Math A Regents Review

The Math A Regents exam has replaced Math Courses I and II as of January 2003. If you entered high school on or after September 2001, you must pass either the Math A or Math B Regents exam before you can graduate.

When do I take the Math A Regents exam?

Your school and mathematics program will determine when exactly you should take the Math A Regents exam. The test is administered January, June and August of each school year. Most students will be required to take the exam one to two years after beginning their high-school-level math.

How is the Math A Regents exam set up?

Beginning with the January, 2004 exam, the Math A Regents exam is divided into four parts with a total of 39 questions. All of the questions in each of the parts must be answered in the allotted three-hour time limit. All work should be done in pen except for the drawings of graphs and diagrams, which should be drawn in pencil. Scrap paper is not permitted but the question booklet provides plenty of blank space to work out your answers.

Part I- 30 standard multiple-choice questions labeled (1), (2), (3) and (4). An answer sheet is provided as the last page in the question booklet.

Parts II, III and IV- 9 open-ended response questions requiring the work of all steps taken to find the correct answer. If you choose a guess-and-check strategy, you must show at least one guess that does not work to receive credit.

What do I need to bring to the test?

You must have access to a straightedge (ruler), a compass and a scientific calculator to the Math A Regents exam. Formula sheets will not be provided and/or permitted. Graphing calculators are permitted but not required and the memory must be cleared prior to taking the exam. There are three possible advantages to having this type of calculator on test day:

• Allows you to quickly visualize a problem that can be represented by an equation or an inequality
• Some problems can be solved more easily graphically than algebraically with pen and paper
• Graphical solution may help to confirm an answer obtained using standard algebraic methods

What gets collected at the end of the Math A Regents exam?

• Any tool provided by your school (calculator, ruler, compass, etc.)
• The question booklet with your name and your school's name on the cover
• The signed Part I answer sheet confirming you did not receive any unlawful assistance

How is the Math A Regents exam scored?

Solutions to questions in Parts II, III and IV that are not completely correct may receive partial credit according to a special scoring guide provided by the New York State Educational Department. The Math A Regents is scored as follows:

How is the final score for the Math Regents determined?

The maximum total raw score of 84 is converted into a final score that falls within the usual 0 to 100 scale provided by the New York Education Department.

Is the Math A Regents offered in different languages?

Yes. The Math Regents is offered in:

• Spanish
• Chinese
• Haitian
• Creole
• Korean
• Russian

What topics are tested in the Math A Regents exam?

The Math A Regents exam test you on a wide range of topics that include:

Formal Proofs, a topic covered in Course II, will not be tested on and you do not need to study for. This topic covers:

• Formal geometric proofs
• Formal logic proofs
• Coordinate geometry proofs
• The quadratic formula

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