Apologies
First the apologies. I am sorry for not being faithful recently with blogging and explaining the College Mathematics CLEP exam, but life here is crazy busy. As only life in a family of 10 can be. I have been busy promoting my Film Festival at several local homeschool groups, and I got to speak to my brother’s Scout troop. I learned so much about preparation, deadlines, and speaking! So, I was working on that and going to bed late. So, I didn’t get to work on the blog. than my family finally came down the stomach bug and I got wiped out! Sick and feverish, I didn’t want to blog. 🙂 But, I’m back now. Its warming up here, the sun is shining, my brother is tearing apart my room (I don’t know why) and I’m ready to blog.
Captain’s Log is coming next week to update you with what I am doing in my studies.
Real numbers
Part 3 of the College Mathematics CLEP is the Real Number System, and it covers 20% of the exam. This will cover, prime and composite numbers, odd and even numbers, rational and irrational numbers and factors and divisibility. Some other stuff is covered. The BEST way to cover these topics for the test is to use your highschool books. Because this is just College Math, this is just what you learned in highschool. Some of the topics are slightly more advanced than your highschool work, but only slightly. Really, pull out your school books and reread them.
Functions
CollegeBoard says that Functions only account for 20% of the exam, but I think you see them a lot more than that! They are very common. And, I don’t know about you, but I hadn’t covered functions in my highschool work. I think my math program lumped them in with a higher math that I didn’t take. Typically they are taught lower, I don’t know how I missed that. Anyway, I didn’t know a thing about Functions, but I looked them up and started working problems. I actually like them now (in a small way) and was able to feel good about a lot of the Function problems on my test.
Note
Quick note I want to say. The College Mathematics CLEP (unlike College Composition, which we just went through) is not truly divided into sections. You will not work all the Real Number problems and then move onto Functions. They will be mixed in together. Just thought I should point that out!
I took the College Mathematics CLEP on May 15, 2012, and scored a 59. For the month of February we are focusing on the College Mathematics CLEP, and you are invited to join us!