Getting to know me- Jonathan Murray

1. What is your full name? Robert Murray
2. Do you have a nickname you prefer to go by? Jonathan (my middle name) 
3. What is your height in inches? 67 Inches 
4. What is your age in years? 18
5. What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 10:00 
6. What is your favorite candy? I like Dots 
7. What is your favorite snack food? 
8. Who is your favorite artist/band? Flying Lotus 
9. Do you have any hobbies/things you do for fun? I like to do art and go to concerts 
10. What is your mathematical background? Basic math, algebra 1 and 2
11. What is your comfort level with solving math word problems, math application problems, and conceptual math problems? Uncomfortable (U)
12. What is your comfort level with math computations and calculations/using formulas and following steps and procedures? Uncomfortable (U)
13. What is your comfort level with any of the following algebraic and precalculus concepts?
      Very comfortable (V) Comfortable (C) Uncomfortable (U) Extremely Uncomfortable (E)

• Equations V
• Factoring E
• Adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing fractions/rational expressions V
• Simplifying Expressions V
• Simplifying rational expressions U
• Operations on roots and fractional exponent expressions  U
• Operations involving whole number exponent expressions U
• Finding common denominators U
• Inequalities V
• Functions E
• Absolute value C
• Linear Functions V
• Systems of Equations E
• Domain and Range C
• Inverse Functions U
• Transformations (shifting, scaling, stretching, etc.) E
• Quadratic Functions E
• Completing the Square U
• Exponential FunctionsE
• Logarithmic Functions E
• Base E
• Graphing E
• Trigonometric Concepts C

14. Have you taken American university's math 151 (finite math) class? No
15. Which social media formats are you familiar with? Texting, Facebook, Snapchat
16. What social media formats do you use most frequently? Texting and Snapchat
17. What is your major? Business 
18. Why are you taking this math class? University Requirement
19. Will you take any other math classes at American University? Yes 
20.What do you hope to learn in this class? Learn how to do math well. 
21. Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? No