Helping Students Prepare for College Mathematics Placement Tests

Carmen M. Latterell is associate professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She has taught mathematics at all levels since 1988. She is a frequent contributor to research journals on the subject of mathematics education, the author of Math Wars: A Guide for Parents and Teachers (Praeger, 2005), and the principal investigator on a large National Science Foundation grant to improve mathematics education.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Basic Skills without a CalculatorChapter 3 Graphing without a Graphing CalculatorChapter 4 A College Mathematics Placement TestChapter 5 Elaborate Solutions to the TestChapter 6 A Second College Placement Test with SolutionsChapter 7 Final AdviceChapter 8 Appendix 1: Study Skills for College MathematicsChapter 9 Appendix 2: A Note to Teachers about State Standards

This is an invaluable resource to both students and teachers. It is nice for students to go to a resource and find numerous examples of a topic in a condensed and easy-to-read format. Teachers use it for reinforcement and further example problems.