I am trying to test into calculus I and skip precalculus. The test is called the TCDI and I need advice from anyone who has take it.?

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I am preparing to take the the accuplacer to skip precalc and test into Calculus I. I go to Pikes Peak Community College, and I believe that the accuplacer is called the TCDI. I took college algebra and got an A in the class, and I have been studying Trigonometry separately in my own time. I have to get an 82 percent on this placement test to get into Calc I, and I want to make sure that I have prepared for it properly. If anyone else has taken this or a similar accuplacer, can you please answer the following questions: 1. Does this test just test knowledge of precalculus, or does it require existing knowledge in calculus I as well? Also, what are some good places to visit online to prepare for this test?

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Caligula · Accepted Answer

ACCUPLACER is the name of the test.  It's offered by the College Board.  If you search for ACCUPLACER at the PPCC site, you'll be able to follow a link to a CB site with sample questions (College Math is after arithmetic, which is after questions on reading and writing.  If you get to ESL, you've overshot.)  That's where I'd start if I were you.If

I doubt you'll need to pass any calculus questions (a not insignificant number of people place into classes they then struggle with), but I haven't taken the exam, so I can't swear to what's on it.

The test is free the first time you take it, but you can take it again for $10, so even the worst-case scenario isn't too bad.

Good luck.  Your calculus prof is going to appreciate a student with the will and ability to do what you're doing.

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I am trying to test into calculus I and skip precalculus. The test is called the TCDI and I need advice from anyone who has take it.?

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