Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

CAIE-0003

Organization's ID:

9709

Organization:

Cambridge Assessment International Education

Location:

International

Length:

3 hours and 5 minutes

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	mathematics

Credit is recommended for examinees scoring "E" or higher

Description

Objective:

All three AS options include two test papers, and the specific content assessed by each varies depending on option selected. For illustrative purposes, the first option (pure mathematics and mechanics) is described fully here.

The exam consists of two parts, consisting of structured questions. The pure mathematics exam includes 10-12 questions, worth 75 score points, and accounting for 60 percent of the grade. The mechanics exam includes 6-8 structured questions, worth 50 score points, and comprising 40 percent of the grade. The first exam is 1 hour and 50 minutes, and the second is 1 hour and 15 minutes. Both exams measure candidates' knowledge and understanding and application and communication of mathematical facts, concepts, theories, procedures, and problem solving.

Skills Measured:

For pure mathematics (Paper 1), skills/outcomes include quadratics; functions; coordinate geometry; circular measure; trigonometry; series; differentiation; and integration. For pure mathematics 2 (Paper 2), skills/outcomes include algebra; logarithmic and exponential functions; trigonometry; differentiation; integration; and numerical solution of equations. For mechanics (Paper 4), skills/outcomes include forces and equilibrium; kinematics of motion in a straight line; momentum; Newton's laws of motion; and energy, work and power. For probability & statistics 1 (Paper 5), skills/outcomes include representation of data; permutations and combinations; probability; discrete random variables; and the normal distribution.

Note: Students select content options as part of the exam administration, and thus Papers are combined to cover different content, with the overall exam resulting in a specific emphasis. This emphasis is noted in parentheses on the grade transcript as Pure; Pure and Mechanics; Pure and Probability and Statistics; or Pure, Mechanics, and Probability and Statistics. This notation can be used by the institution to
determine the best match for credit awards.

Instruction & Assessment