The MAT-171 course is required by many Wake Tech programs and transfer partners. For many students, this is their first attempt at a college mathematics course, and they find the pace to be extremely fast. This requires students to be well-prepared with knowledge from previous math courses.

The Mathematics faculty have prepared a skills assessment to help students gauge their readiness before beginning MAT-171. It is recommended that you attempt the skills assessment before the course begins and then review the associated material for any questions that you missed. Doing this will help ensure you begin MAT-171 with a great start.

After attempting each problem in the skills practice, please check it against the answer key. The key also includes links for each problem to additional resources for support on the listed objectives.