Adrian Simion Function Fluency First Blog

Adrian Simion

First Blog

August 25th 2014

      1.     What is your full name?

           - Adrian F. Simion

      2.     Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by?     

           - Nope, keeping it how it is

      3.     What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)?

           - 70 inches

      4.     What is your age in years?    

          - I am 20 years old

       5.     What time do you generally wake up on any given day?

         - Usually around like 11:30

       6.     What is your favorite candy?

         - I am in love with Reese's

  

      7.     What is your favorite snack food?

         - Cheetos, best snack food ever!!

      8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band?

         - Idk i am open minded to all music

      9.     Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun?

        - Workout, play basketball, explore D.C.

     10.  What is your mathematical background? (Not limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)

  - High school Precalculus

     11.  What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems?

 - Comfortable

       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 algebraic and precalculus concepts?

Write one of the following next to each topic:

 -Comfortable For all of the below

Equations

Factoring

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions

Simplifying expressions

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials)

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions

Finding common denominators

Inequalities

Functions

Absolute value

Linear functions

Systems of equations

Domain and range

Inverse functions

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)

Quadratic functions

Completing the square

Exponential functions

Logarithmic functions

Base e

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

Trigonometric concepts

     14.  Have you taken American university’s math 151 (finite math) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better?

      - Yes i received a B+

      15.  Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class?

-No

       16.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

 -With the following Texting, Facebook, twitter, google plus, Instagram

 17.  Which social media formats do you use most frequently?

         - I tend to text people when I need information or the reach someone. 

       18.  What is your major?

         - Business Administration 

      

       19.  Why are you taking this math class?   

        - To full a requirement, but I also enjoy math!

       20.  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?

        - Yes, Statistics and Calculus 

       21.  What do you hope to learn in this class?

        - More math skills to improve my understanding of precalc

    

      22.  Is there anything else you would like me to know about you?

 - I am a hardworking student, and love to learn and try new things!