Melina Dabney_Math Blog #1_Getting to know you

Math Blog #1 Questions

1. Full name: Melina Dabney
2. Nickname: n/a
3. 62 inches
4. 24 years old
5. I wake up at 10:00 am (8:00 am during school year)
6. Favorite candy: Snickers
7. Favorite snack food: Saltine crackers
8. Favorite musical artist: Alicia Keys
9. Hobbies: I occasionally assist with film production projects
10. Math background: basic math, algebra I, algebra II, and HS pre-calculus
11. Comfort level with word problems: E (extremely uncomfortable)
12. Comfort level with math computations and calculations using formulas: V (very comfortable)
13. Comfort level (V, C, U, E)

__E__   Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing fractions

__C__   Simplifying Expressions

__U__   Simplifying rational expressions

__U__   Operations on roots and fractional exponents

__C__   Operations involving whole number exponents

__V__   Common denominators

__V__   Linear functions

__C__   Exponential functions

__U__   Logarithmic functions

__C__   Graphing

__U__   Probability

__U__   Basic statistics

__V__   Mean, median, mode

__C__   Combinations and permutations

__C__   Basic logic concepts

__C__   Logic truth tables

__C__   Using Venn diagrams

__C__   Using and calculating percents

__C__ Compound interest

__C__   Graphs

14. Na/a
15. Social Media: text, facebook, snapchat, wordpress, twitter, Instagram, google plus
16. Social media used: : text, facebook, snapchat, wordpress
17. Major: Film Studies (BA)
18. I am taking this math class because it is required by arts and sciences department—math is okay, but I haven’t taken a math class in a long time which is why I am taking the most basic course.
19. This will be my only math class at CU
20. In this class I hope to learn more about word problems, which I am really bad at.
21. Anything else: I like math but I am a little terrified of math at this point since I have not used it in so long; I would like to be able to work in an environment that is open and encourages a lot of questions and checking for understanding.