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ACT Camp - Math

Course Description: This course is designed to prepare students for the Math portion of the ACT, employing the Cambridge Educational Services approach.  Course will review basic math skills required for success on the ACT, including Algebra, number properties, geometry and some trigonometry.  Students will take both a pre-test and a post-test to chart their progress.
 

Math section meets in NH 028 (basement), 9:10-10:10 a.m. MTWR

Textbook: ACT Victory, 8th ed., by Cambridge Educational Services

Important Dates
Pre-test  -- Friday, June 12th
Course Starts -- Monday, June 15th
Last Lecture -- Wednesday, July 1st
Post-Test --  Thursday, July 2nd

 

Email List

not available 

This course is not graded.

Announcements:

Math Adjunct Office # DH 431
My CSCC email: bmccall2@cscc.edu

The files below are mostly in Word 2007 format.  Once the compatibility pack is installed, do the following to open in IE: right click on the link and select "Save Target As".  Add ".docx" to the end of the filename and save to your computer. You can then open the file from your computer.  Some other browsers will allow you to open the file simply by clicking on the link (Firefox, for instance).

Timed Practice Tests on Basic Skills

Addition - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Subtraction - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Multiplication - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Division - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
(Mixed) Fractions - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Improper Fractions to Mixed Numerals and back - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Decimals to Common Fractions/Roots - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Factoring - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Linear Equations - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Systems of Equations - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Common Squares/Cubes, etc. - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Geometry Formulas - Version #1 key, Version #2 key
Trigonometry - Version #1 key, Version #2 key


 Your goal should be to complete each of these timed tests in less than 5 minutes with 100% accuracy.  As you are allowed to use calculators on the test, you may use them to complete these tests, but usually calculators are slower than being able to do them by hand, so practice doing them by hand several times before seeing if you can improve your time with a calculator.  Know when to use the calculator and when to do it in your head.

Report any typos in the answer keys to the email address above.

Handouts

All Fractions Timed Test key

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