ALEKS PPL placement assessments cover material ranging from properties of numbers up through trigonometry.
You may encounter some topics that you haven’t seen before—that’s OK! These are assessments to determine what you do know, not exams to test you on material that you're expected to know.
Real numbers
fractions, integers, and percentagesEquations and inequalities
linear equations, linear inequalities, systems of linear equations, and quadratic equationsLinear and quadratic functions
graphs and functions, linear functions, and parabolasExponents and polynomials
integer exponents, polynomial arithmetic, factoring, and polynomial equationsRational and radical expressions
rational equations and functions, higher roots, and rational exponentsGeometry
perimeter, area, volume, and coordinate geometryExponentials and logarithms
function compositions and inverses, logarithmic identities and equationsTrigonometry
trigonometric functions, identities, and equationsIf you'd like to know more about what to expect, you can read the detailed list of ALEKS placement assessment problem types.