Math Placement Test Topics
The following topics are covered on the Mathematics Placement Test
taken by entering freshmen:
- arithmetic
- solution of linear equations
- distance
- equation/geometry of lines
- division of polynomials
- factoring
- basic inequalities
- quadratic equations
- function values
- rational expressions
- radicals
- exponents
- absolute values
- word problem involving linear equations
- word problem on circles/rectangles
- quadratic graphs
- word problems on velocity
- systems of equations
- word problems on systems of equations
- exponential/logarithmic graphs
- composite/inverse functions
- computations with logarithms
- asymptotes/translation in graphing
- word problems on boxes
- word problems on similar triangles
- values of trig functions
- word problems on right triangles
- basic trig identities
- graphs of trig functions
- inverse trig functions