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MTH 05, Elementary Algebra
Spring 2016, Section D16


Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 10-11:50 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in CP 308
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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

 

Class Information

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MTH 05 Class Calendar (reload page for latest)
 

  Date Day Sections covered Homework  
           
1 Feb 1 Mon Introduction, 1.1-1.4 fractions    
2 Feb 2 Tue 1.5-1.8 Mutliplying, dividing, adding, subtracting fractions    
3 Feb 3 Wed 2.1-2.3 Adding, subtracting signed numbers Homework #1  
           
4 Feb 8 Mon 2.4-2.6 Multiplying, dividing signed numbers    
  Feb 9 Tue No Class    
5 Feb 10 Wed 3.1-3.3 Order of operations, Algebraic expressions Homework #2 Hmwk #1 due
           
  Feb 15 Mon No Class    
6 Feb 16 Tue 3.3 Evaluating algebraic expressions, Review     
7 Feb 17 Wed Quiz #1 on Chapters 1,2. Sections 3.4-4.1  Algebraic expressions Homework #3 Hmwk #2 due
           
8 Feb 22 Mon 4.1-4.2 Solving linear equations  (1 variable)    
9 Feb 23 Tue 4.2  Solving linear equations  (1 variable)    
10 Feb 24 Wed 4.2-4.3 Word problems and literal equations Homework #4 Hmwk #3 due
           
11 Feb 29 Mon 4.3-4.5 Solving linear inequalities (1 variable)    
12 Mar 1 Tue 4.4, 5.1-5.2 Linear equations (2 variables)   Hmwk #4 due
13 Mar 2 Wed 5.2 Slope Homework #5  
           
14 Mar 7 Mon 5.2 Equation of a line    
15 Mar 8 Tue 5.2 More on lines, Review   Hmwk #5 due
16 Mar 9 Wed Quiz #2 on Chapters 3,4. Section 5.3 Linear inequalities (2 var) Homework #6  
           
17 Mar 14 Mon 5.4-5.5 Solving linear systems    
18 Mar 15 Tue 6.1-6.2 Polynomials, adding and subtracting   Hmwk #6 due
19 Mar 16 Wed 6.2, 6.3 Properties of exponents Homework #7  
           
20 Mar 21 Mon 6.3, 6.4 Scientific notation    
21 Mar 22 Tue 6.4, 6.5 Multiplying polynomials Homework #8 Hmwk #7 due
  Mar 23 Wed No Class    
           
22 Mar 28 Mon 6.6-6.7, 7.1-7.3 Dividing polynomials, factoring    
23 Mar 29 Tue Review for Quiz #3: lines, polynomials   Hmwk #8 due
24 Mar 30 Wed Quiz #3 on Chapter 5 and 6.1-6.2. Section 7.4 Factoring monic trinomials Homework #9  
           
25 Apr 4 Mon 7.5-7.6 The ac-method, factoring by grouping    
26 Apr 5 Tue 7.7 Factoring review, 8.1-8.2 Radicals   Hmwk #9 due
27 Apr 6 Wed 8.2-8.3 Radicals, complex numbers Homework #10 (Bonus)  
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28 Apr 11 Mon 8.4-8.5 Operations with radical expressions    
29 Apr 12 Tue 9.1 Intro to quadratic equations, Review Study Halls Hmwk #10 due
30 Apr 13 Wed Quiz #4 on Chapters 6, 7. Section 9.2 Completing the square Homework #11  
           
31 Apr 18 Mon 9.3 The quadratic formula    
32 Apr 19 Tue 9.4-9.5 Solving by factoring, applications   Hmwk #11 due
33 Apr 20 Wed 9.5-9.7 Applications, introduction to parabolas Homework #12 (Bonus)  
           
  Apr 25 Mon No Class    
  Apr 26 Tue No Class    
  Apr 27 Wed No Class    
           
34 May 2 Mon Review    
35 May 3 Tue Quiz #5 on Chapters 8,9. Review   Hmwk #12 due
36 May 4 Wed  Review: Arithmetic, evaluating Worksheet    
           
37 May 9 Mon Review: lines and linear equations, inequalities    
38 May 10 Tue Practice Final    
39 May 11 Wed  Review: linear systems, exponents, algebra    
           
40 May 16 Mon  Review: factoring, percent problems    
41 May 17 Tue  Review: radicals, quadratic equations, everything. Practice finals    
42 May 18 Wed  Practice in computer lab NH 23: info here   Late homeworks
due
           
  May 23 Mon Final Exam 10-11:50 in NI 200A