Getting to know me : Paris Maragkos

1.  Kyprianos Maragkos
2. Paris 
3. 81.6 inches
4. 20
5. Around 8am 
6. Sour Patches 
7. Fruit
8. Drake
9. Basketball
10. College Precalculus 
11.  What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems? C
12. What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures? C
13. What is your comfort level with any of the following calculus concepts? U
14. Curve sketching V
    Instantaneous rate of change V
    Derivatives (of constant, linear, polynomial, power, rational, exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic functions) U
    Difference quotient C
    Limits C
    Continuity U
    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 C
    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
    
    
    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 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 E
    Base e E
    Graphing (trigonometric, quadratic, linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions) C
    Trigonometric concepts C
    
    
    
    
15.  Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? Yes, A
16. Have you taken American university’s math 170 (precalculus mathematics) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No
17. 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 
18. Which social media formats are you familiar with? Texting, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat
19.  Which social media formats do you use most frequently? All of the above 
20. What is your major? International business 
21. Why are you taking this math class? Requirement 
22. 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, that is the last math class i will be taking 
23. What do you hope to learn in this class? Feel more comfortable with calculus concepts
24.  Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? Nope