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Sample Math Placement Exam
Placement based on your score and major.
Aviation Majors
In these majors you
would normally be expected to start with MA 122, College Algebra with
Applications, however, if you don’t do well on section A of the math placement
test you will have to start with MA 098, a pre-college algebra course.
If you score less
than 60% correct in section A you can expect to be placed in MA 098. If
you score higher than 60% in section A, but less than 60% in section B you can
expect to be placed in MA 122. If you score higher than 60% in section B,
but less than 60% in section C, you can expect to be placed in MA 115, which is
a college trigonometry course. If you score higher than 60% on all
sections of this test, you can expect to be placed in MA 152, which is a
calculus course. If you do not do as well as you would like on one or more
of these sections you may want to get a book and review the material or take a
refresher course this summer. The books that DWC currently uses in these
courses are listed at the end of this document.
Business Management, Information Systems,
Management and Information Technology Majors
Note: The majors in
this category are not required to take section C, the trigonometry section.
In these majors you
would normally be expected to start with MA 122, College Algebra with
Applications, however, if you don’t do well on section A of the math placement
test you will have to start with MA 098, a pre-college algebra course.
If you score less
than 60% correct in section A you can expect to be placed in MA 098. If
you score higher than 60% in section A, but less than 60% in section B you can
expect to be placed in MA 122. If you score higher than 60% in section B
you can expect to be placed in MA 216, which is an applied business calculus
course. If you do not do as well as you would like on one or more of these
sections you may want to get a book and review the material or take a refresher
course this summer. The books that DWC currently uses in these courses are
listed at the end of this document.
Computer Science and Engineering Majors
In these majors you
would normally be expected to start with MA 201, Calculus I, however, if you
don’t do well on the math placement test you will have to start with an earlier
math course.
If you score less
than 60% correct in section A you can expect to be placed in MA 098 which is a
pre-college algebra class. If you score higher than 60% in section A, but
less than 60% in section B you can expect to be placed in MA 122, which is a
college algebra course. If you score higher than 60% in section B, but
less than 60% in section C, you can expect to be placed in MA 115, which is a
college trigonometry course. If you score higher than 60% on all sections
of this test, you can expect to be placed in MA 201, Calculus I. If you do
not do as well as you would like on one or more of these sections you may want
to get a book and review the material or take a refresher course this summer.
The books that DWC currently uses in these courses are listed at the end of this
document.
Sport Management and Social Science Majors
Note: The majors in
this category are not required to take section C, the trigonometry section.
In these majors you
would normally be expected to start with MA 122, College Algebra with
Applications, however, if you don’t do well on section A of the math placement
test you will have to start with MA 098, a pre-college algebra course.
If you score less
than 60% correct in section A you can expect to be placed in MA 098. If
you score higher than 60% in section A, but less than 60% in section B you can
expect to be placed in MA 122. If you score higher than 60% in section B
you will not be required to take MA 122, however, you will still be required to
fulfill the credit. To do this you may select either a higher-level math
course such as MA 216, which is an applied business calculus course, or select
any general elective. If you do not do as well as you would like on one or
more of these sections you may want to get a book and review the material or
take a refresher course this summer. The books that DWC currently uses in
these courses are listed at the end of this document.
MA 098 - ALEKS
Work Texts Beginning Algebra and Basic Mathematics and ALEKS
online; to look at a syllabus for this course go to:
http://faculty.dwc.edu/lerch/ma_098.htm
MA 122 -
College Algebra with Modeling and Visualization, third edition, by Gary
Rockswold; to look at a syllabus for this course go to:
http://faculty.dwc.edu/lerch/MA122/college_algebra_with_application.htm
MA 115 - Trigonometry,
5th Edition, by McKeague & Turner ; to look at a syllabus for this course go to:
http://faculty.dwc.edu/lerch/ma_115.htm
MA 152 - Essential
Calculus, by Wright, publisher, Herd and New;
MA 216 - Mathematical
Applications, 6th edition, by Harshbarger and Reynolds, publisher,
Houghton-Mifflin; to look at a syllabus for this course go to:
http://faculty.dwc.edu/fang/ma216.htm
MA 201 Calculus, 7th
edition, by Howard Anton, publisher, Wiley; to look at a syllabus for this
course go to:
http://faculty.dwc.edu/fang/ma201.htm
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