Engineering Math Diagnostic Exam

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<p>I presume all future engineering students will have to do this:</p>

<p>"Complete and submit the On-Line Engineering Math Diagnostic....NO LATER THAN MAY 29th
As you know, high school calculus courses vary greatly in their coverage of important topics. Accordingly, the On-Line Engineering Math Diagnostic Questions are designed to help assess your knowledge of basic calculus and determine the appropriate math course for this fall. The results of the diagnostic will be used only to indicate your readiness for our initial engineering math course (MATH 1910)."</p>

<p>I actually haven't been doing math for a while and was wondering if this is really of any importance? Should I review/study for this exam?</p>

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<p>Have someone good at math sit next to you. And then you can study that stuff later on during the summer. You don’t want to be taking some lower level class while everyone is taking either 1910 or 1920. But also you shouldn’t do what I said because that will disobey the academic integrity. But you got my idea. :P</p>

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<p>not passing that doesn’t mean anything…I know several who didn’t pass but all they said was to study over the summer and that’s it</p>

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<p>so glad my ap exam is getting me out of that</p>

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<p>so glad I have finished the math requirements</p>

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<p>IIRC it was super easy.</p>

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<p>i hear theres a calc exam administered during orientation</p>

<p>if we did this/opted out of this because of AP, do you think we will have to take the test during orientation?</p>

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<p>These are two separate things.</p>

<p>The Math Diagnostic Exam is to make sure you have a fundamental knowledge of derivative calculus. It’s a very easy exam just to make sure you are ready to start with Math 1910 at Cornell. If you got AP credit for AB or BC you are opted out of this exam.</p>

<p>The math exam offered during orientation is for Advanced Standing, meaning you have studied the material for Math 1910 but haven’t gotten AP credit for it and you want to move up to a higher level of math.</p>

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<p>so if you have ap calc credit, you already have achieved the advnced standing? (the diagnostic said that it was testing for standing)</p>

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<p>If you have AP Calc AB credit then you don’t have to do the diagnostic test over the summer, but you will be placed into Math 1910</p>

<p>If you have AP Calc BC credit then you don’t have to do the diagnostic test over the summer, you will get credit for Math 1910, and will be placed into Math 1920 (Multivariable)</p>

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<p>Just do the test it takes like 10 minutes</p>

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<p>What if I just took the AP Calc exam? I know I got at the very least a 3… I have to take the test?</p>

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<p>thanks chendrix.</p>

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<p>If you passed (3,4,5) any form of AP Calc exam, you are exempted from the test.</p>

<p>np shalala :)</p>

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<p>mingus, i don’t think that counts…</p>

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<p>I was thinking so… Is the test hard? Many questions? Will it be a breeze just coming off of that AP test last week? or not?..</p>

<p>Do I have to study?</p>

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<p>according to what someone else said, its only 10 minutes, but since i got exempt, idk how hard they are.</p>

<p>i’m guessing it’ll just be a few derivatives and integrals to solve? to show that you know calculus?</p>

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<p>This is the part where I curse my calc teacher for not teaching us, causing me to fail the Calc AB exam…</p>

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<p>I finished the test, but I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find the answers cause one question really bugs me and also I can see which I got right and wrong</p>

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<p>Mbc2k, are you referring to the volume question?</p>