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MTH 30, Precalculus Mathematics
Spring 2026, Section E01, 19539

Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
We meet in NL 119 (that's North Hall and Library) on Mon, Wed, 6:00 – 8:15 pm.
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Course 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 26 Mon Introduction, 1.1 Functions and Function Notation
No class due to snow, instead study these notes		  
2 Jan 28 Wed 1.2 Domain and Range,
1.3 Rates of Change and Behavior of Graphs		 HW #1
         
3 Feb 2 Mon 1.3, 1.4 Composition of Functions  
4 Feb 4 Wed 1.4, 1.5 Transformation of Functions,
1.6 Absolute Value Functions 		HW #2
         
5 Feb 9 Mon 1.7 Inverse Functions,
2.1 Linear Functions		  
6 Feb 11 Wed 2.2 Graphs of Linear Functions, Review  
         
  Feb 16 Mon No class  
7 Feb 18 Wed QUIZ #1 on HW #1, then 3.2 Quadratic Functions  
         
8 Feb 23 Mon 3.3 Power Functions,
3.4 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
(Review factoring in Chap. 6 of the Mth 28 book - link above)		  
9 Feb 25 Wed 3.4, 3.5 Dividing Polynomials  
         
10 Mar 2 Mon 3.6 Zeros of Polynomials  
11 Mar 4 Wed 3.7 Rational Functions, Review  
         
12 Mar 9 Mon QUIZ #2 on HW #2, #3, then Review for midterm  
13 Mar 10 Wed Midterm exam  
         
14 Mar 16 Mon 4.1, 4.2 Exponential Functions and their graphs  
15 Mar 18 Wed 4.3, 4.4 Logarithms and their graphs  
         
16 Mar 23 Mon 4.5 Logarithmic Properties  
17 Mar 25 Wed 4.6 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations, Review  
         
18 Mar 30 Mon QUIZ #3 then
5.1 Angles, 5.2 Unit Circle: Sine and Cosine Functions		  
  Apr 1 Wed No class, spring break  
         
  Apr 6 Mon No class, spring break  
  Apr 8 Wed No class, spring break  
         
19 Apr 13 Mon 5.2 Unit Circle: Sine and Cosine Functions  
20 Apr 15 Wed 5.3 The Other Trigonometric Functions
5.4 Right Triangle Trigonometry		  
         
21 Apr 20 Mon 6.1 Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions, Review  
22 Apr 22 Wed QUIZ #4 then
6.2 Tangent graph, 6.3 Inverse Trigonometric Functions		  
         
23 Apr 27 Mon 7.1 Trigonometric Identities,
7.2 Sum and Difference Identities		  
24 Apr 29 Wed 7.1, 7.2, 7.5 Solving Trigonometric Equations  
         
25 May 4 Mon 7.5 Solving Trigonometric Equations, Review  
26 May 6 Wed Trigonometry Review  
         
27 May 11 Mon QUIZ #5 then Review for the final  
28 May 13 Wed Review for the final  
         
      Final Exam