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 MTH 05, Elementary Algebra
Fall 2018, Section D04

Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 10-11:50 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in NI 400B
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   BCC Office:  CP 317

   Office Phone: (718) 289 5413

   Email: cormac.osullivan@bcc.cuny.edu
Office Hours for Fall 2018 at BCC:

Monday

4 - 5

Wednesday

4 - 5

 

Class Information, Textbook

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

  Date Day Sections covered  
         
1 Aug 27 Mon Introduction, Chapter 1 - fractions  
2 Aug 28 Tue Fractions, 2.1-2.3 Adding, subtracting signed numbers  
3 Aug 29 Wed 2.4-2.6 Multiplying, dividing signed numbers, powers, roots Homework #1
         
  Sept 3 Mon No Class  
4 Sept 4 Tue 3.1-3.3 Order of operations, Algebraic expressions  
5 Sept 5 Wed 3.3-3.4 Evaluating, translating algebraic expressions Homework #2
         
  Sept 10 Mon No Class  
  Sept 11 Tue No Class  
6 Sept 12 Wed Review of Chapters 1, 2    Homework #3
         
7 Sept 17 Mon Quiz #1 on Chapters 1,2. Then 4.1-4.2 Solving linear equations  
  Sept 18 Tue No Class  
  Sept 19 Wed No Class  
         
8 Sept 24 Mon 4.2  Solving linear equations  (1 variable)  
9 Sept 25 Tue 4.2 - 4.3  Linear equations, word problems, literal equations Homework #4
10 Sept 26 Wed 4.4-4.5  Solving linear inequalities (1 variable)  
         
11 Oct 1 Mon 4.4, 5.1-5.2 Linear equations (2 variables)  
12 Oct 2 Tue 5.2 Slope Homework #5
13 Oct 3 Wed 5.2 Equation of a line, Review for Quiz #2  
         
  Oct 8 Mon No Class  
14 Oct 9 Tue Quiz #2 on Chapters 3,4. Section 5.2 More on lines  
15 Oct 10 Wed 5.2 Lines, 5.3 Linear inequalities (2 var) Homework #6
         
16 Oct 15 Mon 5.4-5.5 Solving linear systems  
17 Oct 16 Tue 5.4 Linear systems, 6.1-6.2 Polynomials, adding and subtracting  
18 Oct 17 Wed 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 Properties of exponents Homework #7
         
19 Oct 22 Mon 6.4-6.7 Exponents, multiplying, dividing polynomials  
20 Oct 23 Tue Review for Quiz #3: lines, polynomials  
21 Oct 24 Wed Quiz #3 on Chapter 5 and 6.1-6.2.
Then 6.5-6.7 Multiplying, dividing polynomials		 Homework #8
         
22 Oct 29 Mon Section 7.1-7.3 Factoring  
23 Oct 30 Tue 7.3, 7.4 Factoring monic trinomials Homework #9
24 Oct 31 Wed 7.5-7.6 The ac-method, factoring by grouping
         
25 Nov 5 Mon 7.7 Factoring review, 8.1-8.2 Radicals  
26 Nov 6 Tue 8.2-8.3 Radicals, complex numbers Homework #10
27 Nov 7 Wed 8.4-8.5 Operations with radicals, 9.1 Pythagorean Theorem  
         
28 Nov 12 Mon Review for quiz  
29 Nov 13 Tue Quiz #4 on Chapters 6, 7. Then 9.1-9.2 Completing the square Homework #11
30 Nov 14 Wed 9.2 - 9.3 Completing the square, the quadratic formula  
         
31 Nov 19 Mon 9.4-9.5 Solving quadratic equations
with the quadratic formula and factoring		  
32 Nov 20 Tue 9.5-9.7 Applications, introduction to parabolas Homework #12
33 Nov 21 Wed Review of Chapters 8, 9 Radicals practice
         
34 Nov 26 Mon Quiz #5 on Chapters 8, 9. Review of Chapters 1,2,3 Basics worksheet
35 Nov 27 Tue Review: Chapter 4 - linear equations, inequalities Linear equations
36 Nov 28 Wed Review: Chapter 5 - lines, slopes, solving systems Lines
         
37 Dec 3 Mon Review: Chapter 6 - polynomials, exponents Polynomials
38 Dec 4 Tue Practice final in Computer Lab: NI 101, information here
Practice web page		  
39 Dec 5 Wed Review: Chapters 7, 8, 9
Factoring, radicals, quadratic equations		 Factoring
         
40 Dec 10 Mon Practice Final in class Review sheet
41 Dec 11 Tue Review: Factoring, solving, lines  
42 Dec 12 Wed Review: Radicals, lines...  
         
Dec 17 Mon Final Exam is 10 - 11:50 in NI 200A