Course Description

This course will be run via the eduFire live online teaching platform, a wonderfully convenient way to study from any location.  It will comprise two online classes per week for 10 weeks, with a live and lively eduFire tutor who will expect lots of interaction and collaboration througout the course.  There will be a variety of tasks to complete between sessions - these migh include reading, watching a video or discussing a problem with classmates on an online forum as well as practice drill to get you in the groove for the exam. 

After the course, you will be able to approach the CLEP College Mathematics exam with every confidence of success and, as the American Council on Education (ACE) recommends that 6 smester hours credit be awarded for this exam (click here Credit Awarding Recommendations), the course represents a great investment in your future and tremendous value for money. 

Description of the Examination

The College Mathematics examination covers a wide range of useful and interesting Mathematical topics, including Logic, Statistics and Set Theory as well as topics in Algebra and Geometry 

The examination contains approximately 60 questions to be answered in 90 minutes.

Exam questions will be approximately in these proportions:

There is a mixture of multiple choice and 'fill in' questions and you will have access to an online calculator.  About half the questions are straightforward and routine, but half will test your understanding of concepts (don't worry, you will have a great understanding of the concepts at the end of this course).

You can see the official exam syllabus here. 

Prerequisites of this Course

Students should have passed high school Math.

They will also need to be willing to work hard and to contribute to the team spirit of the class.

Teacher Bio

Hi, I'm Mair and I come from North Wales.  I hold a BA Mathematics from Oxford University (England) and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education.I have been teaching Mathematics 1:1 since I was 14, when I began helping classmates, and I have had at least one or two private Maths pupils per year throught my working life.  I have worked as an Information Analyst for the National Health Service (statistical testing of health interventions) and as a local government IT Manager, as well as having a total of over 10 years full time employment as a Lecturer in local Further Education Colleges, where I taught Mathematics, Statistics and Computing.

I am really looking forward to tutoring you in College Mathematics.

Required Resources

You need to acquire this book before the course starts  - it will be used throughout the course:

1. CLEP College Mathematics, Research & Education Association (Paperback - 2009) available here.

You need to buy this download towards the end of the course for exam practice:

1. CLEP College Mathematics Exam Guide - from the Collegeboard. 

Other Free Resources:

1. Some useful information about CLEP from the College Board
2. The Syllabus for College Mathematics
3. A great free online resource - Purple Math
4. Some excellent videos - Khan Academy

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