Math Placement Test Study Materials

SAMPLE QUESTIONS:
www.testpreview.com/compass_practice.htm  
 www.act.org/compass/sample/  

PRACTICE & REVIEW with online practice tests and study guides

-          Start at the Library home page (www.nvcc.edu/library).
-          Select “Articles & More,” then “Interdisciplinary –Test Preparation”.
-          Sign in with a username and password that you create (from off campus you will first be prompted to login with your NovaConnect username and password).
-          Look for the “Math Skills Improvement” section.

REVIEW with math textbooks and self-teaching books/videos – freshen up your math skills with library books, videos and dvds.  These can be checked out, and are in the QA section of the tall bookshelves:

Elementary math:       QA39.2;  QA101 – QA 141
Algebra/Precalculus:   QA150 – QA271;  QA331.3
Geometry:                 QA440 – QA699
Trigonometry:            QA531 – QA537
Calculus:                     QA303 – QA309

 

ASSESS & PRACTICE your math skills with Chart Your Success on the COMPASS Test – this study guide is located at the Library’s Circulation Desk.  

General campus testing information:  www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/LRC/testing