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hi all, this is my first post on the forum...yay...i was just wondering if anyone took the college math clep, and if they did, what they used to study for it...i am using petersons guide, IC, and my high school algebra book...can you recommend anything that really helped you. math is not my strong point, so i am really nervous! thanks!
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sarah10 Wrote:hi all, this is my first post on the forum...yay...i was just wondering if anyone took the college math clep, and if they did, what they used to study for it...i am using petersons guide, IC, and my high school algebra book...can you recommend anything that really helped you. math is not my strong point, so i am really nervous! thanks!
i got a 66 on it. i only used IC. i ran thru all the questions once. remembering the formulas. i studied over 3 days. the test wasn't too bad.
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College Math 66/80 * DSST Business Law II - No Pass
Principles of Mgmt 61/80 * A/I Lit 51/80 retest 61/80
Social Sciences and History - 66/80 - A * Freshman Composition - 60/80
Intro to Computers 426 -Current System - p/f = pass * Intro to Modern Middle East Studies - 61/80
Human Cultural Geography - 61/80 * US History I - A -61/80
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Public Speaking 55/80 A * MIS 429/500 * Statistics 459/500 * MacroEconomics 57/80
MicroEconomics 53/80 (ran out no money in meter) * Criminal Justice 418/500
English Comp with Essay 58/80 * Personal Finance 406/500 (Ran thru IC once & test once... 40 minutes/98 questions.. close call)
Principle of Supervision - 436/500 * Clep American Government 67/80
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Hi Sarah10,
I am a newbie to this forum too, but I very recently took the college math clep and made it. hilarious yahoooooo
I am a routine visitor of the specific feedback section of InstantCert. I followed the advice given by the clep gurus on this forum.
I prioritized my study based on the books in their order of importance.
Order of priority:
1. Review for the CLEP General Mathematics Examination by Comex systems
2. The Princeton Review - Cracking the Clep 5th edition
3. InstantCert
4. CLEP College Mathematics w/CD-ROM (REA) - The Best Test Prep
5. West Texas A&M math lab
6. Peterson's guide
I concentrated more on the first 4 items. Hope this info is helpul for u.
I hope u crack the college math exam and pass with flying colors. Let us know how u do.
Good luck to u. hilarious
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creationstory Wrote:i got a 66 on it. i only used IC. i ran thru all the questions once. remembering the formulas. i studied over 3 days. the test wasn't too bad.
Hi,
Can you share which formulas you used for this test?
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There are loads of good maths resources on the net for college math courses.
One of the best-structured sites for this level is:
Purplemath
Excellent for refreshing inequalities, graphing, linear algebra, complex numbers and synthetic division, amongst other things. The local search engine is a big bonus and there are plenty of worked examples.
As always, the best way to learn how to answer a particular type of question is to study that type of question and practice until you've got it. Once you've got it, you'll be very grateful if it appears on any test.
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skyama Wrote:Hi,
Can you share which formulas you used for this test?
a few logarhythem ones.. and a few logic ones.. nothing so big.. did u join instantcert? it is basically overkill for the test.. u'll know more than enough for the test
DSST Environment & Race to Save Humanity * 51/80 Clep CIS 63/80
College Math 66/80 * DSST Business Law II - No Pass
Principles of Mgmt 61/80 * A/I Lit 51/80 retest 61/80
Social Sciences and History - 66/80 - A * Freshman Composition - 60/80
Intro to Computers 426 -Current System - p/f = pass * Intro to Modern Middle East Studies - 61/80
Human Cultural Geography - 61/80 * US History I - A -61/80
US History II - A 68/80 * Civil War - A 57/80
Intro to World Religions - A 68/80 * Intro to Bus Law - 64/80 A
Public Speaking 55/80 A * MIS 429/500 * Statistics 459/500 * MacroEconomics 57/80
MicroEconomics 53/80 (ran out no money in meter) * Criminal Justice 418/500
English Comp with Essay 58/80 * Personal Finance 406/500 (Ran thru IC once & test once... 40 minutes/98 questions.. close call)
Principle of Supervision - 436/500 * Clep American Government 67/80
FEMA's Completed - 49 (sorry i'm addicted to them).
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I used Instant Cert. And I also used Yourteacher.com Clep Mathematics Preperation section. I used them both together to cover all test requirements.
Good luck Took it in December 2008
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I used the Comex college math study guide as well as the Princeton Review "Cracking the CLEP." These two guides were indispensable. Using basically only these two guides, I passed with a 74. I'm sure you'll do fine.
Also, check out this thread if you have not already done so:
http://www.degreeforum.net/specific-exam...-clep.html
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Oops! Sorry! :o
I just realized that you already passed this test. I didn't need to post my previous comment.
Hooray!
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