We recommend that you prepare for the MDT. Students looking for review and practice material might want to look for ONE of these mathematics books in the Langara College Library. Select the course that you would like to take, and then choose one of the books in that section. If you do not have a Langara College library card, then you can go to a public library and select a book with a similar title. Alternatively, you can do your review work at the Langara Library.
Test 1
The first part of Test 1 (30 multiple choice questions) assesses your arithmetic skills, and you can find some material on the "Math 11" section of the BCIT web site -- arithmetic, fractions and percent are good review topics. Be sure to practice without using a calculator. For the second part of Test 1 (with 25 multiple choice questions), you can review the material on algebra and equations located on that BCIT web site.
Additional practice problems are available on the University of Athabasca website.
Section A is good practice for Part I of Test #1 (do not use a calculator). Section B is good practice for Part II of Test #1 (do not use a calculator)
You can also check out the TRU-OL self-assessment parts A, B, C.
Most students will not write the third part of Test 1, which covers more advanced algebra. Only if you score at least 90% on the first 50 questions, and if you want to take math 1152, will you be asked to write part III. You should find an advanced algebra book to review -- see the MATH 1152 list of textbooks on the library list, or look at the first 15-20 sections of the BCIT Math 12 review.
Test 2
Test 2 assesses your knowledge of everything from grade 1 to grade 12 math, excluding probability, statistics and combinators.
A good preliminary review of Math 12 topics -- examples with solutions -- can be found on the Math 12 Test section of the BCIT web site. However students hoping to take Calculus should be very competent with the topics on this Calculus Readiness Test.
Additional practice problems are available on the University of Athabasca website. Use Section C as practice for parts of Test #2.
Note – Langara’s MDT does not test on probability or statistics.
UBC has a math skills test that you can practice, as does Thompson Rivers University - try sections C and D.
Statistics Test
Check here for practice problems; you may use a calculator on this test.
