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MTH 01, Fundamental Concepts
Fall 2017, Section D28


Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 4-5:50 on Monday and Wednesday in Nichols 203
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   BCC Office:  CP 317

   Office Phone: (718) 289 5413

   Email: cormac.osullivan@bcc.cuny.edu

Office Hours for Fall 2017 at BCC:

Tuesday

4 - 5

Wednesday

1 - 2

 

Class Information

Go here for the syllabus, textbook and more.
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MTH 01 Class Calendar (reload page for latest)
 

  Date Day Sections covered  
         
1 Aug 28 Mon Introduction, 1.1 - 1.4 Operations with whole numbers  
2 Aug 30 Wed 1.3 - 1.7 Multiplying, dividing whole numbers, order of operations Homework #1
         
  Sept 4 Mon No Class  
3 Sept 6 Wed 1.7 - 1.9 Order of operations, applications  
         
4 Sept 11 Mon 2.1 - 2.4 Inequalities. Adding, subtracting signed numbers Homework #2
5 Sept 13 Wed Quiz #1 on Chapter 1,  2.5 - 2.6 Multiplying, dividing signed numbers  
         
6 Sept 18 Mon 2.3 - 2.8 Operations with signed numbers, powers, roots  
  Sept 20 Wed No Class Homework #3
         
7 Sept 25 Mon 3.1 - 3.4  Intro to fractions, mixed numbers  
8 Sept 27 Wed 3.5 - 3.7 Equivalence, Cancellation. Review for Quiz #2 Homework #4
         
9 Oct 2 Mon Quiz #2 on Chapter 2, then 3.8 Adding, subtracting fractions.  
10 Oct 4 Wed 3.8, 3.9 Comparing fractions Homework #5
        Extra credit
  Oct 9 Mon No Class  
11 Oct 11 Wed 3.10 - 3.13 Dividing fractions, mixed number operations Homework #6
         
12 Oct 16 Mon Review  
13 Oct 18 Wed Quiz #3 (Midterm, 2 hours) on Chapters 1, 2, 3  
         
14 Oct 23 Mon 4.1 - 4.3 Decimals: introduction, comparing  
15 Oct 25 Wed 4.4 - 4.7 Rounding, adding, subtracting, multiplying decimals Homework #7
         
16 Oct 30 Mon 4.6 - 4.9 Multiplying, dividing decimals  
17 Nov 1 Wed 4.10 - 4.12 Scientific notation, percents, parts Homework #8
         
18 Nov 6 Mon Review of Chapter 4  
19 Nov 8 Wed Quiz #4 on Chapter 4, Section 5.1-5.2 Ratios, proportions. Practice Final
         
20 Nov 13 Mon 5.2, 5.3 Proportions, percent problems  
21 Nov 15 Wed 5.4 - 5.5 Rates, similar triangles Homework #9
         
22 Nov 20 Mon 6.1 - 6.2 Evaluating expressions, formulas  
23 Nov 22 Wed 1.9 Pythagorean Theorem, 6.4 - 6.5 Linear equations Homework #10
         
24 Nov 27 Mon 6.4 - 6.5 Linear equations, Review  
25 Nov 29 Wed Quiz #5 on Chapters 5, 6,
Review of Chapters 1, 2: signed numbers, Worksheet
Homework #11
         
26 Dec 4 Mon Review of Chapter 3: fractions, mixed numbers, Worksheet  
27 Dec 6 Wed Review of Chapters 4: decimals, percents, Worksheet
and Chapter 5: ratios, proportions, Worksheet
 
         
28 Dec 11 Mon Review of everything, including Chapter 6: formulas, linear equations  
         
      Final Exam: Mon, Dec 18, 4-5:50 in NI 203 (same room and time)