Prepare for the Math and Statistics Advancement Test
You can visit the Mathematics and Statistics Centre on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campus to access textbooks and resources to help you prepare for the placement test.
The MSAT Part A requires some knowledge/skill with
- numeracy/word problems, some about percentages, fractions, areas,
- graphs and equations of lines, slope, and intercept,
- simplifying or evaluating algebraic expressions,
- solving algebraic equations,
- solving linear equations, or pairs of linear equations,
- solving equations involving absolute values,
- solving linear inequalities,
- using the quadratic formula,
- factoring quadratic algebraic expressions,
- computing averages,
- working with roots and fractional powers
Part A does not have any questions about functions, nor about logarithms, or trigonometry. In most textbooks on Pre-Calculus at the Mathematics and Statistics Centre, the topics described above most likely come in the review materials—before functions are introduced.
The MSAT Part B requires some knowledge/skill with the topics listed in Part A,as well as:
- function notation,
- solving for inverse functions,
- domain and range of functions,
- interpreting graphs of functions,
- areas and volumes of shapes with straight boundaries,
- polynomial and rational functions,
- logarithmic and exponential functions,
- constructing linear and quadratic models
Part B does not have any questions about trigonometry.
In most textbooks on Calculus at the Mathematics and Statistics Centre, the topics described above probably come in the review materials, keeping in mind that trigonometry may also be in the review materials but plays no role in the MSAT. If you want more information and practice with Part B materials, you should sign out a book on Pre-Calculus, and look up specific chapters where you need more practice (such as "Functions and Graphs", or "Polynomial and Rational Functions", or "Exponential and Logarithmic Functions").
What to bring
- Photo ID
- Pencil and eraser
- Money for parking
NOTE: Calculators and other electronics (including translators) are NOT allowed during the exam.