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MTH 30, Precalculus Mathematics
Spring 2025, Section D03

Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
We meet in PH 11 (that's Philosophy Hall) on Mon, Wed, 9:00 – 11:15.
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Class Information and the syllabus

Here is our MTH 30 textbook, you can download the pdf

Review sheets and more

Math Tutoring Lab - very helpful for any math questions

To review basic algebra you can study the MTH 28 textbook, especially Chapter 1

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 MTH 30 Class Calendar  (reload page for latest version)
 

  Date Day Sections covered Homework
         
1 Jan 27 Mon Introduction, 1.1 Functions and Function Notation  
  Jan 29 Wed No class  
         
2 Feb 3 Mon 1.2 Domain and Range,
1.3 Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs		 HW #1
3 Feb 5 Wed 1.3, 1.4 Composition of Functions  
         
4 Feb 10 Mon 1.4, 1.5 Transformation of Functions,
1.6 Absolute Value Functions 		HW #2
  Feb 12 Wed No class  
         
  Feb 17 Mon No class  
5 Feb 18 Tue (Monday schedule) 1.7 Inverse Functions,
2.1 Linear Functions		 HW #3
6 Feb 19 Wed 2.2 Graphs of Linear Functions, Review  
         
7 Feb 24 Mon QUIZ #1 on HW #1, then 3.2 Quadratic Functions HW #4
8 Feb 26 Wed 3.3 Power Functions,
3.4 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
(Review factoring in Chap. 6 of the Mth 28 book - link above)		  
         
9 Mar 3 Mon 3.4, 3.5 Dividing Polynomials HW #5
10 Mar 5 Wed 3.6 Zeros of Polynomials  
11 Mar 6 Thur (Wednesday schedule) 3.7 Rational Functions, Review  
         
12 Mar 10 Mon QUIZ #2 on HW #2, #3, then Review for midterm  
13 Mar 12 Wed Midterm exam, (solutions here)  
         
14 Mar 17 Mon 4.1, 4.2 Exponential Functions and their graphs HW #6
15 Mar 19 Wed  4.3, 4.4 Logarithms and their graphs  
         
16 Mar 24 Mon 4.5 Logarithmic Properties HW #7
17 Mar 26 Wed 4.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations, Review  
         
  Mar 31 Mon No class  
18 Apr 2 Wed QUIZ #3 on HW #4, #5, #6, then
5.1 Angles, 5.2 Unit Circle: Sine and Cosine Functions		 HW #8
         
19 Apr 7 Mon 5.2 Unit Circle: Sine and Cosine Functions HW #9
20 Apr 9 Wed 5.3 The Other Trigonometric Functions
5.4 Right Triangle Trigonometry		  
         
  Apr 14 Mon No class, spring break  
  Apr 16 Wed No class, spring break  
         
21 Apr 21 Mon 6.1 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions, Review  
22 Apr 23 Wed QUIZ #4 on HW #6, #7, #8 then
6.2 Tangent graph, 6.3 Inverse Trigonometric Functions		  
         
23 Apr 28 Mon 7.1 Trigonometric Identities,
7.2 Sum and Difference Identities		  
24 Apr 30 Wed 7.1, 7.2, 7.5 Solving Trigonometric Equations  
         
25 May 5 Mon 7.5 Solving Trigonometric Equations, Review  
26 May 7 Wed Trigonometry Review  
         
27 May 12 Mon QUIZ #5 on HW #9, #10, #11 then Review for the final  
28 May 14 Wed Review for the final  
         
  May 21 Wed Final Exam 9 -- 11:50 am