<p>Does anybody know how difficult this is? I got a 4 on AB which doesn't merit any credit, and I'd like to place into the 15000 sequence in the fall. Is there any big difference if I place into the 13000 sequence? Is it curved down? </p>
<p>I intend on majoring in economics, if anyone knows anything about that.</p>
<p>Is there anything I can study over the summer?</p>
<p>You can argue your way into the 150’s sequence if you don’t get placed into it since you have the AP score (they tend to be more lenient that way than going lower than your placement test). My suggestion is to not study for the test (definitely no new material!). If you are worried about it, you can look over some basic algebra, pre-calc/trig, calculus for a couple hours sometime during the week before the test, but I wouldn’t stress about it. Just don’t arrive to the test with a hangover like some students do every year…</p>
<p>You can find what is covered on the exam here (questions 15&16):
<a href=“http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergraduate/placement.pdf[/url]”>http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergraduate/placement.pdf</a></p>
<p>You will take an online math placement test before getting to Chicago, which covers up to pre-calculus only. As long as you do pretty well on this, you will get placed into 15100. </p>
<p>Then during O-Week you have the option of taking the Calculus placement test, which can place you beyond 150s (into either 160s, 195, 199, or 207) </p>
<p>There are two parts to the test - a multiple choice part and an open-ended part. The multiple choice part includes mostly algebra / pre-calculus and then some computational calculus questions towards the end. I think it was about 70 questions long, with the calc being only the last 10-15 questions.</p>
<p>The open-ended section involves defining basic calculus concepts and doing several proofs.</p>