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MTH 30, Precalculus Mathematics
Spring 2018, Section B04
Instructor: Cormac
O'Sullivan
Meets: 2-3:50 on Monday and Wednesday in Nichols 211A
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Office Hours for
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Class Information
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MTH 30 Class Calendar
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Date | Day | Sections covered | ||
1 | Jan 29 | Mon | Introduction, 1.2 Basics of functions | |
2 | Jan 31 | Wed | 1.3 More on functions and their graphs | Homework #1 |
3 | Feb 5 | Mon | 1.6 Transformations of functions | |
4 | Feb 7 | Wed | 1.7 Combinations of functions | Homework #2 |
Feb 12 | Mon | No Class | ||
5 | Feb 14 | Wed | Quiz #1 (30 mins) on Sections 1.2, 1.3. Then 1.8 Inverse functions | |
Feb 19 | Mon | No Class | ||
6 | Feb 20 | Tue | (Monday schedule) 2.2 Quadratic functions | Homework #3 |
7 | Feb 21 | Wed | 2.3 Polynomial functions and their graphs | |
8 | Feb 26 | Mon | 2.4 Division of polynomials | |
9 | Feb 28 | Wed | 2.5 Zeros of polynomials | Homework #4 |
10 | Mar 5 | Mon | 2.6 Rational functions, Review for quiz #2 | |
11 | Mar 7 | Wed | 2.6 Rational functions and their graphs | |
12 | Mar 12 | Mon |
Quiz #2 (30 mins) on Sections 1.6,
1.7, 1.8, 2.2. Then 2.6, 2.7 Rational functions and inequalities |
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13 | Mar 14 | Wed | 2.7 Polynomial and rational inequalities | Homework #5 |
14 | Mar 19 | Mon | 3.1 Exponential functions | |
15 | Mar 21 | Wed | Snow day | |
16 | Mar 26 | Mon | 3.2 Logarithmic functions | |
17 | Mar 28 | Wed | 3.3 Properties of logarithms. Review for quiz #3 | Homework #6 |
Apr 2 | Mon | No Class - Spring Break Starts | ||
Apr 4 | Wed | No Class | ||
18 | Apr 9 | Mon |
Quiz #3 (30 mins) on Sections
2.3 - 2.7, 3.1. Then 3.4 Exponential and logarithmic equations |
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Apr 11 | Wed | No Class | ||
19 | Apr 16 | Mon | 4.1, 4.2 Angles, radians, trigonometric functions | |
20 | Apr 18 | Wed | 4.2, 4.3 Trig functions, right triangle trigonometry | Homework #7 |
21 | Apr 23 | Mon |
Take home Quiz #4 on Sections 3.1 -
3.4 4.4 Trigonometric functions of any angle |
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22 | Apr 25 | Wed | 4.5 Graphs of sine and cosine | Homework #8 |
23 | Apr 30 | Mon | 4.7 Inverse trigonometric functions | |
24 | May 2 | Wed | 5.1, 5.2 Trigonometric identities, sum and difference formulas | Homework #9 |
Review Sheet | ||||
25 | May 7 | Mon | 5.3 Trigonometric equations | Practice Final |
26 | May 9 | Wed | Review of Chapters 4, 5 | |
27 | May 14 | Mon | Quiz #5 (30 mins) on Sections 4.1 - 5.3, Review | |
28 | May 16 | Wed | Review | |
May 17 | Thur | Extra class because of snow day: Review | ||
May 23 | Wed | Final Exam 2-4:50 in NI 211A | ||