GED Ultimate Study Guide: for the Math-Phobic
GED Math Ultimate Study Guide for the Math-Phobic is a study guide for students preparing for the math section of the GED test. This is a comprehensive guide that can be used by motivated students to study independently or with a tutor. It is also appropriate for GED Math Courses. This workbook is suitable for students who need a thorough review of high school math. The book begins with a review of elementary school math, then progresses into middle school math, and then high school math, including geometry, algebra, and statistics. The book contains hundreds of practice problems that are worked out in detail along with two full-length realistic practice tests.
Editors
Daniel Eiblum, MSEd, Editor in Chief, received a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1988, and then earned his Master of Education degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He earned a BS in Atmospheric Sciences in 2015 from the University of Maryland at College Park. He has over twenty years of tutoring experience in mathematics ranging from Pre-Algebra through Calculus, in addition to Math SAT and Praxis Core Math preparation. He founded a tutoring agency in 2000, called MathSmart Tutoring, which serves the Washington, D.C., area with math and science tutors. He is the editor in chief and co-author of Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems, SAT Vocabulary Lightning, Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor, SAT Math 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score, Graphs for Algebra I & II: Understanding the “Y,” How to Master GRE Vocabulary: A Verbal GRE Preparation. He taught high school math at the Phelps School of Engineering in Northeast Washington, D.C., in an afterschool program. He wrote the math SAT curriculum for Education Unlimited, a summer preparatory camp.
Eaton Lee, MS, Editor, received a BS in Physics from the University of Maryland at College Park, and an MS in Medical Physics from Georgetown University. He has over 18 years of teaching experience in SAT Math, Calculus, and Physics. He is the editor of SAT Math Prep 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score.
English Editor
Neil Mann, PhD, holds a BA and PhD in English from Oxford University. He has taught at the university and high school levels and works as a teacher, editor, and translator. He is an editor and coauthor of SAT Vocabulary Lightning and How to Master GRE Vocabulary: A Verbal GRE Preparation.
Authors
Harrison Agrusa, MS, is a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland. He holds BA degrees in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS in Astronomy from the University of Maryland. He is a teaching assistant for the University of Maryland’s Astronomy Department and has taught classes on General Astronomy, Computational Astrophysics, and Asteroid Deflection. He was also a teaching assistant at UC Berkeley, where he taught courses on General Astronomy and the Solar System. He has tutored calculus and geometry for MathSmart Tutoring. Currently, he is working on his Ph.D., specializing in the orbital dynamics of near-Earth asteroids. His website is: https://hagrusa.github.io/
Michelle Kaplan-Cohen graduated cum laude with a BS in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland. Over the past decade, Michelle tutored, while working primarily in the medical field. She performed targeted research on the role of the Akt/mTOR pathway in lung cancer, provided life-saving treatments as a charge EMT, and built and managed a successful healthcare start-up. However, while working in the emergency room last year, Michelle realized her love for education surpassed her interest in medicine; thus, she decided to exclusively dedicate her time to a career in education. Currently, she tutors elementary through college students in math, science, ACT/SAT/PSAT/SSAT test prep, and executive functioning skills. Michelle also specializes in working with students with ADD, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, dyslexia, and learning disabilities. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-kaplan-cohen/
Will Miller, Ph.D., has a BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia. He worked as a nuclear engineer with the U.S. Navy, where he helped supervise the operations and maintenance of the nuclear reactors on board the USS Harry S. Truman. He has a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Maryland at College Park, where he tutored students in Fluid Dynamics and Synoptic Meteorology. His Ph.D. research project focused on improving our understanding of both the unusual motion and rapid intensification of hurricanes using his own computer model simulations of two cases: Hurricane Wilma (2005) and Hurricane Joaquin (2015). Currently, he works as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Severe Storms Lab in Norman, Oklahoma. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-miller-827a881a4/
Ramya Vishnubhotla, Ph.D., has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Physics and Astrophysics from Penn State. She was an ROTC Tutor at Penn State where she tutored undergraduates in Introductory Calculus and Physics. She has also tutored physics and science projects for MathSmart Tutoring.
Danny Zheng, MS, has an MS in Applied Mathematics from Towson University and a BS in Mathematics from the California Polytechnic State University. He is a part-time Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at Montgomery College and Howard Community College. He is also a Data Scientist at the Department of Navy/Naval Facilities Engineering Command. He tutored mathematics through Calculus and SAT and ACT math for over 10 years. He is co-author of SAT Math Prep 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score.
