Princeton Review: SAT Math Workout (1995) [Paperback]

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Publication Date: June 13, 1995 | ISBN-10: 067975363X | ISBN-13: 978-0679753636 | Edition: 1st

The Princeton Review knows that the best way to ace the SAT math sections is to practice. That's why the SAT Math Workout gives you hundreds of drill exercises that cover all types of math problems. These practice problems are just like the ones that will appear on the test.  In addition, this guide will teach you tried-and-true methods for scoring high on the SAT math.

This study aid will teach you to:
Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
Crack SAT algebra by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters
Ace the geometry problems by "guesstimating" and "sketching"
Solve problems more quickly by "backsolving" from the answer choices given

The guide includes:
Hundreds of practice questions that get you ready for the SAT math sections
Detailed explanations for each question and answer
Multiple choice, quantitative comparison and grid-in questions
Special strategies for arithmetic, algebra and geometry

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The Princeton Review knows that the best way to ace the SAT math sections is to practice. That's why the SAT Math Workout gives you hundreds of drill exercises that cover all types of math problems. These practice problems are just like the ones that will appear on the test.  In addition, this guide will teach you tried-and-true methods for scoring high on the SAT math.

This study aid will teach you to:
Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
Crack SAT algebra by "plugging in" numbers in place of letters
Ace the geometry problems by "guesstimating" and "sketching"
Solve problems more quickly by "backsolving" from the answer choices given

The guide includes:
Hundreds of practice questions that get you ready for the SAT math sections
Detailed explanations for each question and answer
Multiple choice, quantitative comparison and grid-in questions
Special strategies for arithmetic, algebra and geometry

About the Author

Cornelia Cocke has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MFA from Columbia University.  She has taught SAT math to thousands of students since 1984. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; 1st edition (June 13, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067975363X
• ISBN-13: 978-0679753636
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,202,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is not as precise as the math book should be, May 3, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Princeton Review: SAT Math Workout (1995) (Paperback)

After carefully reviewing this book, we found a lot of ambiguity concepts and inproper presentation of the Math theories. In addition, the strategies introduced in this book is somehow misleading students who are going to take the SAT exam. We sincerely hope that our comments and concerns can improve the quality of the next version of this book. We have catagorized our comments into:
(1) The mixture of subjects, such as Arithmetic and Algebra, i.e P.39 #10 should go to Chapter 3.
(2) The strategies of problem-solving.
(3) The selection of sample problems.
(4) Standard format of problem-solving.
(5) Twenty-five (25) printing errors.
We would like to discuss more regarding this issue with you. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerly Yours,
Zong-Jian Zhan

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent SAT Math Prep Book, April 16, 2001

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A. Simonin "robertsimonin" (McMurray, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Math Workout for the SAT, 2nd Edition (Princeton Review Series) (Paperback)

The Sat Math Workout contains information and test taking skills vital to one's improvement on the SAT math. They cover the needed information from arithmetic to algebra to geometry and they include test taking methods for the average to above average person to effectively do well against the clock. The book has hundreds of test sections, all of varying degrees of difficulty. At the end of the book, you should be able to see your improvement right in front of your own eyes!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Princeton Review SAT Math Workout, July 6, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Princeton Review: SAT Math Workout (1995) (Paperback)

I thought that this book was extremely helpful in preparing for the SAT's. Having read the other reviews on this book I must disagree with some of the comments that were made. This is a review book and not meant to make up for lack of effort in previous math classes. It cannot teach you everything but I found it to be very helpful in improving my score from the PSAT's to the SAT's. For the one reviewer who thought this was the wrong book for anyone who wanted over a 650, he is wrong. I got a 620 on math PSAT's but a 740 on my math SAT's. This improvement I owe greatly to the review done with this book.