APPLICATION PERIOD For more information, contact:

13 - 28 May 2019 VALIDATION

13 May – 04 June 2019 - ADVANCED Ms. Janeth Mabaquiao
PLACEMENT EXAMINATION (APE) Office of the Secretary
Administrative Office College of Science, UP Diliman, Q.C.
Institute of Mathematics Tel No.: (+632) 981 – 8500 loc. 3816
College of Science Complex Ms. Guey Ruiz
VALIDATION and UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City Institute of Mathematics
Tel No.: (+632) 920–1009
ADVANCED EXAMINATION DATE AND TIME
(+632) 981–8500 loc. 3861
PLACEMENT The APE is an official activity of the:
VALIDATION (Math 20)
EXAMINATIONS (APE) For Incoming Freshmen who have not INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS
Credit by Examination taken Pre-calculus from the STEM or College of Science
equivalent strand of K-12 University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
FOR INCOMING 29 May 2019 (WEDNESDAY) http://www.math.upd.edu.ph
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. Tel No. (+632) 920-1009
FRESHMEN
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
EXAMINATIONS (APE)
(Math 21)
For Incoming Freshmen who have taken
Pre-calculus from the STEM or equivalent
strand of K-12 or those who passed the
Math 20 Validation Examination WHAT TO BRING DURING THE EXAM
Black or Blue ink pen
05 JUNE 2019 (WEDNESDAY) Examination Permit
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. ID card bearing picture and signature of
student.
Please be at the venue by:
12:30 P.M. NOTE:
Academic Year 2019 – 2020 The APE is a closed book examination.
University of the Philippines EXAMINATION VENUE Answer sheets and scratch paper will be
Mathematics Building distributed at the start of the examination by
Diliman the examiners. Calculators and cell phones
C.P. Garcia Ave., UP Campus
are not allowed.
Diliman, Quezon City
 WHO CAN TAKE THE ADVANCED
What to bring when applying for APE
What is the Math 20 Validation Exam? PLACEMENT EXAMINATION (APE)?
 UP Admission Notice
The Validation Exam for Math 20 (Pre-Calculus) is an
 Certification that have taken Calculus in SHS or
examination given to incoming freshmen who have not
Certification that have passed the Validation in Math HAVE TAKEN PRE-CALCULUS
taken Pre-calculus from the STEM or equivalent strand of
20 FROM THE STEM OR EQUIVALENT
K-12. This examination is OPTIONAL and may be taken by
 Certified Photocopy of Student's High School
Freshmen admitted to degree programs requiring Math 21. STRAND OF K-12?
Transcript of Records (Form 137- 7th-12th year) or
 HS Report Cards (Form 138 - 7th-12th year);
What is the Advanced Placement Examination (APE)?
 Two recent 2x2 pictures of the student
The Advanced Placement Examination (APE) is an exam given  Valid photo identification card with signature of
before the start of the first semester of every academic year to student. YES NO
any freshmen qualifier to the University of the Philippines in TRA
Diliman. The APE is OPTIONAL and may be taken by anyone
who has sufficient high school background in the subjects Degree Program
concerned.
TOPICS FOR EXAMINATION Requires Math 21? Degree Program
Who can take the Math 21 Advanced Placement Requires Math 21?
Math 20 Precalculus: Functions and their Graphs.
Examination (APE)?
The incoming freshmen students who have taken Pre-calculus  Equations and inequalities;
YES NO
from the STEM or equivalent strand of K-12 may take the  two dimensional coordinate system, graphs of
No need to NO YES
Advanced Placement Examination (APE) for Math 21. Incoming equations;
freshmen students who have not taken Pre-calculus from the
take Math No need to
 conic sections;
STEM or equivalent strand of K-12 need to pass the Validation 21 APE take
 functions and their graphs;
Examination for Math 20 in order to take the APE for Math 21.  trigonometric functions and trigonometric identities; Math 20
 inverse trigonometric functions; Validation
What are the advantages of taking and passing the
 solutions of triangles;
APE? Must take Validation
 polar form of complex numbers.
A student who passes the APE shall be given credit of 4 units in exam in Math 20
Math 21 in his / her academic program but no numerical grade. on 29 MAY 2019
Math 21 Elementary Analysis I.
A student who passes the APE saves matriculation money, as  Limits and continuity;
well as time, since, he/she need not enroll in the subject passed  derivatives of algebraic and transcendental functions
and may proceed to the next subject. (exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, hyperbolic,
Passed Failed
and their inverses);
When and Where to Apply  applications of derivatives;
 antiderivatives and definite integrals; Fundamental
Application Period is on: Theorem of Calculus; May take APE Must enroll in
13 – 28 May 2019 for Validation and  applications of the definite integral.
13 May – 04 June 2019 for APE. Please visit the in Math 21 Math 20
Institute of Mathematics website: www.math.upd.edu.ph 05 JUNE 2019 (As a non-credit
for instructions and application. course)