500 New SAT Math Problems
Just 19.99 on Amazon
Hi everyone! The latest edition of 500 New SAT Math Problems is now available in paperback from Amazon. This edition just has been modified from the previous edition to account for the changes on the Digital SAT.
The paperback is now on sale on Amazon for only $19.99. Note that once the sale ends (by the end of today), the price of this book will go up to $42.99.
The promotion has ended. Thanks to everyone who participated. The book is now available at its regular price here: 500 New SAT Math Problems
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at steve@SATPrepGet800.com
Thank you all for your continued support!
A Trick For Free Two Day Shipping
I would like to finish this post with a little trick you can use to get free 2 day shipping on any of the books you decide to purchase without making any additional purchases. If you have never used Amazon Prime you can sign up for a free month using the following link.
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you have already had a free trial of Amazon Prime you can simply open up a new Amazon account to get a new free trial. It just takes a few minutes! You will need to use a different email address than the one you usually use.
This next part is very important! After you finish your transaction, go to your Account, select “Manage my prime membership,” and turn off the recurring billing. This way in a month’s time Amazon will not start charging you for the service.
After shutting off the recurring billing you will still continue to receive the benefit of free 2 day shipping for one month. This means that as long as you use this new Amazon account for your purchases you can do all of your shopping on Amazon for the next month without having to worry about placing minimum orders to get free shipping.
Just be aware that certain products from outside sellers do not always qualify for free shipping, so please always check over your bill carefully before you check out.
Well I hope you decide to take advantage of this very special offer, or at the very least I hope you will benefit from my Amazon “free 2 day shipping trick.” Here is the link one more time:
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Today I have uploaded a video to my YouTube channel on the Distributive Property and Factoring
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Hello everyone.
I have already taught you a nice method for multiplying polynomials in a previous blog post. The original article is here: Multiplying Polynomials
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Free Proctored Exam
Sullivan Tutorials, in cooperation with Get 800, are inviting you to Staten Island, NY to take a free proctored PSAT. The test will be available on
May 14th from 7:00 – 9:30 P.M OR May 17th from 9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
We will be testing students to see if they can make it into one our National Merit prep groups. There is no charge to take this proctored test and there is no obligation to sign up for a course. To save yourself a seat, please register by entering your email address in the box below:
You will receive the testing location via email.
About Sullivan Tutorials
For the past 25 years, Sullivan Tutorials has been responsible for about 60% of all the National Merit Semi-Finalists and all but a few of the Finalists on Staten Island. Students are placed in groups of 5-6 students with similar math scores. Groups meet for math sessions in the home of one student and for verbal sessions in the home of another student in the group.
National Merit Students
Students that make it into one of the National Merit groups will start meeting on weekday evenings in mid-July. They will meet for two 3 hour verbal sessions and two 2 hour math sessions in July and August and then 2 hour sessions once a week right up to the PSAT in October. They will then take the PSAT in October, and the SAT in Nov, Dec and Jan.
This is a very difficult year as the SAT is radically changing. To see some of the major changes, take a look at this article I wrote last week: Preview the Math Changes on the “New” SAT
In addition, here are some of the changes in SAT Verbal:
- The essay will be optional – individual institutions will decide if they require the essay.
- There will be a 65 minute reading section.
- There will be a 35 minute language and writing section.
- There will no longer be sentence completions.
- There will be a greater emphasis on the meaning of words in extended contexts, and on how word choice shapes meaning, tone and impact.
National Merit students will be prepared primarily for the old SAT with some intensive work for the new one right before the PSAT.
Other Students
Students who do not make into one of the National Merit groups may start preparing with Sullivan Tutorials in mid-August to take the November, December and January exams if they are fairly strong in math and have scores that are reasonably high. All other students will begin preparing in January and take the new May exam.
Meetings in May will start with a 15 minute Q & A for parents and then students will take a 2 hour and ten minute PSAT. These exams will be graded before the students leave. Parents can either have a consultation right then, or they can do so by phone during the week after the exam.
National Merit Information
There are three levels for the National Merit. The first is 201 pts and up which is Commended Student. This information goes to any two colleges that the student designates. The second and more important level is Semi-Finalist. The cut off for this varies between 215 and 219 in New York State. 218 is the most common number. Students who get this are considered elite – most colleges want these students for bragging rights. These students are informed in early September of their senior year that they are semi-finalists and they are given the opportunity to write an essay that is evaluated by a committee. The top 1000 students in America are then designated as Finalists. Scholarship money is attached to this designation. On the aegis of becoming a finalist, many students are eligible for full scholarships to some of their chosen schools.
Once again, to save yourself a seat for the proctored exam, simply enter your email in the box below:
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New SAT Math Problems
Today I would like to announce the release of New SAT Math Problems arranged by Topic and Difficulty Level.
