The most complete, in-depth review available for the ACT Math and Science sections—revised and updated with intensive drills and 10 complete practice tests!
For many of the 1.8 million students who take the ACT each year, the Math and Science sections elicit the most anxiety. For those who require extra help—and those who wants to boost their scores on this crucial college entrance exam—Conquering ACT Math and Science, Fifth Edition, is an essential tool for robust study and review.
Specially created by two of America's most respected providers of school-based and individual test-prep, Conquering ACT Math and Science offers the most intensive review for all of the math and science question types on the ACT. Math formulas and science concepts are clearly explained and carefully demonstrated with numerous examples, followed by intensive ACT-style drills and full-length sample test sections.
With expert strategies for answering tough multiple-choice questions, Conquering ACT Math and Science helps students get the practice they need to tackle the ACT Math and Science portions on test day with confidence.
Author(s): Steven Dulan, Amy Dulan
Edition: 5
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 384
City: New York
Tags: ACT Assessment; Math Study Guide; Science Study Guide; Mathematics; Examinations: Study Guide; Science; Entrance Examinations; Universities; Colleges
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
About the Authors
ACT Computer-Based Testing
Introduction
About the ACT
Structure of the ACT
How to Use This Book
General Test-Taking Information and Strategies
What to Do on Test Day
What’s Next?
PART I The ACT Mathematics Test
Chapter 1 Format and Scoring
Format
Scoring
What’s Next?
Chapter 2 ACT Mathematics Diagnostic Test
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 3 Strategies and Techniques
Apply Logic
Draw Pictures
Answer the Question That You Are Asked
Don’t Quit Early
Let the Answer Choices Guide You
Substitute Numbers for the Variables
Read the Questions Carefully
What’s Next?
PART II ACT Mathematics Test Content Areas
Chapter 4 Content Areas Tested
Concepts
What’s Next?
Chapter 5 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
Pre-Algebra
Elementary Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
Coordinate Geometry
Plane Geometry
Trigonometry
Matrices and Vectors
Answers and Explanations
What’s Next?
PART III Practice Tests
Chapter 6 Practice Test 1 with Explanations
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 7 Practice Test 2 with Explanations
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 8 Practice Test 3 with Explanations
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 9 Practice Test 4 with Explanations
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
PART IV The ACT Science Test
Chapter 10 Format and Scoring
Format
Scoring
What’s Next?
Chapter 11 ACT Science Diagnostic Test
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 12 Strategies and Techniques
Prioritize
Apply Logic and Common Sense
Be “Trendy”
Ignore “Sciency” Language
Read the Questions Carefully
Predict Answers
The Scientific Method
Practice Questions
Answers and Explanations
What’s Next?
PART V Practice Tests
Chapter 13 Practice Test 1 with Explanations
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 14 Practice Test 2 with Explanations
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 15 Practice Test 3 with Explanations
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 16 Practice Test 4 with Explanations
Answers and Explanations
PART VI Appendixes
Appendix A Glossary of Mathematics Terms and Formulas
Appendix B Glossary of Scientific Terms
Appendix C Quick Review Sheet
General Test-Taking Strategies
Math Concepts and Strategies
Science Concepts and Strategies
Appendix D Additional Resources
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