Math Study Guide for the SAT®, ACT®, and SAT® Subject Tests - 2010 Edition (Math Study Guide for the SAT, ACT, & SAT Subject Tests) [Paperback]

Richard F. Corn (Author)

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Publication Date: January 1, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0974383295 | ISBN-13: 978-0974383293

Prepare for any test, all with one book: This book can be used to prepare for the math SAT®, math ACT®, one of the SAT© math subject tests, or any combination. It clearly identifies topics that are common to all of the tests, along with the topics that are needed for each particular test. Contains proven strategies based on feedback from real students: The material in this book has been field tested over and over again. Each revision of the book reflects feedback from real students. It is the result of years of experience helping students raise their scores, regardless of ability and math background. About the author: Richard Corn tutors high school students in math and standardized test preparation. His tutoring students have increased their math SAT scores by as much as 180 points, and had an average increase of 70 points. That is more than five times the national average.

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About the Author

Richard Corn tutors high school students in math and standardized test preparation. His tutoring students have increased their math SAT scores by as much as 180 points, and had an average increase of 70 points. That is more than five times the national average.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Math Prep Books, A Wyatt-MacKenzie Imprint (January 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974383295
• ISBN-13: 978-0974383293
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #652,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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SUMMARY

Richard Corn tutors high school and college students in math and standardized test preparation (ACT, GMAT, GRE, ISEE, SAT, and SSAT). His tutoring students have increased their math SAT scores by as much as 210 points, and their average increase has been over 70 points. That is more than five times the national average. Mr. Corn's students have been accepted to many top colleges, including Bates, Boston College, Bowdoin, Brown, Bucknell, Colgate, Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Middlebury, NYU, Tufts, Vanderbilt and Villanova.

EDUCATION AND TEACHING/TUTORING EXPERIENCE

Helped dozens of different types of students achieve their math potential, as measured by improvements in their math grades in school or improvements in standardized test scores. Worked with students at all levels of ability, from students failing math to those seeking to maintain an A.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD
Completed all post-graduate coursework toward a PhD in Applied Statistics. During this time, was a teaching assistant, grading papers and teaching statistics sections of graduate students.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI
Earned a Masters degree in Applied Statistics. During this time, tutored college students.

TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford, MA
Earned a Bachelors degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, creating an individual major and writing an honors thesis. During this time, was a teaching assistant for a computer programming class (grading homework; administering exams) and tutored college students.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST ACT/SAT Study Guide on the Market!, October 28, 2009

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B. Addison (Stafford, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Math Study Guide for the SAT®, ACT®, and SAT® Subject Tests - 2010 Edition (Math Study Guide for the SAT, ACT, & SAT Subject Tests) (Paperback)

Before reading this book, I was lost on the ACT/SAT. The types of questions, especially on the math portion, always confused me. I bought book after book, but most them helped very little. I tried Kaplan's programs, however they often simply frustrated me more with little change in my scores. Finally, I found The Math Study Guide and it blew me away. The way things are explained in this book make the ACT/SAT much less scary. Each test (ACT, SAT, and SAT Subject Tests) has its own section with hints, tips and examples for which ever test you're studying for. These come in really handy when taking the test, and they definitely boosted my score. I believe that it is because of this book that I did so well on the ACT and am going to college.

In short, Mr. Corn did a fantastic job at making an ACT/SAT study book which is approachable, friendly and is packed full of information which will help anyone struggling with math on the ACT/SAT raise their score. I cannot recommend this product enough! A++

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Believe it or Not, January 26, 2010

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Kathleen Hart (Thessaloniki, Greece) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Math Study Guide for the SAT®, ACT®, and SAT® Subject Tests - 2010 Edition (Math Study Guide for the SAT, ACT, & SAT Subject Tests) (Paperback)

"Believe it or Not," this book has only 157 pages, but I must agree with the two previous reviewers: it is excellent, and I will be recommending it to all my students. The book offers the math basics required for the tests in the best and most user-friendly form I have encountered in many years helping students with these exams.

The pages do not contain lots of dense text, and the illustrations and key facts are presented more clearly than any of the other books I have used. Each of the seven chapters contains several pages of explanation, a page or so of problems, and solutions to the problems immediately following the problems, so one does not have to jump back and forth from problems to answers and explanations.

The author wisely takes the reader / student back to middle school math for a quick review of basic concepts. He also offers very clear instructions on how to plug problems into the scientific calculator (it looks like the TI-83 or 83+ to me).

Two final very positive features are the list of websites for more information and practice tests and the websites to report errors in the book and see the errata posted. This last feature is a wonderful advance from the early Kaplan 2400 (with many misprints) and The Official SAT of 2009 that included a printed insert of errata.

If one needs more practice, one can always buy a book of practice tests and preparation material, and lug around almost 1000 pages.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, September 17, 2009

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Joyful (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Math Study Guide for the SAT®, ACT®, and SAT® Subject Tests - 2010 Edition (Math Study Guide for the SAT, ACT, & SAT Subject Tests) (Paperback)

As an experienced test preparation coach, I know first-hand how hard it is to find accurate and thorough material for students to use. Richard Corn's book streamlines math preparation by putting all the information in a single book, rather than tackling each test (SAT, ACT, SAT Math Subject tests) separately. As an experienced tutor himself, Corn is meticulous about updating his book regularly to accurately reflect the content and difficulty of the math problems tested. Each subject is reviewed in roughly two pages, followed by practice problems and explanations. It is efficient and effective. Besides the 'real' test books (The Official SAT Study Guide and The Real ACT Test Prep Guide), this is the only book I recommend to students who need a solid math overview.