Topics Covered
Representative descriptions of each of the content areas covered by the test are provided below. Within each content area, the approximate percentage of examination questions is shown for each topic.
Current section: II. Mathematics
II. Mathematics
- Critical Thinking
- deductive reasoning
- inductive reasoning
- adaptive reasoning
- problem analysis
- Number Sense and Numeration (31%)
- meaning and use of numbers
- the standard algorithms for the four basic operations
- appropriate computation strategies and reasonableness of results
- methods of mathematical investigation
- number patterns
- place value
- equivalence
- factors and multiples
- ratio, proportion, percent
- representations
- calculator strategies
- number lines
- Algebraic Concepts (23%)
- algebraic methods and representations
- associative, commutative, and distributive properties
- additive and multiplicative inverses
- function machines
- the special properties of zero and one
- equalities and inequalities, patterns, and algebraic formulas
- Informal Geometry and Measurement (23%)
- pure and real-world properties and relationships in figures and shapes in two and three dimensions
- Pythagorean theorem
- transformations
- geometric models
- nets
- standard units of measurement
- coordinate graphing
- perimeter, area, volume
- rates
- angles
- money, temperature, time
- Data Organization and Interpretation (23%)
- visual displays of quantitative information
- simple probability
- outcomes
- events
- sample spaces
- counting techniques
- tree diagrams
- combinations
- permutations
- mean, median, mode