Savanna Phelan-Jones Blog

Questions:

What is your full name? Savanna Phelan-Jones

Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? no

What is your height IN INCHES (NOT feet)? 68"

What is your age in years? 20

What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 8am

What is your favorite candy? Sourpatch Kids

What is your favorite snack food? bananas

Who is your favorite musical artist/band? The Gorillaz

Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? ski and make art

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

up to college algebra in high school

What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems?

not super confident 

What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures?

uncomfortable

What is your comfort level with any of the following algebraic and precalculus concepts? 

Write one of the following next to each topic:

uncomfortable (U)

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

Simplifying expressions U

Simplifying rational expressions (fractions) C

Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions U

Operations involving whole number exponent expressions U 

Finding common denominators C

Linear functions U 

Exponential functions U 

Logarithmic functions U

Graphing (linear, exponential, and logarithmic functions) U

Probability U 

Basic statistics U

Mean, median, mode C

Combinations and permutations U 

Basic logic concepts U 

Logic truth tables U 

Using Venn diagrams U 

Using and calculating percents C

Compound interest U 

Graphs (pie, line, bar, histograms, etc) U 

Have you taken any other of CU-Boulder’s QRMC courses? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? Haven't taken

Which social media formats are you familiar with?

facebook

Which social media formats do you use most frequently?

cell phone    

What is your major? ceramics

Why are you taking this math class? it's required 

Will you take other math classes in the future at CU-Boulder or will this be your only math class? If yes, which classes do you anticipate taking? No

What do you hope to learn in this class? more methods of figuring things out 

Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? not that I can think of right now!