SAT Syllabus

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SAT I Syllabus Critical Reading

1) Comprehension Passages

• Reading and Working with the Passage • Working with the Questions

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 2) Strategies for Tough Reading Comprehension

• Overview

• Attacking Difficult Long Passage • Simple Approach to the Solution • Chapter Review and Question Bank 3) Sentence Completion

• Easy Way to Sentence Completion • Strategies for Long Sentence Completion

o Using Clues o Word Charge o Working Backward

• Chapter Review and Question Bank Writing

4) Strategies for the Writing Section Essay • What Skills are tested

• Preparation for Essay Writing • Sample Essay Sets

• Establish and Adhere to Practice Schedule • Chapter Review and Question Bank 5) Writing Questions

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• Method for Sentence Correction • Method for Paragraph Correction • Elimination Strategy

• Chapter Review and Question Bank SAT Math Basics

6) Arithmetic • Overview

• Number Properties • Root and Exponents

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 7) Algebra

• Overview • Inequalities

• Absolute Value Problems • Simultaneous Equations

• Radical and Exponential Equations • Quadratics

• Functions

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 8) Geometry

• Overview

• Length, Segments, Lines, Rays and Congruence • Triangles, Rectangles and Circles

• Coordinate Geometry • Function Graphing

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Math Word Problems

9) Arithmetic and Algebra Word Problems • Work Problem Strategies

• Ratios, Proportions and Variations • Percents

• Rates and Averages • Set Terminology • Exponential Sequences • Algebra

• Chapter Review and Question Bank

10) Geometry and Data Interpertation Word Problems • Geometry Word Problems

• Three Dimensional Word Problems • Geometry Word Problems

• Data Interpretations

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 11) Oddball Word Problem Sets

• Oddball Word Problem Sets

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 12) Sample Tests

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SAT Level 1 and Level II Math Syllabus 1) SAT Math Strategy

2) Arithmetic • Overview

• Factor and Multiples

• Even and Odd, Positive and Negative • Fraction, Decimal and Percentages • Averages • Exponents • Roots • Exponents • Percent Change • Logarithms

• Chapter Review and Question Bank and Question Bank 3) Algebra

• Overview • Equations

• Factoring and Distributing • Inequalities

• Ranges

• Direct and Inverse Variations • Simultaneous Equations • Quadratics

• Chapter Review and Question Bank •

4) Plain Geometry • Overview • Approximation

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• Lines and Angles • Triangles

• Quadrilateral • Polygons • Circles

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 5) Solid Geometry • Overview • Prisms • Rectangular Solids • Cubes • Spheres • Pyramids

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 6) Coordinate Geometry

• Overview

• The Coordinate Plain • The Equation of Line • Linear Inequalities • General Equations o The Parabola o The Circle o The Hyperbola o The Ellipse

• Triaxial Coordinates: Thinking 3D • Chapter Review and Question Bank 7) Trigonometry

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• The Basic Functions • Trigonometric Identities

• Graphing Trigonometry Functions • Trigonometry in Non-Right Triangles • Polar Coordinates

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 8) Functions

• Overview

• Functions in Nutshell • Compounded Functions • Inverse Functions • Domain and Range • Functions Within Interval • Graphing Functions

• Range and Domain in Graphs • Root of functions

• Degree of Functions

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 9) Statistics and Sets

• Overview • Probability

• Permutations, Combinations and Factorial • Groups

• Union and Intersection

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 10) Algebra II

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• Limits • Vectors • Logic

• Imaginary Numbers • The complex Plain • Polynomial Division • Matrix

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 11) Sample Tests Math Level 1

• Question Reviews and Test Solving 12) Sample Tests Math Level 2

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SAT II Physics

1) SAT Physics Strategy

2) Measurement and Relationship • Overview

• Measurement • Relationship

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 3) Vectors and Forces

• Concurrent Forces • Parallel Forces

• Center of Mass and Gravity

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 4) Motion and Forces

• Speed and Velocity • Accelerated Motion

• Newton’s First Law of Motion • Newton’s Second Law

• Impulse and Change of Momentum • Newton’s Third Law

• Centripetal Force • Frame of Reference • Gravitations Fields

• Newton’s law of Gravitation

• Kepler’s Laws and Satellite Motion • Chapter Review and Question Bank 5) Work, Energy, Simple Machines

• Overview

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• Elasticity and Hook’s Law • Simple Machines

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 6) Fluid Mechanics

• Overview • Liquid Pressure

• The Atmosphere and Gasoline Pressure • Pascal’s Principle

• Archimedes Principle

• Surface Tension and Capillary Action • Bernoulli’s Principle

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 7) Heat, Temperature, Thermal Expansion

• Overview

• The Kinetic Theroy • Temperature and Heat • Thermometer

• Expansion and Contraction

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 8) Measurement of Heat

• Overview • Change of Phase

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 9) Heat and Work: Heat Transfer

• Overview • Heat Engines • Thermodynamics

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• Energy Sources

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 10) Wave Motion and Sound

• Overview • Wave Motion • Sound

• Resonance and Interference • Vibrating Air Columns • Vibrating Strings • Doppler Effect

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 11) Geometrical Optics: Reflection and Refraction

• Overview • Reflection • Refraction • Lenses

• Color and Light • Illumination

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 12) Physical Optics: Interference and Diffraction

• Overview

• Interference of Light • Diffraction

• Polarization

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 13) Static Electricity – Electric Circuits

• Overview

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• Methods of Charging and Electrostatic Instruments • Electric Fields

• Electric Potential and Potential Difference • Electric Currents – Direct Current (DC) • Ohm’s Law and Electric Circuits • Electrical Energy and Power

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 14) Magnetism: Meters, Motors, Generators

• Overview

• Facts and Theory of Magnets • Electromagnetic Induction

• Mutual Induction and Transformers • Alternating Current Circuits

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 15) Elements and Electronics

• Overview

• Capacitors and Capacitance • Cathode Ray Tubes

• Semiconductor Devices • Transmitter-Receiver

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 16) Photons, Atoms, Nuclei

• Overview

• Photoelectric Effect • Atomic Models

• Atoms and Radioactivity • Nuclear Changes

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• Nuclear Reactions

• Particles and Particle Accelerators • Fission and Fusion

• Chapter Review and Question Bank 17) Special Relativity

• Overview

• The Postulates of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity • Length Contraction

• Simultaneity and Time Dilation • Relativistic Mass and Energy • Chapter Review and Question Bank 13) Sample Tests