Getting to know me

1. What is your full name? Neda Melica Ghias 

2. Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? No

3. What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 63 Inches

4. What is your age in years? 18

5. What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 10

6. What is your favorite candy? Sour Patch Kids 

7. What is your favorite snack food? Cereal 

8. Who is your favorite musical artist/band?  I like all kinds of music and artists. 

9. Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Go out into town and explore 

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

Basic math, algebra1, algebra2, statistics, probability, trigonometry, geometry.  

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

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

12. What is your comfort level with any of the following algebraic and precalculus concepts? 

Write one of the following next to each topic:

Very comfortable (V) comfortable (C)    uncomfortable (U) extremely uncomfortable (E)

Equations  C

Factoring C

Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions C

Simplifying expressions C

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions and fractional polynomials) U

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions C

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions U

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 U

Exponential functions C

Logarithmic functions U

Base e U

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

Trigonometric concepts U

13. Have you taken American university’s math 151 (finite math) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? No

14. Have you taken American university’s math 160 (applied precalculus) class? No

15. Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting, facebook, blogspot, google plus, Instagram, Twitter. 

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

Texting, facebook,Instagram

17. What is your major? Public Health 

18. Why are you taking this math class? To work on my math because I didn't do so well on the math placement exam. 

19. Will you take other math classes in the future at American University or will this be your only math class? Yes, I plan on taking either applied calculus or just calculus 

20. What do you hope to learn in this class? I hope to learn how to do math problems in the fun way we have been learning them so far. 

21. Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? I usually do well in my math classes especially when I do my homework and review the notes.