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“8 Could Save You 4″
The math placement test determines at what level you start your college math. Placing into the appropriate college level math course will save you time and tuition, and you should study for the placement test to optimize your placement. Avoid the feeling that you have been placed in the wrong math course. If you have not looked at math in the last three months or did not take math in your senior year, then this program is for you.
Benefits
Greater confidence when you take the placement test
Online study/review pace controlled by you
Better placement test scores resulting in improved placement
Review of the necessary math skills tailored to your needs
Better preparation for any math course in the fall
Potential tuition savings of $3500 and four months of math class!
The material below is to be used as a basic guide, and not as a comprehensive prep activity which addresses every specific question included on the Placement Tests.
Basic Algebra (Math Test A)
Depending on how you do, this test will place you in classes starting from Intermediate Algebra all the way up to a statistics class & Pre-Calculus. Here are some of the basics of what you should be prepared for on this test:
Factoring
Polynomial Operations
Area of perimeter
Graphing
Rationalizing a denominator
Evaluate a formula
Order of operations
Rational expressions
Math A worksheet
This worksheet is not comprehensive but will give you a little practice.
Math by Fives
Frank Ives, Instructor of Mathematics at University of La Verne, has a well-done website with explanatory videos which you might find useful. He has incorporated his sense of humor and fun to help bring the world of math alive.
Calculus Readiness (Math Test B)
Depending on how you do, this test will place you in either Pre-Calculus or Calculus. The following subject material is included on this test:
Word problems; numerical awareness, geometry, concept formation