The paperback is now on sale on Amazon for only $4.49. The sale is over. Thanks to all who have participated. I will still honor the other promotions mentioned below.
This sale may run for just a few hours, and once the sale ends the price will go up to $34.99. If you want to take advantage of the sale price I strongly recommend you purchase the book right away.
Click the following link to get to the book’s Amazon page: New SAT Math Problems
Note that this book is for the revised SAT. For more details about these revisions take a look at the following article that I just wrote: Preview the Math Changes on the “New” SAT
As an additional incentive to purchase this book today, I will also give you another book for FREE as a downloadable PDF file. You can choose ANY of my other books. So if you would like a different book, go ahead and purchase this one (as soon as it is available), forward me your Amazon confirmation email and let me know which of my books you would like for free. You will be provided with a link to download your additional free book. This offer is available until the end of today (April 27, 2015).
Take a look at my product page to see all of my books: Get 800 Product Page
I am also making the following promotion available until April 30, 2015: if you buy any 3 of my books in paperback, you get all 6 of the following SAT math prep books for free.
A Trick For Free Two Day Shipping
I would like to finish this post with a little trick you can use to get free 2 day shipping on any of the books you decide to purchase without making any additional purchases. If you have never used Amazon Prime you can sign up for a free month using the following link.
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you have already had a free trial of Amazon Prime you can simply open up a new Amazon account to get a new free trial. It just takes a few minutes! You will need to use a different email address than the one you usually use.
This next part is very important! After you finish your transaction, go to your Account, select “Manage my prime membership,” and turn off the recurring billing. This way in a month’s time Amazon will not start charging you for the service.
After shutting off the recurring billing you will still continue to receive the benefit of free 2 day shipping for one month. This means that as long as you use this new Amazon account for your purchases you can do all of your shopping on Amazon for the next month without having to worry about placing minimum orders to get free shipping.
Just be aware that certain products from outside sellers do not always qualify for free shipping, so please always check over your bill carefully before you check out.
Well I hope you decide to take advantage of this very special offer, or at the very least I hope you will benefit from my Amazon “free 2 day shipping trick.” Here is the link one more time:
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you think your friends might be interested in this special offer, please share it with them on Facebook:
Thank you all for your continued support!
555 Geometry Problems
Today I would like to announce the release of 555 Geometry Problems for High School Students.
The paperback is now on sale on Amazon for only $5.27.
This sale will run until approximately 6 PM today, and once the sale ends the price will go up to $34.99. If you want to take advantage of the sale price I strongly recommend you purchase the book before 6 PM.
Click the following link to get to the book’s Amazon page: 555 Geometry Problems
As an additional incentive to purchase this book today, I will also give you an additional book for FREE as a downloadable PDF file. You can choose ANY of my other books. So if you would like a different book, go ahead and purchase this one (as soon as it is available), forward me your Amazon confirmation email and let me know which of my books you would like for free. You will be provided with a link to download your additional free book. This offer is available until the end of today (March 30, 2015).
Take a look at my product page to see all of my books: Get 800 Product Page
I am also making the following promotion available until April 30, 2015: if you buy any 3 of my books in paperback, you get all 6 of the following SAT math prep books for free.
A Trick For Free Two Day Shipping
I would like to finish this post with a little trick you can use to get free 2 day shipping on any of the books you decide to purchase without making any additional purchases. If you have never used Amazon Prime you can sign up for a free month using the following link.
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you have already had a free trial of Amazon Prime you can simply open up a new Amazon account to get a new free trial. It just takes a few minutes! You will need to use a different email address than the one you usually use.
This next part is very important! After you finish your transaction, go to your Account, select “Manage my prime membership,” and turn off the recurring billing. This way in a month’s time Amazon will not start charging you for the service.
After shutting off the recurring billing you will still continue to receive the benefit of free 2 day shipping for one month. This means that as long as you use this new Amazon account for your purchases you can do all of your shopping on Amazon for the next month without having to worry about placing minimum orders to get free shipping.
Just be aware that certain products from outside sellers do not always qualify for free shipping, so please always check over your bill carefully before you check out.
Well I hope you decide to take advantage of this very special offer, or at the very least I hope you will benefit from my Amazon “free 2 day shipping trick.” Here is the link one more time:
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you think your friends might be interested in this special offer, please share it with them on Facebook:
Thank you all for your continued support!
555 Math IQ Questions
Today I would like to announce the release of 555 Math IQ Questions for Middle School Students.
The paperback is now on sale on Amazon for only $4.69.