Praxis Core Math 5733: A Workbook for the Math Phobic
This is a workbook designed to help students prepare for the math section of the newest Praxis Core Exam, 5733. Prospective teachers need a passing score to receive public-school teaching certification. No other preparation material covers the math portion of the Praxis Core exam as comprehensively as this book does, with 21 chapters of lessons, an initial assessment test, and an additional realistic practice test. For candidates whose math is already good, it provides a useful survey of the areas they need to cover and the formats test questions can take, while for those whose math is rusty or has never been strong, it provides a structured approach that guides them gradually through the material, using fully worked examples based on exam format. The lessons take the student from arithmetic to pre-algebra material, leading up to algebra and geometry, including word problems, statistics, and graphs. The workbook builds up math skills and the ability to recognize what questions require, with a focused test at the end of each chapter to consolidate and provide students with ample opportunity to practice the types of problems that often stump them. Praxis Core Math 5733: A Workbook for the Math Phobic can be used by the motivated student to practice independently or with a private tutor. The book can also be used in college Praxis courses.
Editors
Daniel Eiblum, MSEd, Editor in Chief, received a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1988, and then earned his Master of Education degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He earned a BS in Atmospheric Sciences in 2015 from the University of Maryland at College Park. He has over twenty years of tutoring experience in mathematics ranging from Pre-Algebra through Calculus, in addition to Math SAT and Praxis Core Math preparation. He founded a tutoring agency in 2000, called MathSmart Tutoring, which serves the Washington, D.C., area with math and science tutors. He is the editor in chief and coauthor of Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems, SAT Vocabulary Lightning, Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor, SAT Math 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score, Graphs for Algebra I & II: Understanding the “Y,” How to Master GRE Vocabulary: A Verbal GRE Preparation. He taught high school math at the Phelps School of Engineering in Northeast Washington, D.C., in an afterschool program. He wrote the math SAT curriculum for Education Unlimited, a summer preparatory camp.
Eaton Lee, MS, Editor, received a BS in Physics from the University of Maryland at College Park, and an MS in Medical Physics from Georgetown University. He has over 18 years of teaching experience in SAT Math, Calculus, and Physics. He is the editor of SAT Math Prep 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score.
English Editor
Neil Mann, PhD, holds a BA and PhD in English from Oxford University. He has taught at the university and high school level and works as a teacher, editor, and translator. He is an editor and coauthor of SAT Vocabulary Lightning and How to Master GRE Vocabulary: A Verbal GRE Preparation.
Authors
Harrison Agrusa, MS, is a PhD student at the University of Maryland. He holds BA degrees in Physics and Astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS in Astronomy from the University of Maryland. He is a teaching assistant for the University of Maryland’s Astronomy Department and has taught classes on General Astronomy, Computational Astrophysics, and Asteroid Deflection. He was also a teaching assistant at UC Berkeley, where he taught courses on General Astronomy and the Solar System. He has tutored calculus and geometry for MathSmart Tutoring. Currently, he is working on his Ph.D., specializing in the orbital dynamics of near-Earth asteroids. His website is: https://hagrusa.github.io/
Michelle Kaplan-Cohen graduated cum laude with a BS in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland. Over the past decade, Michelle tutored, while working primarily in the medical field. She performed targeted research on the role of the Akt/mTOR pathway in lung cancer, provided life-saving treatments as a charge EMT, and built and managed a successful healthcare start-up. However, while working in the emergency room last year, Michelle realized her love for education surpassed her interest in medicine; thus, she decided to exclusively dedicate her time to a career in education. Currently, she tutors elementary through college students in math, science, ACT/SAT/PSAT/SSAT test prep, and executive functioning skills. Michelle also specializes in working with students with ADD, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia, dyslexia, and learning disabilities. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-kaplan-cohen/
Will Miller, PhD, has a BS in Chemistry from the University of Virginia. He worked as a nuclear engineer with the U.S. Navy, where he helped supervise the operations and maintenance of the nuclear reactors on board the USS Harry S. Truman. He has a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Maryland at College Park, where he tutored students in Fluid Dynamics and Synoptic Meteorology. His Ph.D. research project focused on improving our understanding of both the unusual motion and rapid intensification of hurricanes using his own computer model simulations of two cases: Hurricane Wilma (2005) and Hurricane Joaquin (2015). Currently, he works as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Severe Storms Lab in Norman, Oklahoma. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-miller-827a881a4/
Ramya Vishnubhotla, Ph.D., has a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania and a BS in Physics and Astrophysics from Penn State. She was an ROTC Tutor at Penn State where she tutored undergraduates in Introductory Calculus and Physics. She has also tutored physics and science projects for MathSmart Tutoring.
Danny Zheng, MS, has an MS in Applied Mathematics from Towson University and a BS in Mathematics from the California Polytechnic State University. He is a part-time Adjunct Professor of Mathematics at Montgomery College and Howard Community College. He is also a Data Scientist at the Department of Navy/Naval Facilities Engineering Command. He tutored mathematics through Calculus and SAT and ACT math for over 10 years. He is co-author of SAT Math Prep 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score.
