sweets27

I wasn't able to take the math placement test on the assigned date because I already had made other plans that I couldn't get out from. Do you guys know when there is going to be another test and where I can sign up??

Ricky

at orientation! =]

sweets27

I can sign up for it at orientation, or do I have to do it before I go?

Ricky

u sign up there

sweets27

Thank you!

bananaslug

orrr do what im doing and take it during the school year before you actually take a math class. since im not take math until winter quarter, i dont want to get a better score than i actually should and end up in a class i cant follow.

silvergreymon123

well...the test is basically all algebra/pre-calc stuff. Unfortunately I'm pretty poor at that, despite me getting an A and B in calculus itself (didn't take the AP test)...so I took it, and got only 36ish or so, which didn't really matter for me as I hate math and my major only requires me to complete 11A and 11B ( requires a 33 score).

Anyways...the course was stupidly boring and easy (Math 11A). It consisted of algebra and pre-calc review ("to build a strong foundation"), and in the end it stops with derivatives, not even covering anti-derivatives, which I'm assuming is going to be covered at 11B. the professor also apparently emphasized that she is the most difficult Math 11A professor in the university...

You don't "lose" anything by taking it early, and from what I saw from my friends, 19A/19B (40 or higher on the test score), is the same thing as 11A/11B - derivatives for the A, and anti-derivatives for the B as its core, only more difficult.

Unless your highest math class taken at high school is Algebra II or is pre-calc/math analysis, I guess...

apacherose99

i still need to take the math placement exam too.
for psychology, i need to take PreCalculus. I am afraid if i take the placement exam and do poorly, i might have to do a preliminary math course and then precalculus.
is that possible?

silvergreymon123

what is the course number for precalculus? there's a pre-req for all the math courses I believe, so if the course is offered, and you do extremely, extremely, extremely badly on the math placement exam, then I guess you would need to take the pre-req to calculus...i believe the class is like "college algebra" or something, probably.

Joe's Dad

Here is a link to the math placement info page at the UCSC site:

UCSC Mathematics Placement Exam Info

Pre-calculus is Math 3

apacherose99

oh thank you. thats reallly helpful.

jennifer376

is it me or were some problems just totally unnecessary?

silvergreymon123

pretty sure they call count. as far as i believe there's 60 questions, and your score is derived from just that alone.