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MTH 05, Elementary Algebra
Fall 2016, Section D15


Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 10-11:50 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in NI 407
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   BCC Office:  CP 317

   Office Phone: (718) 289 5413

   Email: cormac.osullivan@bcc.cuny.edu

Office Hours for Spring 2016 at BCC:

Monday

4 - 5

Wednesday

4 - 5

 

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MTH 05 Class Calendar (reload page for latest)
 

  Date Day Sections covered Homework  
           
1 Aug 29 Mon Introduction, 1.1-1.4 fractions    
2 Aug 30 Tue 1.5-1.8 Mutliplying, dividing, adding, subtracting fractions    
3 Aug 31 Wed 2.1-2.3 Adding, subtracting signed numbers Homework #1  
           
  Sept 5 Mon No Class    
4 Sept 6 Tue 2.4-2.6 Multiplying, dividing signed numbers    
5 Sept 7 Wed 3.1-3.3 Order of operations, Algebraic expressions Homework #2 Hwk #1 due
           
6 Sept 12 Mon 3.3 Evaluating algebraic expressions, Review      
7 Sept 13 Tue Quiz #1 on Chapters 1,2. Sections 3.4-4.1  Algebraic expressions   Hwk #2 due
8 Sept 14 Wed 4.1-4.2 Solving linear equations  (1 variable) Homework #3  
           
9 Sept 19 Mon 4.2  Solving linear equations  (1 variable)    
10 Sept 20 Tue 4.2-4.3 Word problems and literal equations Homework #4 Hwk #3 due
11 Sept 21 Wed 4.3-4.5 Solving linear inequalities (1 variable)    
           
12 Sept 26 Mon 4.4, 5.1-5.2 Linear equations (2 variables)    
13 Sept 27 Tue 5.2 Slope Homework #5 Hwk #4 due
14 Sept 28 Wed 5.2 Equation of a line, Review    
           
  Oct 3 Mon No Class    
  Oct 4 Tue No Class    
15 Oct 5 Wed Quiz #2 on Chapters 3,4. Section 5.2 More on lines   Hwk #5 due
16 Oct 6 Thur 5.2 Lines, 5.3 Linear inequalities (2 var) Homework #6  
           
  Oct 10 Mon No Class    
  Oct 11 Tue No Class    
  Oct 12 Wed No Class    
17 Oct 14 Fri 5.4-5.5 Solving linear systems    
           
18 Oct 17 Mon 6.1-6.2 Polynomials, adding and subtracting   Hwk #6 due
19 Oct 18 Tue 6.2, 6.3 Properties of exponents    
20 Oct 19 Wed 6.3, 6.4 Scientific notation Homework #7  
           
21 Oct 24 Mon 6.5-6.7 Multiplying, dividing polynomials   Hwk #7 due
22 Oct 25 Tue  Review for Quiz #3: lines, polynomials    
23 Oct 26 Wed Quiz #3 on Chapter 5 and 6.1-6.2. Section 7.1-7.3 Factoring Homework #8  
           
24 Oct 31 Mon 7.3, 7.4 Factoring monic trinomials Study Halls  
25 Nov 1 Tue 7.5-7.6 The ac-method, factoring by grouping Homework #9 Hwk #8 due
26 Nov 2 Wed 7.7 Factoring review, 8.1-8.2 Radicals    
           
27 Nov 7 Mon 8.2-8.3 Radicals, complex numbers Homework #10  
28 Nov 8 Tue 8.4-8.5 Operations with radical expressions, Review   Hwk #9 due
29 Nov 9 Wed Quiz #4 on Chapters 6, 7. Sections 8.4    
           
30 Nov 14 Mon 9.1 Intro to quadratic equations, Pythagorean Theorem   Hwk #10 due
31 Nov 15 Tue  9.2 Completing the square Homework #11  
32 Nov 16 Wed 9.3 The quadratic formula    
           
33 Nov 21 Mon 9.4-9.5 Solving by factoring, applications   Hwk #11 due
34 Nov 22 Tue 9.5-9.7 Applications, introduction to parabolas Homework #12  
35 Nov 23 Wed Review of Chapters 8, 9    
           
36 Nov 28 Mon Quiz #5 on Chapters 8, 9. Review of Chapters 1,2,3 Worksheet Hwk #12 due
37 Nov 29 Tue Review: Chapter 4 - linear equations, inequalities in one variable    
38 Nov 30 Wed Review: Chapter 5 - lines, slopes, solving systems    
           
39 Dec 5 Mon Practice Final in computer lab CP 320,  info here    
40 Dec 6 Tue Review: Chapter 6 - polynomials, exponents    
41 Dec 7 Wed Review: Chapters 7, 8, 9 - factoring, radicals, quadratic equations   Late hwks due
           
42 Dec 12 Mon Review: Everything again    
           
  Dec 14 Wed Final Exam 10-11:50, NI-200A