By the way guys , thanks for your responses. Sometimes it's hard for me to get back online, because I work full time and go to school full time, but I always have a chance to respond at some point.
Ps. The class just started to work on parabolas, and I'm just stoked!
I went over the test today with the instructor. It just seems that I got to the correct answers (9 out of 12 questions), but he marked off points because I didn’t make it clear on how I got the answer. I guess that this is a result of using short cuts and taking multiple choice tests for so...
The professor writes the questions on the board so that we can solve them. He doesn't only grade based on your answer, he also checks if you performed the correct steps to solve the problem. And yes, all of the math test that I've ever taken in college have been multiple choice.
I’m taking college level math, and I’m worried about my progress. I took my first test in that class last week, and I did terrible. I have always done well in math, but the score I received was the lowest score I’ve ever received any type of test. Our test was “write the question and answer...