IJA SAT MATH PREPARATION COURSE
The following math topics for the SAT preparation shall be covered: 04/10/2014
Number and Operations (20-25%)
Properties of Integers
Arithmetic word problems
Number lines
Square and square roots
Fractions and rational numbers
Elementary number theory
Ratios, proportions and percent
Sequences
Sets (union, intersection and elements)
Counting
Logical Reasoning
Algebra and Functions (35–40%)
Substitution and simplifying algebraic expressions
Properties of exponents
Algebraic word problems
Solutions of linear equations and inequalities
Systems of equations and inequalities
Quadratic equations
Rational and radical equations
Equations of lines
Absolute value
Direct and inverse variation
Concepts of algebraic functions
Newly defined symbols based on commonly used operations
Geometry and Measurement (35-40%)
Geometry notations
Points and lines
Angles in the plane
Triangles (equilateral, isosceles, right, 30/60/90 degree, 45/45/90 degree, 3/4/5, congruent, similar, inequality)
Quadrilaterals (parallelograms, rectangles, squares)
Areas and perimeters (squares, rectangles, triangles, parallelograms)
Other polygons (angles in a polygon, perimeter, area)
Circles (diameter, radius, arc, tangent, circumference, area)
Solid geometry (solid figures and volumes, surface areas)
Geometric perception
Coordinate Geometry (slopes, parallel and perpendicular lines, midpoint formula and distance formula)
Transformations
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability (25-30%)
Data interpretation
Statistics (mean, median, mode, weighted average, Average of algebraic expressions and using averages to find missing numbers)
Elementary probability
Geometric probability
WHILE THE USE OF CALCULATORS IS NOT DISALLOWED, IT IS DISCOURAGED IN THE CLASS.
BOOKS
The official SAT Study Guide with the DVD. Available from http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice
Kaplan SAT Course Book. Available from www.amazon.com
More books are encouraged
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