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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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MTH 05 Class Calendar
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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 | |||