Coopersmith Upper Level Math?

[eriehiker]

I was looking at the Coopersmith page at NCCRS and I came across this:

http://www.nationalccrs.org/coopersmith-...antitative

It is not listed on Coopersmith's course page.  Anyone know anything about this?

[jsd]

I was looking at the Coopersmith page at NCCRS and I came across this:

http://www.nationalccrs.org/coopersmith-...antitative

It is not listed on Coopersmith's course page.  Anyone know anything about this?

They don't keep their site the most up to date, so it's probably a valid exam that they just never listed. Shoot them an email, they're fast to respond and can probably clear things up.

[homeschoolmom1]

I am interested in this as well. Please keep us posted what you find out.

[eriehiker]

I called Coopersmith and confirmed that they still offer this exam. The lady told me to email for more info. I might not get to this right away, but it's very cool to find more upper level math.

[jsd]

Good news!

[homeschoolmom1]

It is UL with Coopersmith, but who knows if it is UL at TESU?

[eriehiker]

Credit recommendation:
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Math, Business, Finance, or as a general elective (6/17).

That is from the NCCRS page. It would need to be tested.

[Ideas]

Great find!

But every time, I think about my poor wallet 

[Sb2013]

Did anyone take this class?? How was it?

[shaas]

Did anyone take this class?? How was it?

While this is obviously just a skeleton, these are the concepts that are covered by the course:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h535ucmud4i1en....pptx?dl=0

There's no particular type of math that you need to know that's beyond basic algebra, geometry, probability and statistics (the math itself might even be high school level), but the questions can be complicated and all ask for applications rather than just execution. The questions are probably in between SAT-math level and GRE-math level.

Here are some sample questions from the exam bank that didn't make the cut to the final exam:


Plant A is 10 inches tall, and Plant B is 20 inches tall. If Plant A shrinks 2 inches per year and Plant B grows 2 of an inch per year, how tall will Plant B be when Plant A disappears altogether?


Let A and B be two finite sets such that n(A) = 20, n(B) = 28 and n(A ∪ B) = 36, find n(A ∩ B).


A passenger train and a freight train leave a town at the same time and travel in opposite directions. Their speeds are 60 mph and 75 mph, respectively. How long will it take for the trains to be 297 miles apart?