English Vocabulary: Learn 750 Big Words through Fun Stories, Crossword Puzzles, and Enjoyable Exercises
Contains 750 Vocabulary words, 25 stories, 25 crossword puzzles, 750 exercises, and 25 tests. This book is a powerful way for the adult student to master many vocabulary words found in novels, newspaper articles, editorials, and in the workplace through fun readings, crossword puzzles, and enjoyable exercises. The student will first memorize words, then read a 3-page story with the underlined words, then complete 15 sentence completion exercises, and finally solve a crossword puzzle. After 25 such chapters, 25 tests will help the students retain the vocabulary learned. The stories are engaging, and the crossword puzzles challenging yet fun.
Editors:
Daniel Eiblum, MSEd, Editor in Chief, received a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1988, and then earned his Master of Education degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He earned a BS in Atmospheric Sciences in 2015 from the University of Maryland at College Park. He is the editor in chief and coauthor of Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems, SAT Vocabulary Lightning, Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor, SAT Math 800: Challenge Yourself to the Perfect Score, How to Master GRE Vocabulary: A Verbal GRE Preparation, and Praxis Core Math 5733: A Workbook for the Math Phobic. He taught high school math at the Phelps School of Engineering in Northeast Washington, D.C., in an afterschool program. He wrote the math SAT curriculum for Education Unlimited, a summer preparatory camp.
Michael Foster received his Ph.D. in English Linguistics and Literature from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland in 2009. His M.A. in English is from the University of Warwick in the UK and his B.A. is from UCLA. He has since taught English and test-preparation in Britain, Asia, and the United States. He has written several academic books on English language learning and English literature and has studied teaching methodologies in East Asian high schools. He has also helped develop test-development materials in several countries and has designed exams currently used throughout China, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Natalie Giarratano received her Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University in June 2012 and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Western in 2008. Recent poems appear in American Literary Review, Laurel Review, Best New Poets 2011, and Hayden’s Ferry Review. She served as poetry editor for Third Coast for two years and as an assistant editor at New Issues Poetry and Prose for three. She has taught writing and literature for over 5 years and currently teaches writing at American University. With Beth Marzoni, she founded and co-edits Pilot Light – an online journal of 21st-century poetics and criticism.
Neil Mann holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in English from Oxford University, where he also taught undergraduates. He has taught high-school English in Britain, English as a Foreign Language in Spain, and worked as a translator (from Spanish) and editor in Finland, Spain and the US, specializing in preparing work by non-native speakers of English for publication. He lives in New York and is literacy specialist at Visionlearning.com, an educational resource for learning about science and the scientific process.
Sarah Relyea has a B.A. in English from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in English from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her publications include Outsider Citizens: Remaking Postwar Identity in Wright, Beauvoir, and Baldwin (Routledge 2006). She has taught at Queens College and Hunter College, CUNY, and at National Central University in Taiwan, and she has worked as an English tutor for foreign professionals living in New York.
Authors:
Bill Boslego received a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. from the Ohio State University, where he studied Linguistics. Mr. Boslego was a writing instructor while in graduate school, and also taught writing in the latter years of his career with the U.S. Government. He has published poetry in numerous journals and wrote a screenplay for a 2012 short film. He is a consultant to a management training company and works part time on the admissions staff of an art school.
William Harwood holds a B.A. in International Studies and an M.A. in Modern European History, both from American University. William has earned a Peabody Award and a CODiE Award for his creative, educational fiction. William has also authored or edited over a dozen chapter books published by McGraw-Hill and has served as a lead middle-school teacher. He has taught and tutored SAT preparation. Currently, William instructs U.S. History as an adjunct at Bethel University and teaches Language Arts as a Master Teacher at a charter school in Nashville, TN.
Brianne Keith is a writer and editor from Boston, MA. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Boston University, and her M.A. in Literature from University of Massachusetts-Boston. She has taught composition and served as a campus tutor for several Boston-area colleges and universities. A former Board Member of the Thoreau Society, she has received several grants from the Society to serve as archival researcher on the Society’s projects, including “Reading New England” and “Mapping Thoreau Country.”
Inez Fugate Liftig has a B.A. from State University of New York at Brockport in Geology and Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences, and an M.A.T. and Education Administrator certificate from Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT. She taught secondary science classes (Physical Science, Biology, Earth Science) in New York and Connecticut for over 40 years. Throughout her career she has been active with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), attending conferences, presenting workshops, serving on committees, panels, and task forces, and writing journal articles. She has been the editor of Science Scope, the NSTA middle-level journal, since 2003. She is a consultant for the College Board, Measurement Incorporated, and the Union of Concerned Scientists. She has written teacher’s guides for Scholastic, BBC, the PGA, World Wildlife Fund, RMS Titanic, and the Discovery Channel. (Special thanks to Inez for creating all the crossword puzzles in this book).
Robert Alan Liftig, Ph.D., earned a B.A. in English Literature at the University of Maryland, and M.A. in English and American Literature at Central Connecticut State University, and an Ed.M. and Ed.D. in English Education (The Teaching of Writing) from Columbia University. He was an English teacher on all levels for 32 years at Eastchester High School, NY, and has been teaching as an Adjunct at Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT, for almost 30 years. He is the co-author of four test-prep books for Educational Research and Associates (AP, CLEP, GRE, SAT), a novelist, and a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in the New York Times, Educational Leadership, English Journal, Science and Children, and Westport Magazine. He is the Communications Director for the Empire State Supervisors and Administrators Association, and the editor of its official publication, The Journal.
Alvin Malpaya is a writer/editor based in Ashland, VA. His work has appeared in many publications, including Rattle, nth Word, Richmond.com, and dislocate. He received a B.A. degree in English from George Mason University and a M.A. degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he is currently employed as a technical editor. He is also the Chief of Course Content at the Peace Operations Training Institute, a non-profit organization that provides online training material to United Nations peacekeepers and other students worldwide.
Eliza McGraw is a freelance writer living in Washington, D.C. She earned a B.A. from Columbia University and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt. She is the author of several books about horsemanship and has contributed to several collections of writing about thoroughbred racing. Her writing has appeared in many publications, including American History, Southern Cultures, and the Washington Post. She also writes a monthly column about turf history.
Alison Pruitt has a B.A. in English with Honors from Oberlin College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Rutgers University. She has taught classes in English composition, writing, modern drama, and playwriting. With more than 20 years of professional writing and editing experience and several years as a freelance writer/editor, she has helped to write and edit numerous publications for the National School Boards Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061, Admissions Consultants LLC, the U.S. Department of Energy, and many other organizations.
Marcin Rusinkiewicz attended graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin for five years, earning his M.A. in Comparative Literature, focusing on literature in Spanish, Polish, Latin and Urdu. He previously earned his B.A. with Interdisciplinary Honors in the Humanities from Stanford University after studying Philosophyand Comparative Literature for three years. He has taught English Literature and the Spanish language at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as tutoring in SAT Prep and other fields. He is the author of various academic articles.
Virginia Russell has a Ph.D. in Language and Literacy Education and an Advanced Certificate in Reading from Fordham University in New York. She has received both her M.A. and B.A. from NYU in the areas of English Education and English Literature. She was a former New York City Department of Education teacher and Director of English Language Arts in New York. She has presented at the International Reading Association (IRA) and American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conferences. She is an Associate Professor of English at Molloy College
How to Master GRE Vocabulary: A Verbal GRE Preparation – (2017)
This book aims to help the student master the vocabulary typically found on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), and do well on sentence completion problems. Included in the book are a thousand hottest GRE words with thousands of example sentences, over a thousand exercises, thousands of definitions and synonyms, and an extensive chapter on Latin and Greek roots.
Editors:
Daniel Charles Eiblum, MSEd is a meteorologist and the president of MathSmart Tutoring (www.mathsmarttutoring.com), an in-home tutoring agency serving Washington, D.C. He has an MSEd from Johns Hopkins University, a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago, and a BS in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Maryland. He is the Editor-in-Chief and co-author of Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems Editor-in-Chief and co-author of Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor, Editor-in-Chief of SAT Vocabulary Lightning, and Editor-in-Chief and co-author of SAT Math Prep 800: Challenge Yourself to a Perfect Score.
Neil Mann, Ph.D., Editor holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in English from Oxford University, where he also taught undergraduates. He has taught high-school English in Britain, English as a Foreign Language in Spain, and worked as a translator (from Spanish) and editor in Finland, Spain and the US, specializing in preparing work by non-native speakers of English for publication. He is an editor and co-author of SAT Vocabulary Lightning. He lives in New York and is literacy specialist at Visionlearning.com, an educational resource for learning about science and the scientific process.
Jean Callahan, Ph.D., Associate Editor & Co-Author is an editor and lexicographer in Ithaca, NY. She received a B.A. in English Literature from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. In English Language and Literature from Cornell University. She has taught writing at Cornell, SUNY-Cortland, and Alfred University. Her publications include The McGraw-Hill Children’s Dictionary and The McGraw-Hill Children’s Thesaurus (managing editor). Currently she creates language reference content for K to 12+ for Wordsmyth, an online educational dictionary company.
Authors
Cristen Fitzpatrick, M.A. holds a BA in English from St. Thomas Aquinas College and an MA in English from Mercy College. He is an adjunct English Professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College, where he teaches Freshman Composition, Intermediate Composition, and Writing about American Literature, Literary Types, and British Literature. He writes book reviews of contemporary literary fiction for About.Com, and is a copyeditor and proofreader for A Pass Education. He was a freelance writer for Remilon LLC.
Carin Halper, M.A. holds two degrees in English, a Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Fresno, and a Master’s degree from the University of California at Davis. In addition to her career as a college writing instructor, she has also tutored students in reading and writing skills at both college tutorial centers and privately. Ms. Halper has worked with students preparing to take both the SAT and GRE exams and has focused on helping them improve their vocabulary and comprehension skills. Her publications include essays written for inside english, a journal for those teaching in the community college system, and articles to be published in the Sage Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society and the Sage Encyclopedia of World Poverty in 2015.
Donna Hunt, MFA, has a Masters of Fine arts in Creative Writing and English from Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina and a BA in English Literature from Hiram College in Ohio. She teaches poetry at Hiram College and was a founding English faculty member at the Princeton International School for Mathematics and Science, where she created, designed, developed, and taught English 1 and 2, and Introduction to Philosophy. She was a lecturer at the City University of New York at Kingsborough.
Heather Jacob, M.A. holds an undergraduate degree in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, an MA in Applied Linguistics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and some advanced coursework in Applied Linguistics from Boston University. She is an adjunct professor of English composition at Regis College and Bentley University in Massachusetts. Heather has extensively tutored undergraduate students in English grammar and writing, as well as specifically tutored for the Illinois Basic Skills Test, which all K12 teacher candidates in the State of Illinois must take.
Adam Knight, M.A. is a writer and teacher in northern New Jersey. He holds a B.A. in Literature from Purchase College and an M.A. in English from Binghamton University. He teaches language arts to middle school students in an urban district. His writing has appeared in several fiction anthologies and he has ghostwritten a motivational book for teens. He is currently writing a novel based on the life of a Holocaust survivor.
Marty McMahon M. Litt has a BA from the University of Nebraska in English and History and a Master of Arts degree from the Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College as well as a Master of Literature degree from Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School. He has taught and mentored students in Literature, Rhetoric and the Humanities for 40 years, initially as a high school teacher and then for many years in Vermont College’s Adult Degree Program and presently at Norwich University in the Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis program.
Christine Maisto, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in Classics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She completed her master’s, also in Classics, at The Ohio State University and her undergraduate work at the University of New Hampshire. She has taught Classical language courses, most recently at Monmouth College in Illinois, as well as etymology classes, including Greek and Latin Word Roots and medical and scientific terminology. As a writing instructor, she has taught both freshman and advanced composition. She currently works as an editor and writing skills instructor at a foundation for medical education and research.
Lise Minovitz, M.A. holds a BA in English from the University of British Columbia, and an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from the School of International Training in Brattleboro, VT. She has worked as a teacher, trainer, and publisher specializing in English Language Teaching (ELT) for over 25 years. Her specializations include writing, editing, and project managing print and digital ELT programs for adult learners. She taught business English in Vermont and served as a teacher and academic coordinator at a university-based intensive English program in Indiana. She worked as an editor for Pearson Education and Cambridge University Press. Lise now works as a freelance editor, writer, and project manager. Her clients include a variety of academic publishers, corporations, and individuals.
Renee Therriault, M.A. holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English. She is a certified teacher of English as a Foreign Language. She has been teaching since 2006, and has worked in the UK, Hungary, Turkey, and the US. While part of the federal English Language Fellows Program. Renee taught college-level English Language and Literature courses abroad. Her private tutoring service, New York English Tutor, helps students improve their English skills and boost their test scores.
SAT Math Prep 800: Challenge Yourself to a Perfect Score – (2013)
Contains 500 of the most difficult types of problems found on the math SAT. These problems are organized into 32 short tests, starting with an initial 25-problem assessment, followed by a series of tests that allow you to measure your progress. This rigorous book is perfect for students who have already mastered the material found on the math SAT and have already scored a minimum of 600-700 out of 800 on either an actual SAT or PSAT exam, or on an official practice test. The goal of this book is to help ambitious students who are in the top 15 percent of test-takers practice solving problems to raise their scores as close as possible to a perfect 800.
Editors
Daniel Eiblum, MSEd Editor-in-Chief received a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1988, and then earned his Master of Education degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He has fifteen years of tutoring experience in mathematics ranging from Algebra I through Calculus, in addition to Math SAT preparation. He founded a tutoring agency in 2000, called TutorPro, which serves the Washington DC and New York City Metropolitan areas. He is the Editor-in-Chief and co-author of Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems, SAT Vocabulary Lightning, and Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor. Currently, he resides in Bethesda, Maryland.
Eaton C. Lee, M.S. Editor, received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Maryland at College Park and an M.S. in Medical Physics from Georgetown University, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. He has over 15 years of teaching experience in SAT Math, calculus and physics. He specializes in tutoring advanced-level students and has helped many students achieve perfect scores. He resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael Forman, M.S., Associate Editor has both a B.S. and an M.S. in Physics and Applied Math from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He was a professional mathematician and physicist at NASA for 40 years and has published in several scientific journals. He began tutoring math and physics in 2005. Math courses include pre-algebra through calculus and Math SAT preparation.
Authors
Edward Abendroth, graduated from the University of Maryland in 2011 with a B.S. in Finance, specializing in Quantitative Finance. He has tutored SAT math, reading, and writing for 4 years. He is currently working in a financial advisory position for a non-profit organization. Edward’s academic interests include math, physics, chemistry, finance, accounting, computer science, and ecology.
Anthony Celino, M.A. has been teaching high school math and tutoring for the SAT for over fifteen years. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Math Education from Boston University in 1997 and a Master of Arts in Writing from Queens College in 2006. Having taught and tutored in Massachusetts, New York, Florida, and Australia, he now works for a tutoring and test preparation company in Maryland.
Mike Chu, Ph.D. attended the University of Texas at Austin where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics, and later went to earn a Ph.D. in Physics from University of California, Davis. Currently, he works full-time in Sigma Space Corp for NASA and also teaches Physics and Astronomy in Montgomery College. He has over 10 years of tutoring experience in math, physics, and SAT math since his undergraduate years.
Erika DeFonce, M.S. graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and minors in both Mathematics and Business and from Manhattan College with a Master’s in Civil Engineering. She is inspired to tutor after years of mentoring her two younger sisters and following guidance from her older sister. She is passionate about helping people put their best foot forward during the college application process by stressing the importance of achieving strong SAT and ACT scores that match or exceed their dream school’s expectations.
Daniel Hummer, Ph.D. earned a B.S. from Iowa State University in both Chemistry and Geology, as well as minors in Physics, Mathematics, and Spanish in 2004. While there, he was involved in a number of teaching, tutoring, and outreach activities in chemistry, Earth Science, physics, and mathematics, and earned an Excellence in Teaching Award from Iowa State in 2003. In 2010 Daniel earned a Ph.D. in Geoscience from Penn State University specializing in Geochemistry, after which he held postdoctoral research positions at the Carnegie Institution for Science, and then UCLA. He continues his tutoring and outreach activities in science and math today with students from elementary school through college.
Audra Kosh, M.A.T. graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.S. in Mathematics and from American University with a M.A.T. in Secondary Mathematics. She has taught 8th-grade math and worked as a math specialist in after-school programs.
Richard Rho, M.S. has taught SAT math and created SAT I/II math content for the past 11 years. He has tutored privately as well as having worked at well-known, national SAT prep companies. He graduated with a B.S. in Engineering from Columbia University and an M.S. in the Learning Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania. Richard is interested in the mind, understanding how people learn, and the ways in which technology can be designed to augment the learning experience. He currently works in Alexandria, VA as a technology coordinator.
Haiyuan Wang, Ph.D. is currently a Principal Data Scientist at AlphaEdge Solutions, specializing in Big Data Analytics and Technologies. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has been a math instructor at various capacities on subjects of statistics, SAT Math, SAT Math II, calculus, geometry, and algebra.
Danny Zheng, M.S. received a B.S. in Mathematics from California State Polytechnic University in 2010 and a Masters in Math from Towson University. He has been tutoring SAT for the past 6 years and has helped students improve their math SAT scores an average of 180 points. He has tutored for Ivy League Tutoring in Los Angeles and TutorPro, and is currently a System Engineer/Contractor Team Lead at Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
SAT Vocabulary Lightning – (2012)
Contains 750 Vocabulary words, 25 stories, 25 crossword puzzles, 750 exercises, and 25 tests. This book is a powerful way for the student to master the vocabulary words found most frequently on the SAT through readings and exercises. The student will first memorize words, then read a 3-page story with the underlined words, then complete 15 sentence completion exercises, and finally solve a crossword puzzle. At the end of the chapter, the student will master 30 typical SAT vocabulary words. After 25 such chapters, 25 tests will help the students retain the vocabulary learned. The stories are engaging, and using this book is a fun way to master 750 commonly appearing words on the verbal SAT.
Editors:
Neil Mann, Ph.D. holds a B.A. and Ph.D. in English from Oxford University, where he also taught undergraduates. He has taught high-school English in Britain, English as a Foreign Language in Spain, and worked as a translator (from Spanish) and editor in Finland, Spain and the US, specializing in preparing work by non-native speakers of English for publication. He lives in New York and is a literacy specialist at Visionlearning.com, an educational resource for learning about science and the scientific process.
Michael Foster, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. in English Linguistics and Literature from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland in 2009. His M.A. in English is from the University of Warwick in the UK and his B.A. is from UCLA. He has since taught English and test preparation in Britain, Asia, and the United States. He has written several academic books on English language learning and English literature, and has studied teaching methodologies in East Asian high-schools. He has also helped develop test-development materials in several countries and has designed exams currently used throughout China, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Natalie Giarratano, Ph.D. received her Ph.D. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University in June 2012 and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University in 2008. Recent poems appear in American Literary Review, Laurel Review, Best New Poets 2011, and Hayden’s Ferry Review. She served as poetry editor for Third Coast for two years and as an assistant editor at New Issues Poetry and Prose for three years. She has taught writing and literature for over 5 years and currently teaches writing at American University. With Beth Marzoni, she founded and co-edits Pilot Light – an online journal of 21st-century poetics and criticism.
Sarah Relyea, Ph.D. has a B.A. in English from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in English from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her publications include Outsider Citizens: Remaking Postwar Identity in Wright, Beauvoir, and Baldwin. She has taught at Queens College and Hunter College, CUNY, and at National Central University in Taiwan, and she has worked as an English tutor for foreign professionals living in NYC.
Nine authors also contributed to the book.
Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor – (2011)
A workbook designed to help students prepare for the math section of the Praxis I Exam. This book contains 23 chapters of lessons, in addition to an assessment and a final test. This study guide begins with pre-algebra material and leads up to algebra and geometry, including word problems and graphs. Chapters are detailed enough for the novice student to comprehend, and they provide ample opportunity for the student to practice the type of problems that often stump them. Praxis I Math: My Private Tutor can be used for the motivated student to practice independently.
Editors
Daniel Eiblum, M.S.Ed., Editor-in-Chief holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and then earned his Master of Education degree from Johns Hopkins University. He has over ten years of tutoring experience in mathematics ranging from Algebra I through Calculus, in addition to Math SAT preparation. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems. He founded a tutoring agency in 2000, called TutorPro, based in Bethesda, MD and serving the Washington DC Metropolitan area. He resides in Bethesda, MD.
Nicholas Frederick Bennett, Editor holds a B.S. in Mathematics and Psychology from Grand Valley State University; and has a grade 6-8 certification in VA and grade 7-12 with a secondary license in Michigan and Washington DC. He has been teaching math for six years and is currently teaching discrete math and precalculus at the School Without Walls in the District of Columbia. He resides in Fairfax, VA.
Andrew Newens, M.A. Editor holds a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University (1995) and a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling from Capital Bible Seminary (2006). He has over ten years of experience teaching and tutoring 7-12th grade math, science, and SAT preparation. His recent tutoring experience includes TutorPro and C2 Education Centers. He is also a contributing author to Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems. He currently works as an engineer for the U.S. Department of Energy. He resides in Washington, D.C.
Dave Darling, Editor, M.A. holds a B.S. in mathematics from the State University of NY at New Paltz and an M.A. in mathematics from Wesleyan University. He has eight years of tutoring experience, and three years of teaching under his belt at Community Colleges and at Chance Academy. He resides in Severn, MD.
Authors
Phillip Chang graduated in 2003 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Computer Science. He has worked with students of all ages, tutoring subjects ranging from 6th-grade math to calculus, and standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, and GMAT. He worked for TutorPro as a math tutor. He resides in Arlington, Virginia.
Sarah Hand, M.S. holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an M.S. in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Since 2006, she has operated her own business providing private and small group math tutoring services to students from elementary school through college. Ms. Hand is also an adjunct professor of mathematics at the College of Southern Maryland. She resides in Huntingtown, Maryland.
Timothy Sean Kelly, J.D. holds a BS in Physics and Political Science from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He joined the Teach for America program in 2006 and significantly raised student test scores and academic awareness as a Math and Science Teacher in inner-city Oakland, CA. He has been a successful tutor for years in numerous cities across the country, and recently completed a law degree in patent law from George Washington University School of Law. He has also worked as a tutor at TutorPro. He resides in Cazadero, CA. 6
Michael Lapidus, J.D. earned his B.A. in Mathematics, cum laude, from Columbia University, his J.D. from American University, and an L.L.M. in taxation from Georgetown. He is a former high school math teacher and is currently a tax lawyer. He resides in Washington, DC.
Ali Mushtaq, M.S. holds his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. He has been working as an independent statistical consultant in Washington, DC since 2003. He has been teaching and tutoring since 2000 (TutorPro), including test preparation strategies for various standardized tests. He is a contributing author to Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems. He resides in Falls Church, VA.
Ben Swartz, M.A. received an M.A. in Education from Marymount University and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia. He has been tutoring SAT preparation and other standardized tests since 2009, and he also teaches English as a Second Language to adult learners. He attended Marymount University, where he is pursuing a Master of Education. He resides in Falls Church, VA
Sheri Weathers, M.S.Ed. earned her B.S. in Mathematics and M.S.Ed. from the University of Florida. She taught high school math in Fairfax County, Virginia for three years. She is currently tutoring as she finishes her degree in School Counseling at George Mason University. She resides in Arlington, Virginia
Daniel Zielaski, M.S. earned his B.S. from Catholic University of America in Environmental Chemistry and his M.S. from The George Washington University in Secondary Science Education. He is currently employed by District of Columbia Public Schools as a chemistry instructor. He has developed, authored, and co-authored teacher training materials and SAT/ACT/PRAXIS/ASVAB test preparation materials aimed at both content and strategy. He resides in Washington DC.
Math SAT 800: How to Master the Toughest Problems – (2008)
Contains 500 of the most difficult types of problems found on the math SAT. These problems are organized into 32 short tests, starting with an initial 25-problem assessment, followed by a series of tests that allow you to measure your progress. This rigorous book is perfect for students who have already mastered the material found on the math SAT and have already scored a minimum of 600-700 out of 800 on either an actual SAT or PSAT exam, or on an official practice test. The goal of this book is to help ambitious students who are in the top 15 percent of test-takers practice solving problems to raise their scores as close as possible to a perfect 800.
Editors
Daniel Eiblum, M.S.Ed., Editor-in-Chief received a BA in Mathematics from the University of Chicago in 1988, and then earned his Master of Education degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He has over ten years of tutoring experience in mathematics ranging from Algebra I through Calculus, in addition to Math SAT preparation. He founded a tutoring agency in 2000, called Ivy League Tutoring Connection, that serves the Washington DC – Baltimore Metropolitan area. Currently, he resides in Bethesda, MD.
Michael Forman, M.S. has both a Bachelor of Science degree (1963) and a Master of Science degree (1965) in Physics and Applied Math from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He was a professional mathematician and physicist at NASA for 40 years and has published in several scientific journals. He began tutoring math and physics in January 2005. Math courses include pre-Algebra through Calculus and Math SAT preparation. Currently, he resides in Conway, SC.
Authors
Nargess Memarsadeghi, Ph.D. has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park (2007). She also received her M.S. (2004) and B.S. (2001) in Computer Science from the same school. She has been working as a computer engineer and researcher at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, since July 2001. She worked as a teaching assistant for the Computer Science Department of the University of Maryland (Fall 2002- Spring 2003) and tutored for the Math Learning Center of Montgomery College at Germantown, MD (1998-2000). Currently she resides in Silver Spring, MD.
Kimberly Noonan, M.S. has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Richmond (1996), and both a Master of Science in Mathematics and a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002, 2004). Professionally, she works as an Operations Research Analyst on National Airspace Modeling projects for the Federal Aviation Administration. She taught College Algebra through Multivariable Calculus at the University of North Carolina as a teaching assistant and tutored at Chapel Hill High School in Algebra I through Calculus, from 1996-2003. She has also tutored various mathematical subjects for Ivy League Tutoring Connection in Washington DC. Currently she resides in Washington DC.
Matthew Konicki, M.A. has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Mary Washington University (1999) and a Master of Arts in Mathematics (2004) from the University of Maryland at College Park. He has been a mathematics instructor at the University of Maryland since 2004, teaching various math courses including statistics and calculus. He has also been a mathematics instructor at Georgetown University, The University of Delaware, American University, and Catholic University. He is a member of the Mathematical Association of America.
Andrew Newens, M.A. has a BS in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and a Master of Arts in Christian Counseling from Capital Bible Seminary. He tutored SAT preparation (math and verbal) as well as high school math and science at C2 Education Centers. Currently, he resides in Arlington, VA.
Ali Mushtaq M.S. has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. He has been working as an independent statistical consultant in Washington, DC for the past five years. He has four years teaching test preparation strategies for the LSAT, GMAT, GRE, and SAT with the Princeton Review. He has also tutored high school and college students in math and physics for 8 years, 2 years of which have been for Ivy League Tutoring Connection.
Elnatan Reisner has a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Brandeis University (2005) and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Maryland/College Park. He worked as an applied research mathematician at the Department of Defense in 2003, and a researcher at the Center for Computing Sciences in Bowie, MD, in 2004. He earned a Computer Science Prize for Outstanding Achievement in 2005 at Brandeis University. Currently, he resides in Silver Spring, MD.
Hunter Brooks has a BA in Mathematics and Linguistics from Dartmouth College and is pursuing a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. He was a teaching assistant for the mathematics department at Dartmouth College from 2004 through 2006, where he taught four-hour classes to twenty rising juniors and seniors. He tutored at the Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth College and was an independent math tutor from 2001-2006. Currently, he resides in College Park, MD.
Asa Palley has a BA in mathematics from Bowdoin College. He tutored Calculus for the Mathematics Department at Bowdoin College and also taught AP Calculus at Lisbon High School in Brunswick, Maine from 2005-2006. He was the co-captain of St. Albans High School Math Team in Washington, DC. Currently, he resides in Chicago, Illinois.