| The mathematics placement test is designed to determine which mathematics course you should sign up for in the fall semester in order to have the greatest chance of succeeding in your mathematics and science classes. You are not expected to know all of the answers to the questions on the placement test, so if during the test you are asked something that is not familiar or that you do not know how to answer, DO NOT PANIC! Answer the question to the best of your ability and move on to the next question. DO NOT guess if you don’t know the answer, simply leave the question blank and move on. |
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Test Sections
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Section 1:
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Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of real numbers; fractions, decimals, ratios and percentages
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Section 2:
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Basic properties of algebra involving variables; exponents and radicals; solving basic equations; adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and factoring polynomials; basic inequalities
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Section 3:
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Properties of algebraic expressions; exponents and radicals; absolute values; solving equations and systems of equations; linear equations (slopes, intercepts, equations of lines); solving inequalities and systems of inequalities; graphing equations
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Section 4:
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Functions (graphing, domain and range, evaluation); trigonometry (both radian and degree measure); logarithms |
