Hello everyone,

My question is I have never had any kind of experience with algebra in the class or test mode at all in my life, can the College algebra clep be done?

I did pass statistics with a pretty decent score not to long ago and if that would help, or is the algebra clep completely different?

Is there anyone who has taken this test without prior experience in the subject?

Thanks,
Mike

Why do you have to handle (x + 3)^2, or (x + 3)(x + 3) differently than (x + 3)(x + 4)?

Are there any questions regarding polynomials and geometry? Thanks.

I need help really quickly from someone taking a class at TESC. I have 2 simple questions that my professor won't answer, but he will take the time to reply and refer me to the website. :mad:
1. Are the proctored mid term exams paper or computer?
2. Do all the classes take mid term exams during week 7?

(and for the record, those questions are NOT answered in our class website, I have tripple checked!)

Hi all,

Just passed Technical Writing with a 67. I put in about 3-4 hours of study.

I'll post this in the Specific Feedback section, but thought I'd put it here too for folks that are currently working on it.

Do NOT bother getting the Rudman's Q&A DSST for this exam. In my opinion, it was terrible. It is very dated--had some stuff on how to write a telegram, for instance. It didn't seem geared to the current version of the test at all....kept asking question about copyediting symbols, HTML vs. SGML, bluelines, galley proofs, etc, trade libel.......and none of this was on the test.

Also, there are no explanations for any of the answers--just an answer key. That's frustrating. AND for a book is supposed to be about writing clearly, it's awful--it's very hodge-podge. There is no index, so you have to flip-flip-flip whenever you want something. There is also very little up-front topic-related info (and what there is is buried in the back of the book). The typical REA book spends about 1/2 or 2/3 of the book covering the topic--this book spent about 10 pages and gave the barest of overviews, none of which were really helpful to me.

So, if you feel nervous and want to buy a book, buy a book that is specifically geared to how to do Technical Writing. The Rudman guide won't help you much.

Also, here is a FABULOUS website that I used primarily to do my studying. This covered the stuff I really needed to know:

Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook--Contents

Read through all of it and you should be in good shape.

The test itself is quite easy. I'd say about 20% of it was grammar related--fixing sentences, tweaking punctuation, etc. If you didn't have any trouble with English Comp, you won't have trouble with this.

Other than that, as the DSST outline indicates, most of it was simply knowing the difference between different kinds of reports, what the various sections are and what they cover, what the typical formats are, etc. So you'll want to know about abstracts, findings, conclusions, where the recommendations go in different kinds of reports, etc.

Know what the different kinds of graphics are--flow charts, pie charts, line graphs, bar charts, etc., and which kind are appropriate for which types of data.

Alos, know what functional analysis and causal analysis are.

You can definitely do this one--and it's an easy one if you're pressed for time and don't have a lot of time to study.

I am ne w to the testing game and was wondering if anyone had any good A&I Lit study resources?

Thanks

Would you say the exam is made of more straight forward questions or scenarios? Thank you

Why doesn't (x - y)^m = x^m - y^m?

Using the rule that (ab)^n = a^n b^n, I thought that the first equation would be true. I've plugged in some integers, and it's not true, but I don't know why. Thanks.

On the CLEP Algebra exam, are there going to be questions like "The average discharge at the mouths of the Amazon River is 4,200,000 cubic feet per second. How much is discharged from the Amazon River in 1 yr? Express the answer in terms of scientific notation."

I can sort of do this with a calculator (the only calculator I have that can handle such large numbers expresses the answer in scientific notation by default, so it skips the last step, converting to scientific notation), but I find such word problems intimidating. Will I have to face such questions on the test? Thanks.

Hello,

I just received my score for the DSST Ethics in America Exam. The score was a 77. I found most of the test to be somewhat ambiguous so I'm glad I ended up passing. I only used this website to study - about 5 days.

Does anyone know the max possible score for Ethics in America? Is there a way to translate this score into a percentage grade?

Thanks in advance,

Mark