My name is Helene Combes, I am junior in SIS and I am taking this class as my math requirement.
Here are my answers to the questionaire:
Questions:
1
What is your full name?
Helene Combes
2
Do you have a nickname
that you prefer to go by? No, Helene (pronounced Helen) works very well.
3.
What is your height in
inches? I am 160 cm tall, so from my internet conversion I guess that would be
62 inches. I am very bad with non metrics having grown up in France.
4.
What is your age in
years? 19
5.
What time do you
generally wake up on any given day? Between 5:30 am and 8:30 am.
6.
What is your favorite
candy? Chocolate in any form
7.
What is your favorite
snack food? Chocolate in any form
8.
Who is your favorite
musical artist/band? Lifehouse
9.
Do you have any
hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Model UN is my life.
10. What is your mathematical background? (Not
limited to the list below…list other topics if needed)
Growing up in France I did the French baccalaureat
with the Literature track but specialized in Math under that section. I don’t
know how that translates in the terms used above however I did study
statistics, probabilities, proportions, and geometry.
11. Which mathematical concepts in this class do you
think you may struggle with/what are your math weaknesses/fears? Understanding
the way Americans approach mathematical principles and concepts.
What is your comfort level with any of the
following algebraic topics?
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 U
Simplifying
expressions C
Operations on
roots and fractional exponent expressions U
Operations
involving whole number exponent expressions U
Finding common
denominators U
Inequalities C
Functions C
Absolute value C
Linear functions
C
Systems of
equations C
Domain and range
C
Inverse
functions U
Transformations
(shifting, scaling, stretching, etc)EU
Quadratic
functions EU
Completing the
square U
Exponential
functions U
Logarithmic
functions C
Base e C
Graphing C
Trigonometric
concepts U
12. Which mathematical concepts covered in this
class do you think you will excel in/what are your strengths/where are you
confident? I am most confortable with functions and statistics
13. Which social media formats are you familiar
with?
Texting facebook flickr wordpress tumblr twitter
14. Which social media formats do you use most
frequently?
Texting facebook tumblr twitter
15. What is your major? International Studies
16. Why are you taking this math class? To fulfill
my math requirement
17. Will you take other math classes in the future
at American University or will this be your only math class? If yes, which
classes will you take? This will be my only math class
18. What do you hope to learn in this class? How to
understand the American Approach to Math
19. Is there anything else you would like me to know
about you? I am still learning the terms for math in English having only taken
one semester of Math in English ( and pretty much failed at that class)
That's it about me, see you all in class.
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