Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting into the Act: An Overview of ACT Math Basics 5
Chapter 1: Reviewing ACT Math Basics 7
Chapter 2: Boosting Your Test-Taking Skills 17
Chapter 3: Discovering Some Problem-Solving Strategies 25
Part II: Building Your Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra Skills 37
Chapter 4: Starting with the Basics: Pre-Algebra 39
Chapter 5: It’s Elementary Algebra, My Dear Watson 65
Chapter 6: Practice Problems for Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra 85
Part III: Digging In to Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry 101
Chapter 7: Moving to Intermediate Algebra 103
Chapter 8: Coordinating a Path through Coordinate Geometry 125
Chapter 9: Practice Problems for Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Geometry 147
Part IV: Visualizing Plane Geometry and Trigonometry 167
Chapter 10: Plain Talk about Plane Geometry 169
Chapter 11: Trig and Beyond: ACT Advanced Math Topics 193
Chapter 12: Practice Problems for Geometry, Trig, and Advanced Math 213
Part V: Tracking Your Progress with Practice Tests 233
Chapter 13: Practice Test 1 235
Chapter 14: Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 251
Chapter 15: Practice Test 2 267
Chapter 16: Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 283
Chapter 17: Practice Test 3 301
Chapter 18: Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations 317
Part VI: The Part of Tens 331
Chapter 19: Ten Key Differences Between the ACT and the SAT 333
Chapter 20: Ten Items to Check Off before Taking the ACT 337
Index 341