Blog Post #1 About Me

1. My name is Rachel Cohen.

2. I don’t have any preferred nicknames.

3. I am 72 inches tall.

4. I am currently eighteen years old (19 in November).

5. On average I wake up around 9 am.

6. See’s candy’s Scotch-Kisses are my favorite.

7. My favorite junk-food is Flamin-Hot Funyuns.

8. My favorite band is HAIM.

9. I am an arts fiend. I am specifically passionate about my photography and listening to music.

10. I have taken basic math, algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, high school Pre-calculus, and AP Statistics.

11. Math word problems - C, Math application problems - C, Conceptual math problems - C.

12. I am very comfortable with using formulas and computing math problems.

13. 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 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) U

Quadratic functions U

Completing the square C

Exponential functions C

Logarithmic functions C

Base E C

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

Trigonometric concepts U

14. No, I have not taken AU’s Math 150.

15. No, I have not taken AU’s Math 160.

16. I am familiar with texting, facebook, pinterest, Flickr, wordpress, tumblr, and Instagram.

17. I use texting, facebook, and instagram on a daily basis. Tumblr and flickr are less often, but still frequent.

18. I am a Business and Entertainment Major.

19. This class is a prerequisite for two required math classes for my major.

20. I will also be taking calculus and statistics in the future.

21. Having taken precalculus in high school I hope to gain a better understanding of the subject matter and to be able to apply it more easily to real life situations.

22. I always loved math, as it came mostly easily to me, until taking AP statistics my senior year of high school. I hope that this class can reinstill that love for the subject.