Getting to Know Me

1. Full name: Nina Allegra Ferguson 
2. Nicknames: Don't really have any but people make them up all the time. 
3. Height: I'm 5' 9"
4. Age: 18
5. What time I generally wake up: 9 or 930 
6. Favorite candy: Definitely kit kat bars 
7. Favorite snack food: hummus and pita 
8. Favorite band: Right now.. Radiohead 
9. Hobbies: I love reading, spinning, watching tv shows on Netflix and drawing 
10. Math background: I got up to trig in high school last year but really didn't focus much in second semester 
11. Mathematical concepts I may struggle with: logarithmic functions and graphing 

My comfort level with the following topics:

Equations- V

Factoring- C

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

Simplifying expressions- V

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions- U

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions- C

Finding common denominators- V

Inequalities- C

Functions- v

Absolute value- V

Linear functions- C

Systems of equations- C

Domain and range- V

Inverse functions- C

Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)- V

Quadratic functions- V

Completing the square- V

Exponential functions- U

Logarithmic functions- U

Base e- U

Graphing- C

Trigonometric concepts- U

12. Areas in which I think I will do well: quadratic equations, factoring, simplifying expressions, and absolute value. 

13. Social media formats I'm familiar with: Texting, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram 

14. Social media I use most frequently: Facebook 

15. Major: Business Administration 

16. Why I'm taking this class: I am not the most confident math student but I do really try hard to understand the concepts. I have to take this class in order to complete calc and stats next semester for my major. 

17. Other math classes: I'm currently taking macro 

18. What I hope to learn:I hope to be able to transition into calc easily and continue with math as a confident student

19. Anything else about me: I played a lot of volleyball in high school and am extremely obsessed with the show Scandal and Homeland