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GLOBAL UNIVERSITY |
Remedial
Math Program |
Math Placement Test
The Math Placement Test (MPT)
is a computer based test required from applicants to the following majors:
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MPT-1: Business
Administration (Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Management),
Management Information Systems, and Health Management Information Systems.
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MPT-2: Computer
Science, Information Technology, and Mathematics Education
Remedial
Tracks
Based on the Math Placement
Test results, the student might be required to follow one of the following Math
Remedial tracks:
Basic
Math (MTH-101) Calculus
I (MTH-102) Introductory
Math for Business (MTH-103) Information
Technology Math Education Computer Science Business
Administration Management
Information Systems
MPT Formats
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MPT-1
50 MCQ, Total time: 75 minutes |
MPT-2 60
MCQ, Total time: 90 minutes |
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Section
1: Basic Mathematics, 20 questions Time: 30
minutes |
Section
1: Basic Mathematics, 20 questions Time: 30
minutes |
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Section
2: Mathematics for Business, 30 questions Time: 45
minutes |
Section
2: Calculus, 40 questions Time: 60
minutes |
Syllabus
of MPT-1
Basic Arithmetic: Prime numbers, Integers,
Absolute value, Powers and roots, Squares and square roots Fractions and
Percents: Operations with fractions, Increase and decrease percent,
Proportions.
Polynomials: Roots
of a polynomial, Evaluation of algebraic expressions.
Equations and Inequalities: First
degree equations and inequalities, Equations and inequalities with radicals and
absolute values, systems of linear equations, word problems involving one or two
unknowns, graphical inequalities, graphical method for minimizing and
maximizing linear functions under constraints. Second degree equations.
Geometry in Plane:
Angles, Parallel and perpendicular lines, Sides and angles of a Triangle, Right
triangles, Pythagoras’s theorem, Isosceles triangles, Equilateral triangles,
Special quadrilateral: parallelograms, trapezoids, rectangles, rhombuses,
squares. Circles. Perimeters and areas of triangles, circles, and all special
quadrilaterals.
Coordinate systems:
Distance between two points, Equations of lines, Slope of a straight line,
Parallel and perpendicular lines. Midpoint of a segment.
Functions:
Domain of definition, Range, Even and odd functions, Composition of functions,
Inverse Functions, Limits and asymptotes. Equation of tangent line. Absolute
maximum and minimum.
Derivatives and
Anti-derivatives: Derivatives of polynomials, rational
fractions, and exponentials. Simple integrals for polynomials and exponentials.
Basics of probability:
Definition, successive random drawings, Combinations
Economical functions: Cost,
Revenue, Profit, Demand and Supply, Market equilibrium, Elasticity
Financial Math:
Compounded interest (annually, semi-annually, quarterly, monthly, and
continuously). Present and future values,
Matrices: Sum of
two matrices, Product of two matrices, Determinants.
Syllabus
of MPT-2
Basic Arithmetic: Prime numbers, Integers,
Absolute value, Powers and roots, Squares and square roots Fractions and
Percents: Operations with fractions, Increase and decrease percent,
Proportions.
Polynomials: Roots
of a polynomial, Evaluation of algebraic expressions, Remarkable identities.
Equations and Inequalities: First
degree equations and inequalities, Equations and inequalities with radicals and
absolute values, systems of linear equations, word problems involving one or
two unknowns, graphical inequalities, Second degree equations. Logarithmic and
exponential equations.
Geometry in Plane:
Angles, Parallel and perpendicular lines, Sides and angles of a Triangle, Right
triangles, Pythagoras’s theorem, Isosceles triangles, Equilateral triangles,
Special quadrilateral: parallelograms, trapezoids, rectangles, rhombuses,
squares. Circles. Perimeters and areas of triangles, circles, and all special
quadrilaterals.
Trigonometry: Sine, cosine, and tangent in
right triangles, Trigonometric circle: quadrants and signs, Fundamental
relation of trigonometry, Double angle formulas, Change of sign formulas, Cosine
and sine laws in triangles, Trigonometric functions and their inverses.
Coordinate systems:
Distance between two points, Equations of lines, Slope of a straight line and
its acute angle with x-axis. Parallel and perpendicular lines. Midpoint of a
segment,
Functions:
Domain of definition, Range, Even and odd functions, Composition of functions,
Inverse Functions, Limits and asymptotes, Absolute maximum and minimum. Equation
of tangent line. Logarithmic and Exponential functions.
Derivatives and
Anti-derivatives: Derivatives and anti-derivatives (integrals)
for polynomials, rational and irrational functions, exponential functions,
trigonometric functions. Definite integrals, Areas under curve, Areas limited
between two curves.
Numerical sequences:
Arithmetic and geometric progressions, Common difference, Common ratio, first
term, nth term, sum of the first n terms, Recursive sequences.
Matrices: Sum of
two matrices, Product of two matrices, Determinants.
MPT Samples
Click the links below to
download MPT samples:
On the Test Day
Applicants should be present 30
minutes prior to the test. They are also
required to bring the MPT reservation form signed by the registrar, a pencil,
and a calculator. Scratch paper will be provided in the testing room.
Placement criteria
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Test |
Grades |
Remedial
Course to be placed in |
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MPT-1 Section 1: 20 points Section 2: 30 points |
Section
2: 22 and above Section
1: -- |
No remedial |
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Section
2: 15 - 21 Section
1: -- |
MTH-103 |
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Section
2: below 15 Section
1: 12 and above |
MTH-103 |
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Section
2: below 15 Section
1: below 12 |
MTH-101 |
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MPT-2 Section 1: 20 points Section 2: 40 points |
Section
2: 30 and above Section
1: -- |
No remedial |
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Section
2: 20-29 Section
1: -- |
MTH-102 |
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Section
2: below 20 Section
1: 12 and above |
MTH-102 |
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Section
2: below 20 Section
1: below 12 |
MTH-101 |