College Placement Test

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College Placement Test
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Mathematics Video
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College Placement Test
Arithmetic
This test measures your ability to perform basic
arithmetic operations and to solve problems that
involve fundamental arithmetic concepts. There
are 17 questions on the Arithmetic tests, divided
into three types.
Operations with whole numbers and fractions
Topics included in this category are addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division,
recognizing equivalent fractions and mixed
numbers, and estimating.
Operations with whole numbers and fractions
Topics included in this category are addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division,
recognizing equivalent fractions and mixed
numbers, and estimating.
Applications and problem solving Topics
include rate, percent, and measurement problems
simple geometry problems and distribution of a
quantity into its fractional parts.
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Elementary Algebra
A total of 12 questions of three types are
administered in this test.
The first type involves operations with
integers and rational numbers, and includes
computation with integers and negative rationals,
the use of absolute values, and ordering.
The second type involves operations with
algebraic expressions using evaluation of simple
formulas and expressions, and adding and
subtracting monomials and polynomials. Questions
involve multiplying and dividing monomials and
polynomials, the evaluation of positive rational
roots and exponents, simplifying algebraic
fractions, and factoring.
The third type of question involves translating
written phrases into algebraic expressions and
solving equations, inequalities, word problems,
linear equations and inequalities, quadratic
equations (by factoring), and verbal problems
presented in an algebraic context.
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College-Level Mathematics Test
The College-Level Mathematics test measures your
ability to solve problems that involve
college-level mathematics concepts. There are six
content areas measured on this test (a)
Algebraic Operations, (b) Solutions of Equations
and Inequalities, (c) Coordinate Geometry, (d)
Applications and other Algebra Topics, (e)
Functions, and (f) Trigonometry. The Algebraic
Operations content area includes the
simplification of rational algebraic expressions,
factoring and expanding polynomials, and
manipulating roots and exponents. The Solutions
of Equations and Inequalities content area
includes the solution of linear and quadratic
equations and inequalities, systems of equations,
and other algebraic equations. The Coordinate
Geometry content area presents questions
involving plane geometry, the coordinate plane,
straight lines, conics, sets of points in the
plane, and graphs of algebraic functions. The
Functions content area includes questions
involving polynomial, algebraic, exponential, and
logarithmic functions. The Trigonometry content
area includes trigonometric functions. The
Applications and other Algebra Topics content
area contains complex numbers, series and
sequences, determinants, permutations and
combinations, factorials, and word problems
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PBCC Mathematics Courses
College Prep Courses (no college credit)
Basic Algebra I (CPT Score 0 - 44)
Basic Algebra II (CPT Score 45 - 71)
ACT Math Score 0 - 18 and/or SAT Math Score 0 -
430 Must take CPT Test
College Credit Courses (elective credit only)
Intermediate Algebra (CPT Score 72 Higher / ACT
Score 19 Higher / SAT Score 440 Higher - Math)
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College Credit Courses (college math credit)
College Algebra Liberal Arts Math Finite
Math College Geometry Statistics (CPT
Score 72 Higher / ACT Score 20 Higher / SAT
Score 450 Higher - Math)
Trigonometry Pre-Calculus (CPT Score 72
Higher / ACT Score 22 Higher / SAT Score 480
Higher - Math)
Survey of Calculus (CPT Score 72 Higher /
ACT Score 23 Higher / SAT Score 510 Higher -
Math)
Calculus Analytical Geometry (CPT Score 72
Higher / ACT Score 28 Higher / SAT Score 560
Higher - Math)
Grade of C or higher in pre-requisite course
required to advance
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Preparing Your Students Now!
CPT Diagnostics Test
We have created a district CPT diagnostics for
mathematics that will mirror a real CPT. The
test, to be given in the first few days of school
for Juniors and possibly Seniors, will have 32
total questions 12 question from Elementary
Algebra and 20 questions from the College Level
Mathematics Test.
Calculators are NOT permitted on the CPT so
calculators should NOT be used on the diagnostics
mathematics test.
CPT Mathematics Problems of the Day
We have created CPT Mathematics Problems of the
Day written in power point format with slide 1
as the problem, and slide 2 as the answer with
solution. These should be used as a warm up
activity through out the school year.
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SAT/ACT Mathematics Problems of the Day
There are currently 150 SAT and 58 ACT
mathematics Problems of the Day written in
power point format. While these serve as a great
tool in preparing our students for the SAT or ACT
mathematics test, they are also very useful in
preparing our students for the CPT.