Preparing for the SAT Math Section

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<p>Introduction:
Obviously, this humble guide won’t talk much about tricks nor strategies for the Math Section; this guide will simply give you some outlines for filling your gaps in some specific contents in Mathematics that you’ll certainly need on the SAT, moreover; this guide specifically clarify how can someone fill his gaps using Khanacademy, to be more concise we only need some few topics on the SAT Math Section and those topics are: </p>

<p>• Numbers and Operations
• Algebra
• Geometry
• Data, Statistics, and Probability</p>

<p>So for now I’ll specify the videos and the topics you’ll need to review from Khanacademy more intensively.
Sal Khan ـــــ the founder of Khanacademy, probably made general topics and this is actually why I made this brief guide to specify the topics we’ll need.</p>

<p>Numbers and Operations:</p>

<p>The first math topic you’ll fine in Khanacademy is called ‘’ Arithmetic and Pre-Algebra ‘’ and it’s divided into group of topics and here’re the topics you’ll need: </p>

<p>• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication and Division
• Factors and Multiplies
• Negative numbers and Absolute value
• Ratios, Proportions, Units, and Rates
• Exponents, Radicals, and Scientific notations
• Applying Mathematical Reasoning
• Arithmetic Law of Additions</p>

<p>Well, I believe this is all what you’ll need in this branch; I know some of those topics look fairly easy or rather unimportant, just don’t make them stop you, this only clarifies what you’ll need so you certainly know most of them.
Note: You may not need the last two topics.</p>

<p>Algebra:</p>

<p>• Introduction to Algebra
• Linear Equations
• Linear Inequalities
• Analytic Geometry
• Systems of Equations and Inequalities
• Functions
• Quadratics
• Exponent Expressions and Equations
• Polynomials
• Ratios and Rational Expressions</p>

<p>Briefly this is what you’ll need for the Algebra Wrap Up, in fact if you don’t have any gaps in some topic of them just pass it and search for the one that you’ll need.</p>

<p>Geometry:</p>

<p>• Points, Lines, and Planes
• Angles and Intersecting Lines
• Congruent Triangles
• Perimeter, Area, and Volume
• Similarity
• Right Triangles
• Special Properties of Triangles
• Quadrilaterals
• Circles</p>

<p>Data, Statistics, and Probability:</p>

<p>• Independent and Dependant Events
• Probability
• Random Variables and Probability distributions
• Descriptive Statistics </p>

<p>To be thorough, you probably may need to know some more about Sequences, there's an autonomous topic called '' Basic Sequences and Series '' you'll find in in the Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus section on Khan Academy as well.</p>

<p>Lastly, This is what do you'll need for the SAT Math Section, and again If you really faced a topic and you believe you do not need it just pass it and look for the one you have some gaps in.</p>

<p>Feel free to ask any question regarding this forum.</p>

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<p>I have been asked to tutor someone for the math section of the test. However considering that I am not familiar with the exam, would you happen to have any strategies about tutoring for it? I have experience tutoring math but not for a particular exam.</p>

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<p>^^^^</p>

<p>Strategies for teaching SAT math need to be tailored to the student.</p>

<p>Are you tutoring a strong student in math (even strong students might still want tutoring)?</p>

<p>If so, you aren’t gonna need to focus on teaching mathematical material as much as on getting familiar with SAT questions, and MOST OF ALL—practicing concentration and identifying his/her common stupid mistakes.</p>

<p>At a place like CC, most people are gonna be pretty good at math in general, but get screwed by selecting the value of “x” when the problem asked for the value of “3x.”</p>

<p>If you are tutoring an average to struggling student in math, you will need to thoroughly refresh concepts such as special right triangles, and teach him/her to recognize when such things apply.</p>

<p>Either way, I’d jump right into doing SAT style problems. Don’t waste time with just reviewing concepts from a purely theoretical perspective, rather review concepts when they appear in questions. Use the questions in the beginning of the Blue Book (everyone ignores 'em and just uses the book for the test) and then go to Barron’s or PR if you run out. Don’t waste Blue Book tests 'till you are serious.</p>