This sale may last for only a few hours, and once the sale ends the price will go up to $34.99. Amazon will automatically raise the price once a predetermined number of copies has been sold. If you want to take advantage of the sale price I strongly recommend you purchase the book now.
The discount is ended, but I will honor all other promotions until the end of this month (see below).
Click the following link to get to the book’s Amazon page: 555 Math IQ Questions
As an additional incentive to purchase this book today, I will also give you an additional book for FREE as a downloadable PDF file. You can choose ANY of my other books. So if you would like a different book, go ahead and purchase this one (as soon as it is available), forward me your Amazon confirmation email and let me know which of my books you would like for free. You will be provided with a link to download your additional free book. This offer is available until the end of today (January 19, 2015) the month (January 31, 2015).
Take a look at my product page to see all of my books: Get 800 Product Page
I am also making the following promotion available until January 31, 2015: if you buy any 2 of my books in paperback, you get all 6 of the following SAT math prep books for free.
A Trick For Free Two Day Shipping
I would like to finish this post with a little trick you can use to get free 2 day shipping on any of the books you decide to purchase without making any additional purchases. If you have never used Amazon Prime you can sign up for a free month using the following link.
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you have already had a free trial of Amazon Prime you can simply open up a new Amazon account to get a new free trial. It just takes a few minutes! You will need to use a different email address than the one you usually use.
This next part is very important! After you finish your transaction, go to your Account, select “Manage my prime membership,” and turn off the recurring billing. This way in a month’s time Amazon will not start charging you for the service.
After shutting off the recurring billing you will still continue to receive the benefit of free 2 day shipping for one month. This means that as long as you use this new Amazon account for your purchases you can do all of your shopping on Amazon for the next month without having to worry about placing minimum orders to get free shipping.
Just be aware that certain products from outside sellers do not always qualify for free shipping, so please always check over your bill carefully before you check out.
Well I hope you decide to take advantage of this very special offer, or at the very least I hope you will benefit from my Amazon “free 2 day shipping trick.” Here is the link one more time:
Sign Up For Amazon Prime For Free
If you think your friends might be interested in this special offer, please share it with them on Facebook:
Thank you all for your continued support!
Hello everyone.
I have already spoken about solving algebraic equations both informally and formally in the past. The original article is here: Informal and Formal Algebra
Today I have uploaded a video to my YouTube channel that shows how to apply the strategy of “picking numbers” to ACT math problems. You can visit the YouTube page here: ACT Prep – Informal and Formal Algebra
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The Contrapositive
A statement of the form “if p, then q” is known as a conditional statement. An example of such a statement is “If you are a cat, then you have fur.” Another common way to say this is “All cats have fur.”
There are 3 other statements that often come up in association with a conditional statement. Let’s use the example above to illustrate.
Conditional: If you are a cat, then you have fur.
Converse: If you have fur, then you are a cat.
Inverse: If you are not a cat, then you do not have fur.
Contrapositive: If you do not have fur, then you are not a cat.
The most important thing to know for the SAT is that the contrapositive is logically equivalent to the original conditional statement! The converse and inverse are not.
For example, suppose the conditional statement “All cats have fur” is true. You may want to rewrite this as “If you are a cat, then you have fur.” It follows that “If you do not have fur, then you are not a cat” is also true.
In particular, if you are given the statement “Skittles does not have fur,” you can infer “Skittles is not a cat.”
Note that neither the converse nor the inverse is logically equivalent to the original conditional statement, but they are equivalent to each other.
Example 1
- If the statement above is true, which of the following statements must also be true?(A) If John cannot ski, then he is not Jim’s friend
(B) If Jeff can ski, then he is not Jim’s friend.
(C) If Joseph can ski, then he is Jim’s friend.
(D) If James is Jim’s friend, then he cannot ski.
(E) If Jordan is not Jim’s friend, then he cannot ski.
Solution: The given statement can be written in conditional form as “If you are Jim’s friend, then you can ski.” The contrapositive of this statement is “If you cannot ski, then you are not Jim’s friend. Replacing “you” with “John” gives the correct answer as choice (A).
Example 2
If the statement above is true, which of the following statements must also be true?
(A) If a beverage is listed in menu B, it is also in menu A.
(B) If a beverage is not listed in menu A, it is not listed in menu B.
(C) If a beverage is not listed in menu B, it is not listed in menu A.
(D) If a beverage is not listed in menu B, it is in menu A.
(E) If a beverage is listed in menu B, it is not listed in menu A.
Solution: Simply observe that the statement in choice (C) is the contrapositive of the given statement. So the answer is choice (C).
Conclusion
If you understand how to identify the contrapositive of a conditional statement, then you will be able to easily get most logic questions correct that appear on the SAT. There are a couple of other types of logic questions that can appear on the SAT. I will address those in a future blog post.
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