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New York State students are required to obtain three credits in mathematics for
graduation and have two types of diploma options. All students must pass
the Mathematics A Regents Examination in order to obtain a Regents Diploma.
Those students wishing to pursue an Advanced Regents Diploma must also pass the
Mathematics B Regents Examination. Similar to the Math A
Exam, the Math B Exam requires students to address material which falls into seven key categories
developed in the NYS Standards for Education: mathematical reasoning,
number and numeration, operations, modeling/multiple representation,
measurement, uncertainty, and patterns/functions. These topics have been
developed in more depth and detail in this second examination. This web site is devoted
to addressing these seven key categories by offering student lessons,
student practice pages, and teacher resources for the concepts developed
under each category.
The format of the examination consists of four components. Part I is 20
multiple choice questions worth 2 pts each. Parts II, III, and IV are
open-ended response sections where students must clearly indicate the
necessary steps used in arriving at a conclusion. The six questions in Part II are worth 2 points each.
The six questions in Part III are worth 4 points each. And the two questions in
Part IV are worth 6 points each. Students are to answer ALL questions.
Students sitting for the Mathematics B Regents Examination must have access
to a straightedge (ruler), a compass and a graphing calculator. Graphing
calculators that perform symbolic manipulation and/or communicate with other
calculators are not allowed. Memories must be cleared prior to the
examination. Formula sheets will be provided on this test.
It is expected that students are capable of performing the following tasks on
their graphing calculators:
- Performing basic arithmetic and algebraic operations.
- Graphing algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions
in an appropriate viewing window.
- Determining roots of functions and the points of intersections of curves.
- Determining an equation of the lines of best fit: linear,
logarithmic, exponential or power.
- Determining a linear correlation coefficient.
When utilizing the graphing calculator to respond to a graphing question on
the examination, a student is expected to show:
- A sketch of the viewing window.
- Scales indicated on the x and y axes.
- Clearly labeled x and y intercepts and points of intersection, if needed
for the solution.
When utilizing the graphing calculator to respond to a statistics
question on the examination, a student is expected to show:
- For standard deviation questions, indicate the number of scores, the
mean, and the population standard deviation.
- For regression lines, write the regression equation and, if needed,
show the substitution in that equation for interpolations or
extrapolations.
- For linear correlation coefficient items include the equation of the
regression line and specify how the linear correlation coefficient is used
in the solution.
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