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Calculator usage for Saylor TESU Liberal Arts Math TECEP Prep?

 
Blake Harris
Calculator usage for Saylor TESU Liberal Arts Math TECEP Prep?
by Blake Harris - Wednesday, 3 May 2017, 4:54 PM
 

Greetings Fellow Scholars,

Wondering if anyone has taken the Final (in the past) for TESU Liberal Arts Math TECEP Prep on Saylor.Org? Any ideas in regards to preparation, and my main question is what calculator(s) are allowed during proctored final? Are there internet web page calculators that are not allowed? Any help pertaining to these questions would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks,

blake.harris@jetblue.com

Karen Western
Re: Calculator usage for Saylor TESU Liberal Arts Math TECEP Prep?
by Karen Western - Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 10:20 PM
 

I just completed it last Saturday  and used an ordinary non-graphing calculator,  pretty old school actually. When I logged in for the test there was an agreement that you would not access pages or unapproved calculators and I had to show the proctor my calculator.  My coach gave me a PDF of sample questions and I found that the content in the preparation did not include some subjects.  Basically I reviewed content looking at YouTube videos in addition to what was in the preparation work. I found that some of it was easier to understand when taught by someone else.  I recommend studying sets and statements. I'm pretty old and had not had any math since my one (Algebra 1) class in high school.  The exam was 69 questions about 2-3 on each topic but more on sets, statements and probability.