Getting to Know Me: Rae'ven Hill

1. What is your full name? Rae'ven Ayana Hill 

2. Do you have a nickname that you prefer to go by? No, I just go by Rae'ven

3. What is your height IN INCHES (not feet)? 63 inches

4. What is your age in years? 18 years

5. What time do you generally wake up on any given day? 8 a.m

6. What is your favorite candy? Candy Corn

7. What is your favorite snack food? Cereal without milk

8. Who is your favorite musical artist/band? Marilyn Manson

9. Do you have any hobbies/things you like to do for fun? Read sci-fi and fantasy books or binge watch shows on Netflix

10. What is your mathematical background?

Basic math        algebra1           algebra2           statistics           probability        trigonometry 

High school Precalculus             

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

Comfortable (C)     

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

Comfortable (C) 

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 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 V

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) C

Quadratic functions C

Completing the square C

Exponential functions C

Logarithmic functions C

Base e C

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

Trigonometric concepts E

14.   Have you taken American university’s math 151 (finite math) class? If yes, was your grade a “b” or better? Yes, I have. And my grade was better than a B.

15.  Which social media formats are you familiar with?

Texting       Facebook        Pinterest       Wordpress        Blogspot      Tumblr   Twitter

Google plus      Instagram   

16.  Which social media formats do you use most frequently?

Texting     Tumblr   Twitter   Instagram  

17.  What is your major? Business Administration with specializations in accounting and international business   

18.  Why are you taking this math class? Required for my major because I need to take Calculus 1.

19.  Will you take other math classes in the future at American University or will this be your only math class? If yes, which classes do you anticipate taking? Yes, I have to take Calculus 1 and Statistics.

20.  What do you hope to learn in this class? I hope to learn enough so that it will prepare me for the advanced courses I’ll have to take in the future.

21.  Is there anything else you would like me to know about you? I actually enjoy math when I understand it.