This exam was developed to enable schools to award credit to students for knowledge equivalent to that learned by students taking the course. This exam covers topics such as complex numbers, algebraic operations, equations and inequalities, and properties of functions and their graphs. The exam contains 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours. The use of a non-programmable calculator is permitted in this exam.
EXAM CONTENT OUTLINE
The following is an outline of the content areas covered in the examination. The approximate percentage of the examination devoted to each content area is also noted.
I. Fundamental Algebraic Operations – 20%
a. Operations with algebraic expressions
b. Operations with polynomials (including factoring and expanding polynomials)
c. Rational expressions
d. Operations with positive, negative and fractional exponents
II. Complex Numbers – 4%
a. Conjugate
b. Basic Operations
III. Equations and Inequalities – 44%
a. Linear equations and inequalities
b. Quadratic equations and inequalities (including quadratic forms and solving quadratic inequalities)
c. Absolute value equations and inequalities
d. Systems of linear equations and inequalities
e. Exponential and logarithmic equations
f. Equations involving radicals
IV. Properties of Functions and their Graphs – 32%
a. Coordinate systems
b. Domain and range
c. Operations of functions
d. Inverse functions
e. Linear functions
f. Quadratic functions
g. Polynomial functions
h. Rational functions
i. Exponential and logarithmic functions