Math And Stat Past Paper
Johna Bielefield
Students who plan to take a precalculus, calculus, or economics course at TCNJ and students who have not declared a major may choose to take the placement test to determine their mathematics placement. Students who prefer to submit SAT or ACT mathematics scores for placement are welcome to do so.
Students with a declared major who do not plan to take precalculus, calculus, or economics do not need to complete any mathematics placement option. All students are encouraged to consult with their major department or advisor regarding the need for mathematics placement.
Incoming students needing placement should either take the placement test between April 1 and August 1 or submit SAT or ACT scores. If you choose to take the placement test, we recommend that you do so early in the testing window. This way, if you are not pleased with your result, you will have time to register for a TCNJ Summer Math course:
About the exam
The TCNJ Math Placement Exam is designed to measure your current knowledge of algebra and precalculus skills to find the math course in which you have the skills to be successful and which will help you progress in your chosen major. The Placement Exam consists of a Calculus Readiness Test and an Algebra Skills Test.
The Calculus Readiness Test covers the following topics: solving equations and systems of equations; graphs of equations, including linear equations; functions, including reading the graph of a function; exponential and logarithmic functions and equations; trigonometry, including both trigonometric identities and trigonometric functions and their graphs; volume and surface area of geometric figures; and reading, understanding, and applying mathematical definitions.
The Algebra Skills Test covers these topics: order of operations; combining like terms; exponent properties; radical expressions; multiplying polynomials; factoring polynomials; rational expressions, including compound fractions; rationalizing a denominator; modeling word problems with algebra; solving an expression for a variable; solving linear, rational, and quadratic equations; graphs of lines; solving systems of equations; solving inequalities graph on number line; and basic geometry formulas.
Students are allowed only one attempt of each placement test. It is recommended that you review before taking the test. Please visit our Algebra and Precalculus Self-Study Resources page for suggested resources.
Taking the exam
When you feel prepared, you may access the exam using the link below. Note your user login is your full TCNJ email address (including @tcnj.edu) and your Password is your TCNJ PAWS ID. Do NOT use your TCNJ password as it will not work. There is an optional practice exam on the exam site which you may take before taking the test if you wish. You may not use any outside sources (books, notes, calculators, internet, other people) to complete this test. If you use outside sources, you may find yourself placed into a math course for which you are unprepared, and you will be likely to fall behind in the course. It is important that your answers reflect your current skill level so that you are placed in a course where you are set up to succeed.
If you are unable to resolve your issue, or if your computer crashes or you lose internet access in the middle of your test, please contact the TCNJ Department of Mathematics and Statistics at math...@tcnj.edu
Interpreting your results
When you complete your exam, you will be given your score(s). Please return here so that you can interpret these scores. These scores are chosen to ensure that you are placed in the course in which you are best prepared to succeed.
The Doctoral Preliminary Examinations will be administered twice each year (in May and in August) and are offered in the eight areas corresponding to the graduate core courses in the table at the bottom of this page.
Each examination is four hours long with content based on important fundamental concepts in the area. Students should NOT infer that the Preliminary Examination is equivalent to a final examination over the respective core area. Rather, each examination is developed by a committee of faculty in the respective core area in consultation with the Graduate Committee. The topics over which a student can be tested are listed in the Preliminary Examination Topics List which is available from the Graduate Advisor.
The preliminary exams are always administered the week before the first summer term begins in May and the week after the second summer term ends in August. The exams period is four hours, typically from 9am-1pm. The exams are administered in the Academic Testing Center.
At least three weeks prior to taking a Preliminary Examination the student must inform the Graduate Advisor which examinations he/she wishes to take. Up to three different examinations can be taken in each administration of the Preliminary examinations. The student must pass a total of three different examinations in four consecutive administrations of the Preliminary Examinations. This includes a requirement that at least one of the examinations must be in either Algebra, Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, or Topology. A grade of P (pass) or F (fail) will be given in each examination.
Students who choose Statistics as their area of specialization are required to pass the PhD preliminary exam in Probability and Statistics (STAT5328-STAT5329) - this requirement applies to the students who have enrolled in the doctoral program after the Spring 2011 semester. The "typical" Statistics PhD student would choose the two Statistics exams and the Real Analysis exam, although it would be within a student's discretion to choose to be tested over other subjects.
Any student who has received a Master's degree in mathematics or statistics and does not successfully complete the Doctoral Preliminary Examinations before his/her third year in the doctoral program may not continue in the Doctoral Program in the Department of Mathematics at Texas Tech University. Any student who has not received a Master's degree in mathematics or statistics and does not successfully complete the Doctoral Preliminary Examinations before his/her fourth year in the doctoral program may not continue in the Doctoral Program in the Department of Mathematics at Texas Tech University.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Statistics past exam papers. Pearson Edexcel currently runs one syallbus GCSE (9-1) in Statistics (1ST0). If you are not sure which exam tier (foundation or higher) you are sitting check with your teacher. You can download the papers and marking schemes by clicking on the links below.
As a graduate from the Clemson University School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, you will be prepared to enter the job market as a problem-solver who has received broad instruction to prepare you for an exciting and rewarding career in an almost-limitless range of fields.
Modern mathematicians do more than crunch numbers. As a Clemson-trained mathematician, you will be a problem solver who enters the workforce with all the tools you need to provide valuable contributions that help improve the quality of life for everyone in myriad ways. You will also be trained to communicate your solutions clearly and logically to others. Whether you pursue a career in industry, health care, life sciences or other field, or opt to dedicate yourself to academics and pure research, a degree in mathematical and statistical sciences provides a pathway to a successful, rewarding career.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment in math-related occupations will grow 28% from 2020 to 2030, much faster than the average for all occupations, and will add about 67,200 jobs. Today, you can find Clemson-trained mathematicians working for at U.S. and global corporations including Meta, Hubbell Inc., American Gaming Systems, Bank of America, Corning Inc., the Naval Information Warfare Center, and Equitable.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics requires all Ph.D. students in mathematics to pass two departmentally administered written examinations ("preliminary examinations" or "prelims") and take two additional year-long prelim sequences. Ph.D. students in mathematics with a statistics concentration must pass prelim exams on theory and inference and method and computation and complete 15 credit hours from a list of selected courses. These prelims are normally counted as the written portion of the general doctoral examination. (A student's advisory committee is free to require an additional written exam.) The oral portion of the general doctoral examination is conducted by a student's advisory committee, in accordance with pertinent graduate school regulations.
All Ph.D. students must pass two departmentally administered written examinations ("preliminary examinations" or "prelims"). A failed prelim in any subject may be repeated. Students may not repeat a prelim more than once, and no more than three failed prelims are allowed in all.
In order to retain financial support from the department, a student must pass the two prelim exams by the end of his or her second year in the graduate program. By the end of the third year in the graduate program, Ph.D. students in mathematics must meet the two additional prelim sequences requirement, and Ph.D. students in mathematics with a statistics concentration must meet the 15 credit hour requirement. In order to remain enrolled in the graduate program, a student must meet all the prelim requirements by the end of the fourth year. (A Ph.D. student who entered the graduate program at Auburn as a master's student is allowed an additional year to meet each of the above requirements.)
With the approval of his or her advisory committee, a student may petition the Graduate Studies Committee to approve any two-semester sequence of graduate-level courses to meet the prelim requirement of a Prelim Group specified by the student's committee.
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