your major?

Finance.

-Why are you taking this math class?

Because it is required.

-What do you hope to learn in this class?

I would love to learn how can strength my knowledge in math to help me prove my financial skills for my major.

 Thank you