<p>I know I'm probably beating a dead horse here, but I'm looking into how I could improve the math section (without using private tutors, etc., as they are not within my family's finances) by the may SAT. </p>
<p>I know, too, that Gruber's seems to be the favorite here at CC. Is this still true? Is there a certain math book for those aiming for high scores (I'm sitting at 700), or is it only helpful for people with substantially lower scores? Also, does the benefit derive from the math problems or from the strategies taught?</p>
<p>And finally--of course--are there any other resources, besides the Blue Book and the online course, that are particularly useful? Bear in mind I do not need to work on my critical reading and writing sections nearly as much as I do my math. </p>
<p>Again, thanks! The search function only really exacerbated my confusion.</p>
<p>Honestly, after reviewing a lot of math problems from practice tests it seems to me that a lot of them involve easy techniques, but it’s sometimes hard to figure out how to go about doing it…if that makes any sense.
Some people are rather quick in regards to determining what is required to solve the problem, other people don’t pick up on it quite as fast. I would say it’s probably a matter of becoming used to the way EST words their math problems, rather than a matter of math skills, and practice, of course, is always a factor.
If you go back and look at your previous SATs (or PSATS for that matter), you’ll probably find that most questions are easy problems disguised in difficult context.
(But then again, I would recommend you take my advice with a grain of salt - I got a 530 on the math…)</p>
<p>I would agree with my antecedent.
The SAT Math section is all about problem solving.
Basically, the pattern should be something like:
Read the Q - Determine the problem - Use memorized techniques to solve the Q</p>
<p>Solve as many math problems as you can get - especially from the Blue Book.
Find out why you answered a question correct and which strategy you used.
Maybe, there is a faster way to solve it?
Find out why you answered a question wrong.
Try to determine what kind of questions you tend to answer incorrectly.
And finally derive patterns from the collected information above.</p>