07-22-2019, 02:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-22-2019, 02:12 PM by Frankiesaysrelax.)
I have one last course to complete my B.S. degree. Because it is just one class required, I can't receive any financial aid or discounts. I can take the CLEP to fulfill the requirement if I pass before early November which would help save me $6500. I'm required to score a 61 on the CLEP to receive credit for the class.
I'm wondering if anybody has any recommendations as for material to study from for the Precalculus CLEP. I've taken 3 CLEP exams, so I'm comfortable with the exam and test center, but I'm not sure what material to study from. I've never taken precalculus before but received an A and A- in College Algebra and Statistics. Both were in university. This is the first time I'd be self-learning mathematics. From what I can find, the course with material most catered to the exam is Modern States. I really like the format, but from what I gather, there is about 1000 pages of textbook material that I'll need to self-learn which seems way more difficult than it should be. I've never had the need to read entire textbook sections. I much prefer learning from videos or a teacher and then doing practice problems. Is there anywhere I can study for this exam using that format? I'm much more of a visual learner and can understand concepts much better that way. Would it be a good idea to study the topics I need on Khan Academy and use a textbook for practice problems? What I like about Modern States is all the problem sets are the same type of questions on the CLEP whereas I'm afraid if I learn from Khan Academy, I may doing completely different type of problems than what's actually on the test.
Any help is appreciated.
I'm wondering if anybody has any recommendations as for material to study from for the Precalculus CLEP. I've taken 3 CLEP exams, so I'm comfortable with the exam and test center, but I'm not sure what material to study from. I've never taken precalculus before but received an A and A- in College Algebra and Statistics. Both were in university. This is the first time I'd be self-learning mathematics. From what I can find, the course with material most catered to the exam is Modern States. I really like the format, but from what I gather, there is about 1000 pages of textbook material that I'll need to self-learn which seems way more difficult than it should be. I've never had the need to read entire textbook sections. I much prefer learning from videos or a teacher and then doing practice problems. Is there anywhere I can study for this exam using that format? I'm much more of a visual learner and can understand concepts much better that way. Would it be a good idea to study the topics I need on Khan Academy and use a textbook for practice problems? What I like about Modern States is all the problem sets are the same type of questions on the CLEP whereas I'm afraid if I learn from Khan Academy, I may doing completely different type of problems than what's actually on the test.
Any help is appreciated.