Placement Assessment Study Guides
A general paper study guide is available for the placement assessments. The links below can be used to study for placement assessments or for classes.
Professor P. Lowry has created guides for specific classes. While these guides were originally intended for the Tech Math sequence at LTU, they are generic enough to be used by anyone for review.
Technical Math (click the Go to Class link to see the specific topics, or click below)
Unit 1 - Integers
Unit 2 - Basic Algebraic Operations
Unit 3 - Functions and Graphs
Unit 4 - Trigonometric Functions
Unit 5 - Systems of Linear Equations; Determinants
Unit 6 - Factoring
Unit 7 - Fractions
Unit 8 - Quadratic Equations
Technical Math 2 (click the Go to Class link to see the specific topics, or click below)
Unit 1 - Trigonometric Functions
Unit 2 - Vectors and Oblique Triangles
Unit 3 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions and Identities
Unit 4 - Exponents and Radicals
Unit 5 - Complex Numbers
Unit 6 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Unit 7 - Determinants and Analytic Geometry (linear)
Unit 8 - Analytic Geometry (conics)
Technical Calculus (click the Go to Class link to see the specific topics, or click below)
Unit 1 - Limits and Derivatives
Unit 2 - Derivative Rules
Unit 3 - Application of Derivatives
Unit 4 - Curve Sketching and Min/Max
Unit 5 - Integration
Unit 6 - Numerical Integration and Application
Unit 7 - Derivatives of Transcendental Functions
Unit 8 - Integrals of Transcendental Functions
Table A - Derivatives
Table B - Integrals
In addition, several websites can help students prepare for the assessments:
Math - www.math.com This site is useful for reviewing basic algebra and trigonometry concepts.
English - www.chompchomp.com
Chemistry - http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml