Thanks, MP!

No, thank you! Students like you are why I enjoy tutoring. And you gave me some great ideas for the blog! (I will be sure to give you credit.) Have a great summer!

Thanks, KG!

Today was my last day meeting with KG for the semester. As a thank you, I got this beautiful plant!

 Thanks, KG! It was a delight tutoring you. Until next year...

Monday Math: Beautiful Dance Moves

Although Mondays can be blah, I look forward to them. Why? I have zumba on Monday nights after work. Therefore, this Monday Math combines my two loves, math...and zumba.

via In web we trust

Do I sense a premonition?

Monday Math: English Major

This is the epitome of my roommate and I in college. She was the English major and I was the Math major :)

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More educational posts are in the making. They take me longer, due to the drawing and scanning before uploading. Thanks for your patience!

Monday Math: Answered My Calculator

If your Mondays are anything like my Mondays, your body is there but your mind is not. I wouldn't be surprised if I did this at some time or another.

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Monday Math will be a special feature every Monday with math fails. Because my other love is laughter.

The Distance Formula...Revealed!

To find the distance between two points, use the distance formula. The distance formula is based on the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem is used to find the hypotenuse of a right triangle.

Now let's graph this same triangle on a coordinate plane. The distance of the two sides are x-coordinates and y-coordinates subtracted. Plugging this into the Pythagorean Theorem results in the distance formula.

I hope you find this helpful (and readable). It is difficult to type math equations, so I have started writing on graph paper with Sharpie. Let me know if this is okay, or if you have other suggestions.

ACT Checklist

Here are some basic concepts you will want to make sure to review before taking the ACT.

Graphing
- slope-intercept form
- parallel/perpendicular
- domain/range
- distance formula
- midpoint
- line, quadratic, cubic
- absolute value
- inequality
- circle, ellipse, hyperbola

Quadratics
- solving
- factoring
- quadratic formula

Factoring Polynomials

Formulas
- areas (rectangle, triangle, circle)
- perimeter (rectangle, triangle, circle)
- volume (cylinder, cone

Percents

Trigonometry
- sine, cosine, tangent
- cosecant, secant, cotangent
- inverse or arcsine, arccosine, arctangent

Probability

Functions

Least Common Denominator
Least Common Multiple
Greatest Common Factor

Triangles
- pythagorean theorem
- similar triangles

Solving Systems of Equations
- graphing
- substitution
- addition/elimination

“Averages”
- mean
- median
- range

Sequences
- arithmetic
- geometric

Imaginary Numbers

Logrithms & Natural Log

Angles
- congruent
- supplementary
- complementary

Exponents

Solving
- equations
- functions
- inequalities
- absolute value

[Disclaimer: This is my personal compilation. It’s been years since I took the ACT, so this list is based on review books. This is a work in progress, but it’s a start! Please feel free to offer any changes or additions. Thanks!]