SAT Math: What the CollegeBoard Doesn't Tell You

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SAT Math: What the CollegeBoard Doesn't Tell You

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5 sessions

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This series ended on August 25, 2023. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Running out of time? Keep getting stuck because every problem looks too much like Calculus? Thinking to yourself "There must be more that this $100 calculator can do besides simple operations and graphing"? This series is for you!

In these sessions, we'll cover all of the nuanced SAT Math hacks you won't find in the CollegeBoard's review guides, and that high-scoring test-takers use to maximize accuracy and minimize confusion and time spent. This includes (but is not limited to):

✅ Simple tricks that will save you valuable minutes on even the most complex quadratic equations questions!
✅ The method of "solving for the expression," and how it can eliminate hassle from systems and linear equations!
✅ The value of knowing the Pythagorean triples, and how you can use them to find the dimensions of any right triangle in seconds!

We'll also dive into how you can use your graphing calculator to speed up and simplify your approaches to problems on Section 4!

By the end of this series, you'll be able to:
⏩ Quicken your ability to tackle seemingly complex problems on the SAT without losing accuracy
🌐 Make better use of your calculator on problems where its use is permitted
💪 Build your confidence on the SAT by expanding your problem-solving toolkit!

🛑 PREREQUISITES: Please come prepared to each session with a writing utensil and scratch paper. A TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator is recommended but not required.

*Note for volunteer hours: A V, Crystal H, and Temitayo J are helping as moderators for this series and their service hours have been approved by the series host

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Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

This is only a 5 part series, so please try to make it to every session! If at any point you won’t be able to regularly attend, please unenroll to give other learners a chance to register.

This series also takes place leading up to the August 26th SAT, so it is within your best interests to make it to every session so that you're as prepared as possible for test day.

Thanks!

SESSION 1

21

Aug

SESSION 1

SAT Math

Mon 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 21, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC

Today’s session will cover:

🚂 The plug-and-chug method: this simple yet incredibly versatile technique can be applied to a wide variety of problems on the SAT!
🔤 Solve for the expression, not the variable: expedite your solutions to Algebra problems and solve systems of equations in seconds!

SESSION 2

22

Aug

SESSION 2

SAT Math

Tue 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 22, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC

Today’s session will cover:

🧠 Pythagorean triples: how knowing these side length proportions can save you time and effort on right triangle trig problems!
📐 Special right triangles: all you need is an angle measurement or side length to find all the dimensions of these triangles instantly!

SESSION 3

23

Aug

SESSION 3

SAT Math

Wed 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 23, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC

Today’s session will cover:

💎 The discriminant: how this hidden gem in the quadratic formula can get you the solution to complex problems in seconds!
💪 Vertex and sum of roots: knowing these two simple formulas will save you valuable time on otherwise difficult and time-consuming quadratic equations problems!

SESSION 4

24

Aug

SESSION 4

SAT Math

Thu 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 24, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC

Today’s session will cover:

📊 Spread and central tendency: the key techniques to employ when dealing with mean and standard deviation problems!
♾️ Infinitely many/no solutions: an easy-to-calculate algorithm for finding the solution sets of linear relationships!

SESSION 5

25

Aug

SESSION 5

SAT Math

Fri 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTCAug 25, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM UTC

Today’s session will cover:

🧮 Your calculator: features of the TI-84 that the CollegeBoard doesn’t tell you about–and that will save you tremendous hassle on Section 4!

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Aug 21 - Aug 25

1 week

60 mins

/ session

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Monday, Aug 21

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Tuesday, Aug 22

8:30PM

Wednesday, Aug 23

8:30PM

Thursday, Aug 24

8:30PM

Friday, Aug 25

8:30PM