Overview of: Gateway exam
The Math 1241 gateway exam is designed to verify that you have master based algebra skills and so are poised to succeed with Math 1241. The exam is at a slightly higher level than the placement exam that was taken to qualify to take calculus, except without trigonometry. It emphasizes functions, variables, parameters, and inequalities.
The main components of the gateway exam are:
- Composition of functions
- Exponentiation
- Logarithms
- Linear equations
- Quadratic equations and other simple polynomial equations
- Inequalities
You can practice the problems from the Gateway exam by taking the Gateway exam practice.
Exam logistics
The Gateway exam can be taken in in Elliott Hall, room S121 on the following Thursdays between 11:15AM and 2:15PM:
- September 6 (Please, plan to take the exam during the time that you are officially registered)
- September 13
- September 20
- October 11
Note: you must reach 60% by September 13 and 80% by October 11.
Calculator policy: a scientific calculator is allowed, but no graphing calculator.
No notes, textbook, or other electronic equipment (such as phones) allowed.