SAT math skills /
Leaf, Brian,author.
"Proven and practical strategies for success on the Math Skills section of the SAT-completely revised and updated for the latest version of the exam. There are many comprehensive SAT prep books out there, but if you're looking to master specific skills and increase your score, Top 50 SAT Math Skills, Third Edition offers most effective study strategy available. The first book of its kind to present the heart of each of the 50 most important SAT concepts, this essential guide provides exercises that show you exactly how each math concept is tested on the SAT. Written by a renowned educational counselor, this book was created specifically for visual learners, with small bits of information to aid in quick, concentrated study. Within each topic, solved problems of gradually increasing difficulty help you build your problem-solving skills. Features: 50 essential skills, each presented clearly on a two-page spread, offer quick targeted review; the content was created specifically for the visual learner; A pre-test designed to identify weaknesses in the critical math concepts on the SAT that students often struggle with; Visually appealing, two- to four-page spreads with lessons that boost knowledge in the 50 essential skills, with step-by-step sample exercises; A post-test designed to track your progress in each specific skill; A full answer key with helpful explanations; 2 extra tests online"--Publisher's description.
Includes 50 skills flashcards on the 20 unnumbered pages at end.
Pretest -- Top 50 Skills -- SKILL 1 Use the Answers -- SKILL 2 Algebraic Manipulation . . . "What Is pin Terms off?" -- SKILL 3 "Mean" Means Average -- SKILL 4 The Six-Minute Abs of Geometry: Angles -- SKILL 5 The Six-Minute Abs of Geometry: Parallel Lines -- SKILL 6 The Six-Minute Abs of Geometry: Triangles -- SKILL 7 The Final Six-Minute Abs of Geometry -- SKILL 8 Math Vocab -- SKILL 9 More Math Vocab -- SKILL 10 Systems of Equations -- SKILL 11 Green Circle, Black Diamond: Slaloming Slope I -- SKILL 12 Green Circle, Black Diamond: Slaloming Slope II -- SKILL 13 The Sports Page: Using Tables and Graphs -- SKILL 14 Function Questions on the SAT, Type I -- SKILL 15 Function Questions on the SAT, Type II -- SKILL 16 Make It Real -- SKILL 17 Perimeter, Area, Volume -- SKILL 18 Donuts -- SKILL 19 Baking Granola Bars . . . Ratios -- SKILL 20 More Granola Bars . . . Proportions and Cross-Multiplying -- SKILL 21 Use the Diagram -- SKILL 22 Art Class -- SKILL 23 The Six-Minute Abs of Geometry: Length of a Side I -- SKILL 24 The Six-Minute Abs of Geometry: Length of a Side II -- SKILL 25 The Six-Minute Abs of Geometry: Length of a Side III -- SKILL 26 "Is" Means Equals . . . Translation -- SKILL 27 Just Do It! . . . Springboard -- SKILL 28 Beyond Your Dear Aunt Sally: The Laws of Exponents I -- SKILL 29 Far Beyond Your Dear Aunt Sally: The Laws of Exponents II -- SKILL 30 Your Algebra Teacher Never Said "y = ax + b" -- SKILL 31 Arrangements -- SKILL 32 Long Word No-Problems -- SKILL 33 May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor. . . Probability -- SKILL 34 He's Making a List . . . Median, Mode, and Range -- SKILL 35 y= ax 2 + bx + c -- SKILL 36 Circles -- SKILL 37 Hopscotch, Pigtails, and Remainders -- SKILL 38 Absolute Value -- SKILL 39 Sequences -- SKILL 40 Not So Complex Numbers -- SKILL 41 Don't Even Think About It! . . . Most Common SAT Math Careless Errors I -- SKILL 42 Don't Even Think About It! . . . Most Common SAT Math Careless Errors II -- SKILL 43 Misbehaving Numbers: Weird Number Behavior -- SKILL 44 Mathematical Transformations -- SKILL 45 SohCahToa! -- SKILL 46 Beyond SohCahToa -- SKILL 47 Directly and Inversely Proportional -- SKILL 48 Rational Expressions 1 -- SKILL 49 How to Think Like a Math Genius I -- SKILL 50 How to Think Like a Math Genius II -- Bonus Skill: Hello Harvard . . . How to Break 700 -- Easy, Medium, Hard, and Guessing Revisited -- Now What? -- Posttest I -- Solutions -- Glossary.
"Proven and practical strategies for success on the Math Skills section of the SAT-completely revised and updated for the latest version of the exam. There are many comprehensive SAT prep books out there, but if you're looking to master specific skills and increase your score, Top 50 SAT Math Skills, Third Edition offers most effective study strategy available. The first book of its kind to present the heart of each of the 50 most important SAT concepts, this essential guide provides exercises that show you exactly how each math concept is tested on the SAT. Written by a renowned educational counselor, this book was created specifically for visual learners, with small bits of information to aid in quick, concentrated study. Within each topic, solved problems of gradually increasing difficulty help you build your problem-solving skills. Features: 50 essential skills, each presented clearly on a two-page spread, offer quick targeted review; the content was created specifically for the visual learner; A pre-test designed to identify weaknesses in the critical math concepts on the SAT that students often struggle with; Visually appealing, two- to four-page spreads with lessons that boost knowledge in the 50 essential skills, with step-by-step sample exercises; A post-test designed to track your progress in each specific skill; A full answer key with helpful explanations; 2 extra tests online"--Publisher's description.
Mathematics
SAT (Educational test)
Universities and colleges