Math 21 Advanced Placement Exam (1st semester AY 2024-25)
What is the Math 21 Advanced Placement Eamination?
Advanced Placement Examination (APE) is an exam given before the start of the first semester of every academic year to any freshman qualifier to the University of the Philippines in Diliman. The APE is optional and may be taken by anyone who has sufficient high school background in the subjects concerned. The advantage for a student who passes the APE is that he/she does not need to enroll in the subject passed and may proceed to the next subject. In particular, a student who passes the Math 21 APE shall be given credit of 4 units in Math 21 in his/her academic program but without numerical grade.
Who can take the Math 21 APE?
Incoming freshmen who have taken Basic Calculus from STEM or equivalent strand of K-12 may take the Advanced Placement Examination (APE) for Math 21 (Elementary Analysis I). Incoming freshmen who have not taken Basic Calculus from STEM or equivalent strand of K-12 need to pass the Math 20 Validation Exam in order to be eligible to take the Math 21 APE.
What are the requirements for application?
- Completely filled out application form (download the form from this link)
- UP Admission Notice
- Certified Photocopy of Student’s High School Transcript of Records (Form 137 – 7th-12th year) or HS Report Cards (Form 138 – 7th-12th year)
- Two (2) recent 2×2 pictures of the student
- Valid photo identification card with signature of the student
- Certification that the student has taken Basic Calculus from STEM or equivalent strand of K-12 or Certification that the student has passed the Math 20 Validation Exam
How to apply?
Express your intent to take the examination by answering the Google form here. Submit filled out application form with recent 2×2 ID photos and other requirements (enumerated above) to the Office of the Secretary of the College of Science (face-to-face only, no online option).
Deadline of application: 05 July 2024 (Friday), 4:00 PM
When and where will the exam be administered?
The exam will be administered face-to-face on 10 July 2024 (Wednesday), 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, at the Institute of Mathematics building. Room assignments will be posted at the entrance of the building.
What to bring for the exam?
- Examination permit issued by the College Secretary
- Valid photo identification card with signature
- Non-erasable black or blue pen
What is the coverage of the exam?
The exam covers limits and continuity, derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions (exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, hyperbolic, and their inverses), applications of derivatives, antiderivatives and definite integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and applications of the definite integral. Refer to the contents of the Math 21 syllabus here.
For more information, contact:
Ms. Janeth Mabaquiao
Office of the Secretary
College of Science, UP Diliman, Q.C.
Tel. No. (+632) 89818500 loc. 3816
Ms. Guey Ruiz
Institute of Mathematics
College of Science, UP Diliman, Q.C.
Tel. No. (+632) 89818500 loc. 3861