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CHAPTER 1 FAQs about the SAT
What does the SAT Test? / 2
What is the format of the SAT? / 2
How is the SAT Scored? / 2
What will Colleges do with my SAT Scores? / 3
What Control do I have over my SAT Scores? / 3
How Should I Prepare for the SAT? / 4
How can I get the most out of my SAT Study Sessions? / 5
When should I take the SATs and Subject Tests? / 6
What should I do the Week before my SAT? / 6

CHAPTER 2 Diagnostic SAT
Reading Test / 16
Writing and Language Test / 35
Math Test - No Calculator / 48
Math Test - Calculator / 54
Essay (optional) / 66

CHAPTER 3 SAT Vocabulary: The Language of Ideas
SAT Vocabulary: The Language of Ideas
The Language of Ideas and Learning / 92
The Language of Argument, Reasoning, and Persuasion / 94
The Language of Dissent, Criticism, and Rebellion / 104
The Language of Power and Submission / 108
The Language of Language and Literature / 115
The Language of Judgment / 118
The Language of Extremism and Exaggeration / 121
The Language of Care and Restraint / 122
The Language of Freedom / 125
The Language of Change and Force / 126
The Language of Dullness and Stasis / 128
The Language of Truth, Truthfulness, and Beauty / 129
The Language of Deceit, Error, and Confusion / 130
The Language of Creativity and Productivity / 133
The Language of Mystery, Surprise, Adventure, and Discovery / 135
The Language of Harm, Deficit, and Decline / 137
The Language of Kindness, Favor, and Benefit / 139
The Language of Wisdom, Strength, and Skill / 143
The Language of Capital and Wealth / 145
The Language of Passion, Emotion, and Sensation / 147
The Power Roots and Affixes for the SAT / 150

CHAPTER 4 The SAT Reading Test
The Core Analytical Reading Skills / 159
The Three Key Questions / 161
The Three Secondary Questions / 170
Advanced SAT Reading Techniques / 180

CHAPTER 5 The SAT Writing and Language Test
Writing and Language Question Types / 197
Parsing Sentences / 199
Trimming Sentences / 200
Verb Agreement / 202
Developing and Coordinating Ideas / 204
Transitions and References / 207
Parallelism / 210
Coordinating Modifiers / 213
Using Modifiers Logically / 216
Making Comparisons / 219
Pronoun Agreement / 221
Pronoun Case / 223
Verb Tense and Aspect / 225
Diction and Redundancy / 229
Idiomatic Expression / 233
The Active and Passive Voices / 235
Verb Mood / 236
Punctuation / 239

CHAPTER 6 The SAT Essay
Understand the Analytical Task / 253
Read the Passage Using the "Three-Pass Approach" / 258
Construct Your Thesis and Outline / 266
Write the Essay / 269
Sample Essay / 273

CHAPTER 7 The SAT Math Test: The Heart of Algebra
Word Problems / 277
The Order of Operations and Laws of Arithmetic / 278
Simplifying Expressions / 285
Conversions / 287
Constructing and Interpreting Linear Equations / 292
Solving Equations with the Laws of Equality / 294
Analyzing Linear Graphs / 295
Absolute Values / 303
The laws of Inequality / 304
Graphing Inequalities / 305
Linear Systems / 310
Solving Systems with Algebra / 312

CHAPTER 8 The SAT Math Test: Problem Solving
and Data Analysis
Averages / 321
Medians and Modes / 322
Data Spread / 323
Direct and Inverse Variations / 324
Rate Problems / 331
Ratios / 333
Percentages / 339
Percent Change / 340
Proportions and Scaling / 341
Tables and Venn Diagrams / 346
Conditional Probabilities from Tables / 347
Analyzing Relations with Tables / 348
Scatterplots / 353
Nonlinear Relationships / 354
Drawing Inferences from Graphs / 355
Pie Graphs / 356

CHAPTER 9
Functions / 363
Representing Functions / 365
Compositions and Transformations / 366
Analyzing and Factoring Quadratics / 373
Solving Quadratic Equations / 375
Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Equations / 377
Higher Order Equations / 383
Higher Order Systems / 384
The Laws of Exponentials / 389
The Laws of Radicals / 391
Solving Exponential and Radical Equations / 392
Rational Expressions / 397
Simplifying Rational Expressions / 399
Solving Rational Equations / 400

CHAPTER 10 The SAT Math: Passport to Advanced Math
Angles and Parallel Lines / 409
Triangles / 411
Working in the xy-Plane / 413
The Pythagorean Theorem / 415
Circles / 421
Radians, Chords, Arcs, and Sectors / 423
Areas and Volumes / 426
Similarity / 428
Basic Trigonometry / 435
The Pythagorean Identity / 437
The Cofunction Identities / 438
Imaginary and Complex Numbers / 441

CHAPTER 11
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 2
Practice Test 3
Practice Test 4

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