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College Mathematics

College Mathematics Exam Info

The College Mathematics exam covers material generally taught in a college course for nonmathematics majors and majors in fields not requiring knowledge of advanced mathematics.

50Recommended Score for Credit
3Semester Hours

Knowledge and Skills Required

Algebra and Functions (20%)120%

  • Solving equations, linear inequalities, and systems of linear equations by analytic and graphical methods
  • Interpretation, representation, and evaluation of functions: numerical, graphical, symbolic, and descriptive methods
  • Graphs of functions: translations, horizontal and vertical reflections, and symmetry about the x-axis, the y-axis, and the origin
  • Linear and exponential growth
  • Applications

Counting and Probability10%

  • Counting problems: the multiplication rule, combinations, and permutations
  • Probability: union, intersection, independent events, mutually exclusive events, complementary events, conditional probabilities, and expected value
  • Applications

Data Analysis and Statistics15%

  • Data interpretation and representation: tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, pie charts, scatterplots, and histograms
  • Numerical summaries of data: mean (average), median, mode, and range
  • Standard deviation and normal distribution (conceptual questions only)
  • Applications

Financial Mathematics20%

  • Percents, percent change, markups, discounts, taxes, profit, and loss
  • Interest: simple, compound, continuous interest, effective interest rate, effective annual yield or annual percentage rate (APR)
  • Present value and future value
  • Applications

Geometry10%

  • Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals: perimeter, area, similarity, and the Pythagorean theorem
  • Parallel and perpendicular lines
  • Properties of circles: circumference, area, central angles, inscribed angles, and sectors
  • Applications

Logic and Sets15%

  • Logical operations and statements: conditional statements, conjunctions, disjunctions, negations, hypotheses, logical conclusions, converses, inverses, counterexamples, contrapositives, and logical equivalence
  • Set relationships, subsets, disjoint sets, equality of sets, and Venn diagrams
  • Operations on sets: union, intersection, and complement
  • Applications

Numbers10%

  • Properties of numbers and their operations: integers and rational, irrational, and real numbers (including recognizing rational and irrational numbers)
  • Elementary number theory: factors and divisibility, primes and composites, odd and even integers, and the fundamental theorem of arithmetic
  • Measurement: unit conversion, scientific notation, and numerical precision
  • Absolute value
  • Applications

1 Types of functions that will be considered are linear, polynomial, radical, exponential, logarithmic, and piecewise defined.

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