Math Placement Test

Most SUNY Poly programs use the Math Placement Test, to advise you which mathematics course to take first.  

When ready, and at the latest by June 15, you need to complete the test at: https://sunypoly.mobius.cloud/login

If you need accommodations related to the math placement test (MPT), please contact Student Accessibility Services at sas@sunypoly.edu

We recommend that you thoroughly refresh your mathematics knowledge before taking the exam. Here are some resources to help you prepare:

For motivation, it is best to get a feel for Calculus and see how Calculus will be used in later courses:

• CLP Calculus Textbooks
• Gerritsen, Math Gives You Wings
• Strang, Highlights of Calculus, textbook 
• Essence of Calculus
• Jerison, Calculus
• Kleitman, Calculus with Applications, textbook
• University of Sydney, Introduction to Calculus
• Coursera/Stanford: Introduction to Mathematical Thinking

Review the material needed to be successful in Calculus I:

• edx Arizona State University
• Khanacademy Precalculus
• Khanacademy Trig Equations and Identities
• Khanacademy Inverse Trig Functions
• Khanacademy Geometry
• Patrick, Just Math Tutorials
• Delaware, A Review of Precalculus

Test readiness for the Math Placement Exam:

• UC San Diego, Calculus Readiness
• UMass, Lowell, Calculus Readiness
• ETown, PreCalculus.pdf

Relax during the study breaks with some fun math:

• Ellenberg, How Not to Be Wrong 
• Lobdell, Study Less, Study Smart