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Diagnostic Exam
Diagnostic Exam
Exam Overview
The diagnostic test is a mandatory cognitive assessment that measures the mathematical background of third-level students who intend to study mathematics as their major (newly admitted students to the department). Its purpose is to address any deficiencies, if existed.
Exam Objectives
- Identifying prior knowledge in mathematical skills and fundamentals.
- Assessing the student's level of achievement and diagnosing strengths and weaknesses.
- Ensuring input quality.
- Identifying areas of weakness, addressing and compensating for academic deficiencies.
- Identifying areas for curriculum and program enhancement.
- Predicting student performance in the future.
Exam Requirements
Desire to pursue a mathematics major.
Examination Format
The diagnostic test is a written assessment held during the first week of each semester. It consists of thirty questions that must be solved within a two-hour timeframe. It covers the following mathematical concepts:
- Algebraic operations on real numbers.
- Algebraic operations on rational expressions (simplifying rational expressions).
- Factoring methods.
- Factoring between two squares.
- Factoring between two cubes.
- Factoring trinomials.
- Factoring a perfect square.
- Completing the square.
- Operations on algebraic expressions.
- Exponential functions and graphs.
- Radicals and their properties.
- Absolute value and its properties.
- Linear equations.
- Quadratic equations.
- Fractional equations.
- Fractional inequalities.
- Equations or inequalities within the absolute value.
- Inequalities.
- Polynomial and rational inequalities.
- Quadratic inequalities.
- Distinguishing between an equation and a function.
- Finding the domain and range of algebraic functions.
- Derivatives of algebraic functions.
- Exponential and logarithmic functions.
- Implicit differentiation.
- Logarithmic differentiation.
- Trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities.
- Differentiation of trigonometric functions.
- Limits.
- Continuity.
Evaluation
Successful completion of the examination is determined when a student scores 60 or higher. Should this criterion not be met, the student must enroll in an intensive foundational course. Subsequently, an additional evaluation opportunity is provided, accompanied by ongoing academic supervision from an academic advisor.
Timing & Location
Time
TBA
Location
Male: Science Faculty, Building 91A, 1st Floor, Room 211.
Female: Science Faculty, Building 7, Room 1132.
References
- Lipschutz, Seymour. "Schaum’s Outline of Set Theory and Related Topics." (1998) Chapter 4 & 6 Only.
- Stewart, James, Daniel K. Clegg, and Saleem Watson. Multivariable calculus. Cengage Learning, 2020.
The diagnostic test is a mandatory cognitive assessment that measures the mathematical background of third-level students who intend to study mathematics as their major (newly admitted students to the department). Its purpose is to address any deficiencies, if existed.
- Identifying prior knowledge in mathematical skills and fundamentals.
- Assessing the student's level of achievement and diagnosing strengths and weaknesses.
- Ensuring input quality.
- Identifying areas of weakness, addressing and compensating for academic deficiencies.
- Identifying areas for curriculum and program enhancement.
- Predicting student performance in the future.
Desire to pursue a mathematics major.
The diagnostic test is a written assessment held during the first week of each semester. It consists of thirty questions that must be solved within a two-hour timeframe. It covers the following mathematical concepts:
- Algebraic operations on real numbers.
- Algebraic operations on rational expressions (simplifying rational expressions).
- Factoring methods.
- Factoring between two squares.
- Factoring between two cubes.
- Factoring trinomials.
- Factoring a perfect square.
- Completing the square.
- Operations on algebraic expressions.
- Exponential functions and graphs.
- Radicals and their properties.
- Absolute value and its properties.
- Linear equations.
- Quadratic equations.
- Fractional equations.
- Fractional inequalities.
- Equations or inequalities within the absolute value.
- Inequalities.
- Polynomial and rational inequalities.
- Quadratic inequalities.
- Distinguishing between an equation and a function.
- Finding the domain and range of algebraic functions.
- Derivatives of algebraic functions.
- Exponential and logarithmic functions.
- Implicit differentiation.
- Logarithmic differentiation.
- Trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities.
- Differentiation of trigonometric functions.
- Limits.
- Continuity.
Successful completion of the examination is determined when a student scores 60 or higher. Should this criterion not be met, the student must enroll in an intensive foundational course. Subsequently, an additional evaluation opportunity is provided, accompanied by ongoing academic supervision from an academic advisor.
Time
TBA
Location
Male: Science Faculty, Building 91A, 1st Floor, Room 211.
Female: Science Faculty, Building 7, Room 1132.
- Lipschutz, Seymour. "Schaum’s Outline of Set Theory and Related Topics." (1998) Chapter 4 & 6 Only.
- Stewart, James, Daniel K. Clegg, and Saleem Watson. Multivariable calculus. Cengage Learning, 2020.
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