| The Diagnostic Test:
This is for students who have never taken algebra and wish
to take Math 61.
It covers:
- Operations with integers
- Operations with decimals
- Operations with fractions
- Exponents
- Ratios and proportions
- Percentages
- Averages
The Pre-algebra Test: measures basic
numerical skills and basic problem solving skills. This
test is for students who have never taken algebra and
who wish to take Math 061, Math 081, Math 082, Math 085,
Math 091.
There are arithmetic questions on:
- Operations with whole numbers, decimals and
fractions
- Comparison of fractions and decimals
- Ratio, proportion and percentages
- Conversion of fractions, decimals and percents
- Order of operations of real numbers
- Estimations skills
- Number theory
- Counting problems and simple probability
Pre-algebra questions on:
- Prime and composite numbers
- Complex fractions
- Signed numbers
- Absolute values
The Algebra Test:
measures skills commonly learned in a first year high school
algebra course. This test is for students who have had
some algebra and wish to take Math 097, Math 098, Math 106,
Math 107, Math 111, or
Math 115.
Questions included:
- Substituting values into algebraic expressions
- Setting up equations for given situations
- Operations with polynomials
- Solving polynomial equations by factoring
- Formula manipulation and field axioms
- Solutions of linear equations in one variable
- Exponents
- Rational expressions
- Systems of linear equations in two variables
- Slope of a line
- Quadratic formulas
- Absolute value equations and inequalities
The College Algebra Test: is designed to
assess skills commonly acquired in a pre-calculus, math
analysis, or functions course. This test is for students
who have had algebra and wish to take Math 112, or
Math 116.
The content areas tested include:
- Exponential functions
- Factorials
- Operations with complex numbers
- Composition of functions
- Matrices
- Systems of linear equations in three or more
variables
- Logic and proof techniques
- Roots of polynomials
The Trigonometry Test: is designed to
assess skills and understanding of trigonometric concepts
and their application in problem solving. This test is
for students who wish to take Math 124.
Questions include:
- Trigonometric functions and identities
- Right-triangle trigonometry
- Trigonometric equations and inequalities
- Graphs of trigonometric functions
- Special angles (multiples of 30 and 45 degrees)
- Polar coordinates
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