Getting to know me

1.     What is your full name?

Kyprianos Ioannis Maragkos

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

Paris 

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

81.6 inches

4.     What is your age in years?

20

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

8:30 am

6.     What is your favorite candy?

sour Jellys

7.     What is your favorite snack food?

Peanut butter Jelly sandwich 

8.     Who is your favorite musical artist/band?

Guns and Roses

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

Basketball

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

• Basic math, algebra1, algebra2, College statistics and probabilities, trigonometry, High school 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 algebraic and precalculus concepts?

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

Equations C

Factoring C

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

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 U

Completing the square C

Exponential functions U

Logarithmic functions U

Base e U

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

Trigonometric concepts C

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

Yes, No

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

 No

16.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting, facebook,  Pinterest, twitter, Instagram  

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

Texting, facebook, Instagram

18.  What is your major?

International Business

19.  Why are you taking this math class?

Requirement 

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, Applied Calculus 

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

Functions, Fractions and applications, Simplification 

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

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