<p>I know a lot of people said it's easy, buuuut math and I aren't exactly friends..I got a 590 on the math section in the SAT but I'm generally decent at math at my school. also, the course I took didn't go beyond intro to calculus. sooo. am I screwed? are the questions very SAT-ish? or are they very basic? do you guys also recommend that I study a lot for it?</p>
<p>They’re actually more SAT II Math II-ish. Most questions were definitely easier, but then again, you’re not supposed to use a calculator. There’s no calculus so don’t worry about that, but it does go over a good deal of precalculus and stuff.</p>
<p>Brush up on the material if you feel you need to.</p>
<p>wrong area. :D</p>
<p>any trig? because I had the same question.</p>
<p>lets see, i took it about two weeks ago… i have never done calculus at school, i only went up to pre-calc honors and then IB math studies and Ap stats. but i got like 750 on SAT math section. and i got 40/40 on this math placement test. so what im trying to say is that you will be fine! i basically have no calculus knowledge and i got 100%…</p>
<p>what’s the highest math you can place into?</p>
<p>I believe the highest is Math 118/125 which is Calc I.</p>
<p>I know for some colleges you don’t have to take placement tests if you score a 4 or a 5 on AP exams. Is that the case with USC?</p>
<p>you don’t need any calc for it; its all pre-calc and stuff similar if not easier than the stuff on the SATs</p>
<p>The highest you can place into is Calc 3, MATH-226</p>
<p>Hawkwings, you’re referring to AP credit. According to [USC</a> ARR : Articulation : AP Exam Credit at USC](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexamcredit.html]USC”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/ARR/articulation/apexamcredit.html), you can be waived from the Math 126 prerequisite, which frees you to take Math 226 immediately. With the online placement test, the highest you can place is Math 118/125. I’ve confirmed it with an advisor. It doesn’t have any Calculus so it’s not capable of placing you into anything but Calculus 1 or lower.</p>
<p>For future applicants or people who still need to take the test, here’s a basic overview of what’s on the test, [USC</a> Testing Bureau](<a href=“http://sait.usc.edu/testing_bureau/placement_math.shtml]USC”>http://sait.usc.edu/testing_bureau/placement_math.shtml). Note that those numbers are not the number of problems from that subject area on the test.</p>
<p>uscorberekley, check the link in my previous post for AP credit information.</p>
<p>nourmom, the link I just posted answers your question. Yes, there are trig problems.</p>