<p>I have just started prepping for the December SAT and have been through the entire Math section of the 'Official SAT Study Guide' ("Blue Book") - and understand the majority of the content.</p>
<p>I had a session with a Math tutor (I've never had a tutor before) yesterday and she told me that the Blue Book doesn't contain all of the information that you need to know for the math exam.</p>
<p>She then proceeded to teach me topics that I had never learnt before at school.</p>
<p>I was wondering if she is right - or if she is mistaken and the Blue Book (which I have heard praised many times) does contain everything that will be on the exam?</p>
<p>Go through all the practice tests in the Blue Book and the online program. Those should incorporate all the concepts you’ll need for the test. If there’s anything missing from such a large sample, its probably insignificant and won’t affect your score.</p>
<p>Obviously, the real test will ALWAYS contain new “elements” that are not in the Blue Book. Always because it is a given that there will an experimental section on the SAT. </p>
<p>As far as new topics, I would highly advise to share what those new topics are that the tutor is bringing up. People who are familiar with the recent tests and follow the test discussions will easily confirm that the tutor is either right or full of it. And that information will allow you to decide to keep the tutor, or let her find other naive students. </p>
<p>Fwiw, you might want to check sites such as satquantum for discussions and answers on the most recent tests. Even if you do not have access to the QAS, it will help you ascertain the “topics” covered. </p>
<p>"Fwiw, you might want to check sites such as satquantum for discussions and answers on the most recent tests. Even if you do not have access to the QAS, it will help you ascertain the “topics” covered. "</p>
<p>xiggi, do you think satquantam does a good job in its explanations, in terms of helping to prepare for the sat?</p>
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<li>inequalities on a number line e.g the difference between an open circle and a closed circle </li>
<li>complex direct variation e.g direct variation to a power</li>
<li>types of planes e.g 3 dimensional planes</li>
<li>how to graph absolute value</li>
<li>inequalities of an absolute value graph (a topic I really don’t understand at all)</li>
<li>cross sections of a cone</li>
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