Miles Van Blarcum Functional Fluency post

   1.     What is your full name?

           - Miles E. Van Blarcum

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

           - Nope

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

           - 71 inches

      4.     What is your age in years?    

          - I am 18 years old

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

         - Around 10

       6.     What is your favorite candy?

         - Anything chocolate

  

      7.     What is your favorite snack food?

         - Chips and salsa

      8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band?

         - The Strokes

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

        - Spend time outside, explore wherever I am 

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

  - AP Stat instead of pre-calc

     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 algebraic and precalculus concepts?

Write one of the following next to each topic:

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   U

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      U

Logarithmic functions    U

Base e        U

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

Trigonometric concepts          U

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

      - No

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

-No

       16.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?  Instagram, twitter, FB

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

       18.  What is your major? International Business Admin

      

       19.  Why are you taking this math class?    So I can go on to Calc, to fulfill requirements, and to become more comfortable with 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- Calc and Stat

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

        - To become more confident with math so I can move on to Calc and hopefully be decently comfortable

    

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

 - I am really looking forward to the class! I hope to really improve on my math this year.