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MTH 05, Elementary Algebra
Spring 2017, Section B08

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 2017 at BCC:

Monday

4 - 5

Wednesday

4 - 5

 

Class Information, Syllabus, Textbook

Go here for sample finals, review sheets and more.
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MTH 05 Class Calendar (reload page for latest)
 

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