cookderosa Wrote:>>

Yep! If you already have MATH121 Algebra, go back and pick up the College Math CLEP for 6 and the Intermediate Algebra through ALEKS for 3 more credits ($20) *this would be assuming you wouldn't have to go re-learn a bunch of stuff, but if you already passed 121, I think you might have found a treasure picking up the lower maths. Double check the current alpha-numeric in the back of the college catalog to be sure you won't duplicate anything.

Oh- the reason I didn't suggest ALEKS Beg and Inter is because college math gives you 6 credits, and 3 of those will duplicate beginning algebra. You come out +3 doing the college math CLEP + intermediate.

B Smith Wrote:It looks pretty good to me. Grouping makes it much easier. I know that I was amazed at the overlap in the business courses. Supervision, human resource management, principals of management, and organizational behavior all were similar to the point it almost felt like cheating! Learn Maslov's principals once and get 12 credits.

soupbone Wrote:So an educated guess on how long it would take me to finish up the two Maths? Take into account the College Algebra I took was in 2006, I studied my butt off, and I got an A in the course. hilarious

I'm about to sign up for Aleks and I'm just curious what you think...

bricabrac Wrote:Soup,

You could have it finished in 1.5-2 days. Do Begininning Algebra first, take you maybe 2hrs max. Once initial assessment complete and its over 70% go to ACE and request credit for course. Wait anywhere from 30min to 1day for the course to read approved and you can switch your aleks account to intermediate Algebra and repeat. You can go to the ALEKS thread for the specific details. Once both courses have moved from approved to actually on the ACE transcript you can order transcript ($40) addressed to TESC registrars office.

But -- Cooks idea is great if you remember alot of the math stuff.

If I may, what Cook is saying is you could take the MAT 102/103 CLEP -College Mathematics. It is a combined LL math course for 6 credits. I copied the test description below. And at the same time you could complete the ALEKS intermediate algebra MAT 115. This way you could get 9 credits CLEP & ALEKS (MAT 102, MAT 103 & MAT 115) vs 6 credits with ALEKS only (MAT 102 & MAT 115). The only issue with this is you are not sitting at home with Mathway: Math Problem Solver as your tutor. :-)

Soup, Cooks plan would also cancel your need for COS-101 Intro to Computers. Hope this makes sense to you.

BB

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The subject matter of the College Mathematics examination is drawn from the following topics. The percentages next to the main topics indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions on that topic.

10% Sets
Union and intersection
Subsets, disjoint sets, equivalent sets
Venn diagrams
Cartesian product

10% Logic
Truth tables
Conjunctions, disjunctions, implications, and negations
Conditional statements
Necessary and sufficient conditions
Converse, inverse, and contrapositive
Hypotheses, conclusions, and counterexamples

20% Real Number System
Prime and composite numbers
Odd and even numbers
Factors and divisibility
Rational and irrational numbers
Absolute value and order
Open and closed intervals

20% Functions and Their Graphs
Properties and graphs of functions
Domain and range
Composition of functions and inverse functions
Simple transformations of functions: translations, reflections, symmetry

25% Probability and Statistics
Counting problems, including permutations and combinations
Computation of probabilities of simple and compound events
Simple conditional probability
Mean, median, mode, and range
Concept of standard deviation
Data interpretation and representation: tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, pie charts, scatterplots, histograms

15% Additional Topics from Algebra and Geometry
Complex numbers
Logarithms and exponents
Applications from algebra and geometry
Perimeter and area of plane figures
Properties of triangles, circles, and rectangles
The Pythagorean theorem
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Algebraic equations, systems of linear equations, and inequalities
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Remainder Theorem, Factor Theorem

soupbone Wrote:That makes sense now. Since I got an A in my college Algebra course just a few years ago I think I should be able to get through them quickly. I think instead of trying the CLEP I'll stick with Aleks for math and take Intro Sociology, Psychology, and Computing. Once I wrap these up I'll figure out the rest of them. So far so good!

soupbone Wrote:That makes sense now. Since I got an A in my college Algebra course just a few years ago I think I should be able to get through them quickly. I think instead of trying the CLEP I'll stick with Aleks for math and take Intro Sociology, Psychology, and Computing. Once I wrap these up I'll figure out the rest of them. So far so good!