<p>Hi! I was wondering if those who have taken the Calc I Placement Test already, if they would please help me out in telling what kinds of questions were on the test - whether it was easy/hard, whatever. i'm totally stressing out about the test, so any help would really really be appreciated. thanks so much.</p>
<p>i didn’t have to take it because of AP but i saw a sample online and it looked pretty easy.</p>
<p>It was a joke… I was out in like 15 minutes. They posted the results later in the day. Just refresh your memory on the basics before you take it. I think Courant has a few PDFs of practice Q’s that pertain to what’s on the test.</p>
<p>I’d like to know info as well about it. Is the test on calculus I material or stuff you need to know BEFORE calculus (algebra I etc…). The sample questions online are like questions I would see on my 9th grade math final…is that what the Calc I placement test is like?</p>
<p>^Yeah, pretty much. The test is very easy. It’s a 10-12 question multiple choice exam. There are maybe a couple questions on factoring of polynomials, a couple on functions, a few on geometry, one or two on trig, and maybe one on inequalities.</p>
<p>The exam exempts you from taking Algebra & Calculus, which is a pre-requisite for Calc I. So therefore, if you pass the exam, you’re eligible to skip Algebra & Calculus, thus placing you into Calc I. It does NOT place you out of Calc I. This is a common misperception. </p>
<p>Check out the link for more information:</p>
<p>[Department</a> of Mathematics, Courant Institute](<a href=“http://math.nyu.edu/degree/undergrad/calculus.html]Department”>CAS Calculus Information | Department of Mathematics | NYU Courant)</p>
<p>*Also, your placement exam score is good for your whole time at NYU. This means that you don’t have to rush into taking Calc immediately after passing the placement exam - you can take it whenever; but obviously depending on your major, it could be better to take it earlier than later.</p>
<p>Yeah, it was seriously so easy. And the sample questions online are harder than the actual test. There is definitely nothing about Calculus. If I recall correctly, there wasn’t anything pertaining to what I learned in Pre-Calc either --so no trig. It’s 12 questions (it may have been 11, but I’m going with 12). I heard you only need to get half of them right, but I have no idea if there’s any truth to that. You’ll be fine, I promise. Good luck!</p>
<p>*The only really annoying thing was the scantron sheet. I’d never used that kind where the bubbles were actually little squares. I’ve only used the lines and circles… so it was a new thing for me. Additionally, apparently they don’t even scan very well, so you have to make the bubbles dark.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>So to take the Calc II test, they test you on Calc I?</p>
<p>I needed to know this too thanks for the info.</p>
<p>Ya-Alim: You’re probably correct, even though I haven’t taken it so I don’t know for sure. All I know is that the Calc II exam is two to three hours long as opposed to the one hour limit on the Calc I exam. It’s pretty safe to assume the topics of Calc I are covered on it.</p>
<p>I also saw the practice questions and it looked very easy. I’m terrible at math but managed to pull of a 4 on Calc AB so lucky I placed out of it.</p>