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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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   BCC Office:  CP 317

   Office Phone: (718) 289 5413

   Email: cormac.osullivan@bcc.cuny.edu

Office Hours for Spring 2018 at BCC:

Monday

4 - 5

Wednesday

4 - 5

 

Class Information

Go here for the syllabus, review sheets and more.
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MTH 30 Class Calendar (reload page for latest)
 

  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
 
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
 
  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
 
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