Synopses & Reviews
Graphs
Numerical Methods of Describing Data
Measures of Variability
Sampling
Simple Linear Regression
CHAPTER 4
REVIEW FOR SUBTEST III: DOMAIN 5: CALCULUS;
DOMAIN 6: HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS
Trigonometry
Angles and Trigonometric Functions
Calculus
Limits
The Derivative
Application of the Derivative
The Definite Integral
Applications of the Integral
Discrete Mathematics: Sequences and Series
The History of Mathematics
PRACTICE TEST 1 FOR SUBTEST I
Answer Sheet
Practice Test
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
PRACTICE TEST 1 FOR SUBTEST II
Answer Sheet
Practice Test
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
PRACTICE TEST 1 FOR SUBTEST III
Answer Sheet
Practice Test
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
PRACTICE TEST 2 FOR SUBTEST I
Answer Sheet
Practice Test
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
PRACTICE TEST 2 FOR SUBTEST II
Answer Sheet
Practice Test
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
PRACTICE TEST 2 FOR SUBTEST III
Answer Sheet
Practice Test
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
ANSWER SHEETS FOR
CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
INDEX
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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1
PASSING THE CSET: MATHEMATICS TEST
About This Book and TESTware®
About the Test
Test Structure
How to Use This Book
Studying for CSET: Mathematics
Format of CSET: Mathematics
About the Review Sections
Scoring CSET: Mathematics
The Day of the Test
CSET Study Schedule
CHAPTER 2
REVIEW FOR SUBTEST I: DOMAIN 1: ALGEBRA;
DOMAIN 3: NUMBER THEORY
Integers and Real Numbers
Rational and Irrational Numbers
Real Numbers and Their Components
Algebra Terms
Operations with Polynomials
Simplifying and Factoring Algebraic Expressions
Linear Equations
Slope of the Line
Two Linear Equations
Quadratic Equations
Absolute Value Equations
Inequalities
Vectors
Ratio, Proportion, and Variation
Elementary Functions
Properties of Functions
Graphing a Function
Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs
Linear Equations
Matrices
CHAPTER 3
REVIEW FOR SUBTEST II: DOMAIN 2: GEOMETRY;
DOMAIN 4: PROBABILITY & STATISTICS
Points, Lines, and Angles
Congruent Angles and Congruent Line Segments
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Solid Geometry
Coordinate Geometry
Conic Sections
Probability
Properties of Probabilities
Methods of Computing Probabilities
Probability Tables
Counting Methods
Statistics
Data