Veiled = Hidden Galvanize = To spur/excite to action Yield = To give way to Coarse = Rough/not elegantly stated Qualify a claim = To state the limitations of an argument Treachery = Disloyal Dreary = Sad/gloomy Malleable = Flexible Freewheeling = Off the cuff Employ = To use Frank = Honest/open Mediation = Going[…]
Sequester = To isolate Austere = Serious/severe Egregious = Very bad Withstand = To handle hardship Thaw = To defrost Opine = To give an opinion on Mitigate = To lessen Proclaim = To state strongly Pragmatic = Practical Skeptical = Questioning Dubious = Doubtful Egregious = Very bad Systemic = Affecting an entire system[…]
1. English a. Review On the Lookout and TSG Grammar Rules the morning of the test 2. Reading a. Do NOT be surprised if you see a 2 passage comparison as one of the 4 passages on the test day b. Make sure you underline as you read c. Spend 2 minutes reading each passage[…]
– Water exists in 3 states: Solid/ice, liquid/drinking water, gas/water vapor. Melting point = freezing point. They both describe the same transition of matter – liquid to solid is freezing and solid to liquid is melting. Freezing point of water — 32 F and 0 C at 1 atm of pressure Boiling point of water[…]
– Viscosity: the consistency of a fluid High viscosity: thicker, slower flowing liquid Low viscosity: thinner, faster flowing liquid – The basics of data science: The independent variable (X) affects the dependent variable (Y). If you measure the effect of tutoring hours (X) on ACT score (Y), tutoring hours is independent variable and the ACT[…]
Line c passes through (8,-10) and (2,8). Line d is parallel to line c and passes through (6,1). Find the equation of line d.
Line n passes through (12,4) and (-6,10). Line s is perpendicular to line n and passes through (-3,9). Find the equation of line n.
Did you know? The SAT Math section focuses on 3 areas of math: Heart of Algebra, Problem Solving and Data Analysis, and Passport to Advanced Math. It’s important to know the following conversions: inches to feet-divide by 12 feet to inches-multiply by 12 minutes to hours-divide by 60 hours to minutes-multiply by 60 minutes to[…]
Both the SAT & ACT Math sections involve the manipulation of equations and solving linear systems. Percent change formula [(new-old)/old]*100 When you raise an exponent to another power you multiply the 2 exponents When you multiply the bases you add the exponents — For linear functions start with slope. Solve for slope then set up[…]
Mastery of parabolas is essential for math on the ACT and SAT. For parabolas vertex is (h,k) y=a(x-h)^2 + k y=ax^2+bx+c form vertex x= -b/2a