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MTH 30, Precalculus Mathematics
Fall 2019, Section B07

Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
Meets: 10-11:50 on Monday and Wednesday in PH 22
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   BCC Office:  CP 317

   Office Phone: (718) 289 5413

   Email: cormac.osullivan@bcc.cuny.edu
Office Hours for Fall 2019 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 Aug 28 Wed Introduction, 1.2 Basics of functions  
         
  Sept 2 Mon No Class  
2 Sept 4 Wed 1.2, 1.3 Functions  
3 Sept 5 Thur 1.3 More on functions and their graphs Homework #1
         
4 Sept 9 Mon 1.3, 1.6 Transformations of functions  
5 Sept 11 Wed 1.6, 1.7 Combinations of functions Homework #2
         
6 Sept 16 Mon 1.7, 1.8 Inverse functions, Review for quiz  
7 Sept 18 Wed Quiz #1 (30 mins) on Sections 1.2, 1.3. 
Then 1.8 Inverse functions		  
         
8 Sept 23 Mon 2.2 Quadratic functions Homework #3
9 Sept 25 Wed 2.3 Polynomials  
         
  Sept 30 Mon No Class  
10 Oct 2 Wed 2.4, 2.5 Zeros of polynomials and division Homework #4
         
11 Oct 7 Mon 2.5 Zeros of polynomials, Review for quiz  
  Oct 9 Wed No Class  
         
  Oct 14 Mon No Class  
12 Oct 16 Wed 2.6 Rational functions and their graphs  
         
13 Oct 21 Mon Quiz #2 (30 mins) on Sections 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.2. 
Then 2.6 Rational functions		 Homework #5
14 Oct 23 Wed 2.7 Polynomial and rational inequalities  
         
15 Oct 28 Mon 3.1, 3.2 Exponential and logarithmic functions  
16 Oct 30 Wed 3.2, 3.3 Logarithmic functions Homework #6
         
17 Nov 4 Mon 3.3 Properties of logarithms. Review for quiz #3  
18 Nov 6 Wed Quiz #3 (30 mins) on Sections 2.3 - 2.7, 3.1.
Then 3.3, 3.4 Exponential and logarithmic equations		 Homework #7
         
19 Nov 11 Mon 4.1, 4.2 Angles, radians, trigonometric functions  
20 Nov 13 Wed 4.2, 4.3 Trig functions, right triangle trigonometry  
         
21 Nov 18 Mon Take home Quiz #4 on Sections 3.1 - 3.4
4.3, 4.4 Trigonometric functions of any angle		 Practice Final
22 Nov 20 Wed 4.5 Graphs of sine and cosine Homework #8
         
23 Nov 25 Mon 4.5, 4.7 Inverse trigonometric functions  
24 Nov 27 Wed 5.1, 5.2 Trigonometric identities, sum and difference formulas Homework #9
         
25 Dec 2 Mon 5.2, 5.5 Trigonometric equations  
26 Dec 4 Wed 5.5 Trigonometric equations, Review Homework #10
         
27 Dec 9 Mon Quiz #5 (30 mins) on Sections 4.1 - 5.2, Review Review sheet
28 Dec 11 Wed Review  
         
      Final Exam on Wed, Dec 18, 9-11:50 in PH 22