Let’s get started. In this introduction, you’ll learn the most common problems students face and the most efficient ways to address them. In this first section, you’ll find a chapter for each math topic on the test, with simplified explanations, visuals, and the same kinds of examples you’ll see on test day.
Every student has different strengths and weaknesses on this test. Whether this is your first time taking the ACT or you’re retaking it to raise your score, it helps to plan for a few common challenges:
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This course will show you practical ways to handle each of these issues (and others you may run into).
Most ACT prep books spend a lot of time teaching and not enough time giving you structured practice. In this course, the main value comes from the quizzes linked to each topic. The exercises are endlessly and semi-randomly generated, so you can keep practicing without running out of new problems.
After enough practice, you’ll start noticing repeated question frameworks. That’s a good sign: it means you’re learning the patterns the ACT uses. The numbers and details inside each question change every time, creating trillions of possible versions and giving you essentially unlimited practice.
From our experience with this test, some skills are best learned by doing the math repeatedly, while others improve fastest when you use targeted test-taking strategies. The goal is to be ready for any kind of question. Once you’ve learned the strategies and practiced the core skills, you’ll know what to do even when the test throws you a stressful curve ball.
One of the most reliable ways to reduce test anxiety and improve your score is to know the content so well that very little can surprise you.
We also don’t teach most math topics in a traditional, classroom style. Instead, we focus on the approaches students have found most effective on the actual ACT. What you’ll find here is a set of explanations, strategies, and practice designed to match the test.
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