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Mth 28, College Algebra & Elementary
Trigonometry
Fall 2025, Section D08, 21704
Instructor:
Cormac
O'Sullivan
We meet in CP 308 on Mon, Wed,
4:00 – 5:50.
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Class Information
and
the
syllabus
Here is
our MTH
28 textbook, you can download the pdf
Math Tutoring Lab - very helpful for any math questions
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Mth 28 Class Calendar
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| Date | Day | Sections covered | Homework | |
| 1 | Aug 27 | Wed | Introduction, 3.5 Functions | |
| Sept 1 | Mon | No class | ||
| 2 | Sept 3 | Wed | 6.1 Greatest Common Factors and Factoring by Grouping | HW #1 |
| 3 | Sept 8 | Mon | 6.2 Factoring Trinomials | |
| 4 | Sept 10 | Wed | 6.3 Special Products, 6.4 General Strategies for Factoring | HW #2 |
| 5 | Sept 15 | Mon | 6.5 Polynomial Equations | |
| 6 | Sept 17 | Wed | 7.1 Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions | HW #3 |
| Sept 22 | Mon | No class | ||
| Sept 24 | Wed | No class | ||
| 7 | Sept 29 | Mon | 7.1 Multiply and Divide Rational Expressions, Review | |
| Oct 1 | Wed | No class | ||
| 8 | Oct 6 | Mon | QUIZ 1, then 7.2 Add and Subtract Rational Expressions | HW #4 |
| 9 | Oct 8 | Wed | 7.2 Add and Subtract Rational Expressions | |
| Oct 13 | Mon | No class | ||
| 10 | Oct 14 | Tue | (Monday schedule) 7.3 Simplify Complex Rational Expressions | |
| 11 | Oct 15 | Wed | 7.4 Solve Rational Equations, Review | HW #5 |
| Oct 20 | Mon | No class | ||
| 12 | Oct 22 | Wed | QUIZ 2, then 8.1 Simplify Expressions with Roots | HW #6 |
| 13 | Oct 24 | Fri | (Monday schedule) 8.1, 8.2 Simplify Radical Expressions | |
| 14 | Oct 27 | Mon | Review for midterm | |
| 15 | Oct 29 | Wed | Midterm exam | |
| 16 | Nov 3 | Mon | 8.3 Simplify Rational Exponents | HW #7 |
| 17 | Nov 5 | Wed | 8.3, 8.4 Add, Subtract, and Multiply Radical Expressions | |
| 18 | Nov 10 | Mon | 8.5 Divide Radical Expressions | HW #8 |
| 19 | Nov 12 | Wed | 8.6 Solve Radical Equations | |
| 20 | Nov 17 | Mon | 8.8 Use the Complex Number System, Review | HW #9 |
| 21 | Nov 19 | Wed | QUIZ 3, then 9.1, 9.2 Solve Quadratic Equations Using the Square Root and by Completing the Square | |
| 22 | Nov 24 | Mon |
9.3 Solve Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula |
HW #10 |
| 23 | Nov 26 | Wed |
9.3, Then we look at Section 5.4 of
this book 5.4 Right Triangle Trigonometry Trig. notes Part I |
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| 24 | Dec 1 | Mon |
5.4 Right Triangle Trigonometry Trig. notes Part II |
HW #11 |
| 25 | Dec 3 | Wed |
5.4 Right Triangle Trigonometry, Review |
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| 26 | Dec 8 | Mon | QUIZ 4, then Review for the final |
Review sheet |
| 27 | Dec 10 | Wed | Review for the final | |
| 28 | Dec 15 | Mon | Review for the final Student survey |
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| Study Halls for the final on Mon, Tue, Wed | ||||
| Dec 17 | Wed | Final Exam: 4 -- 5:50 | ||