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MTH 28.5, College Algebra and Elementary
Trigonometry (corequisite)
Fall 2026, Section D05, 32611
Instructor:
Cormac
O'Sullivan
We meet in NI 205 (that's Nichols) on Mon, Tue, Wed,
10:00 –
11:50 am.
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Course Information and the Course Syllabus
Math Tutoring Lab - very helpful
If you're having trouble working with
numbers try
this resource
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MTH 28.5 Class Calendar
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| Date | Day | Sections covered | Homework | |
| 1 | Aug 31 | Mon | Introduction, 1.2 Integers | |
| 2 | Sept 1 | Tue | 1.2, 1.3 Fractions | HW #1 |
| 3 | Sept 2 | Wed | 1.3 Fractions | |
| Sept 7 | Mon | No class | ||
| 4 | Sept 8 | Tue | 2.1 Solving linear equations | |
| 5 | Sept 9 | Wed |
2.3 Solving formulas |
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| 6 | Sept 14 | Mon | 2.5 Linear inequalities | |
| 7 | Sept 15 | Tue | 3.1 Graphing linear equations, Review | |
| 8 | Sept 16 | Wed |
Quiz 1 then 3.1 Graphing linear equations |
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| Sept 21 | Mon | No class | ||
| 9 | Sept 22 | Tue | 3.5 Relations and functions | |
| 10 | Sept 23 | Wed | 5.1 Add and subtract polynomials | |
| 11 | Oct 28 | Mon | 5.2 Properties of exponents | |
| 12 | Oct 29 | Tue | 5.3 Multiply polynomials | |
| 13 | Sept 30 | Wed | 5.4 Divide polynomials | |
| 14 | Oct 5 | Mon | 6.1 Greatest Common Factors | |
| 15 | Oct 6 | Tue | 6.2 Factoring trinomials, Review | |
| 16 | Oct 7 | Wed |
Quiz 2 then 6.3 Special products |
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| Oct 12 | Mon | No class | ||
| 17 | Oct 13 | Tue | (Monday schedule) 6.4 General strategies for factoring | |
| 18 | Oct 14 | Wed | 6.5 Polynomial equations | |
| 19 | Oct 19 | Mon | Midterm Review | |
| 20 | Oct 20 | Tue | Midterm Review | |
| 21 | Oct 21 | Wed | Midterm exam | |
| 22 | Oct 26 | Mon | 7.1 Multiply and divide rational expressions | |
| 23 | Oct 27 | Tue | 7.1, 7.2 Add and subtract rational expressions | |
| 24 | Oct 28 | Wed | 7.2 Add and subtract rational expressions | |
| 25 | Nov 2 | Mon | 7.3 Simplify complex rational expressions | |
| 26 | Nov 3 | Tue | 7.3, 7.4 Solve rational equations, Review | |
| 27 | Nov 4 | Wed |
Quiz 3 then 7.4 Solve rational equations |
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| 28 | Nov 9 | Mon | 8.1 Simplify expressions with roots, Review | |
| 29 | Nov 10 | Tue | 8.2 Simplify radicals | |
| 30 | Nov 11 | Wed | 8.3 Simplify rational exponents | |
| 31 | Nov 16 | Mon | 8.4 Add, subtract, and multiply radical expressions | |
| 32 | Nov 17 | Tue | 8.5 Divide radical expressions | |
| 33 | Nov 18 | Wed | 8.6 Radical equations, Review | |
| 34 | Nov 23 | Mon |
Quiz 4 then 8.8 Complex numbers |
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| 35 | Nov 24 | Tue | 9.1 Solving quadratic equations: square root property | |
| Nov 25 | Wed | No class | ||
| 36 | Nov 30 | Mon | 9.2 Solving quadratic equations: completing the square | |
| 37 | Dec 1 | Tue | 9.3 Solving quadratic equations: the quadratic formula | |
| 38 | Dec 2 | Wed |
5.4 Right triangle trigonometry Trigonomerty Notes Part 1 |
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| 39 | Dec 7 | Mon |
5.4 Right triangle trigonometry Trigonomerty Notes Part 2 |
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| 40 | Dec 8 | Tue | Review | |
| 41 | Dec 9 | Wed | Quiz 5 then Review | |
| 42 | Dec 14 | Mon | Review | |
| Final Exam (Dec 15 - 21) | ||||