The College PandaSAT Math - Advanced Guide and Workbook

Sep 14, 2026

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Advanced preparation for SAT Math organized as a concept-and-approach guide paired with workbook exercises. The book emphasizes repeated exposure to recurring question types, building fast, reflex-like problem solving through chapter-based instruction rather than shortcut tricks. Coverage spans key topics from exponents and radicals, percent, growth models, proportions, and expressions through equations, systems, inequalities, linear models, functions, quadratics, and more. Practice reinforces methods via exercises and an answer section.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages317

Reading Time13 h 19 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Format of the Test

How to Read this Book

About the Author

Table of Contents

1 Exponents &Radicals

2 Percent

3 Exponential vs.Linear Growth

4 Proportion

5 Rates

6 Expressions

7 Manipulating &Solving Equations

8 More Equation Solving Strategies

9 Systems of Equations

10 Inequalities

11 Word Problems

12 Lines

13 Interpreting Linear Models

14 Functions

15 Quadratics

16 Synthetic Division

17 Complex Numbers

18 Absolute Value

19 Angles

20 Triangles

21 Circles

22 Trigonometry

23 Reading Data

24 Probability

25 Statistics I

26 Statistics II

27 Volume

28 Answers to the Exercises

The College PandaSAT Math Nielson Phu The College PandaSAT Math Advanced Guide and Workbook Copyright C 2015 The College PandaAll rights reserved. ISBN:978-0-9894964-2-1 No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the author. *SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board,which does not endorse this product. For more information,visit thecollegepanda.com Discounts available for teachers and companies.Please contact thecollegepanda@gmail.com for details. * To Mom and Dad 10000 2 # , Introduction The best way to do well on any test is to be experienced with the material.Nowhere is this more true than onthe SAT,which is standardized to repeat the same question types again and again.The purpose of this book isto teach you the concepts and battle-tested approaches you need to know for all these questions types.If it'snot in this book,it's not on the test.The goal is for every SAT question to be a simple reflex,something youknow how to handle instinctively because you've seen it so many times before. You won't find any cheap tricks in this book,simply because there aren't any that work consistently.Don't buyinto the idea that you can improve your score significantly without hard work. # Format of the Test There are two math sections on the SAT.The first contains 20 questions to be done in 25 minutes without acalculator.The second contains 38 questions to be done in 55 minutes and a calculator is permitted. Some topics only show up in the calculator section.I've made sure to accurately divide the practice questionsinto non-calculator and calculator components. # How to Read this Book For a complete understanding,this book is best read from beginning to end.That being said,each chapter waswritten to be independent of the others as much as possible.After all,you may already be proficient in sometopics yet weak in others.If so,feel free to jump around,focusing on the chapters that are most relevant toyour improvement. All chapters come with exercises.Do them.You won't master the material until you think through thequestions yourself. # About the Author Nielson Phu graduated from New York University,where he studied actuarial science.He has obtained perfectscores on the SAT and on the SAT math subject test.As a teacher,he has helped hundreds of studentsthroughout Boston and Hong Kong perform better on standardized tests.Although he continues to pursuehis interests in education,he is now an engineer in the Boston area. SAT &IG BOOK STORE 01227746409 # Table of Contents ## 1 Exponents &Radicals 7 Laws of exponents Evaluating expressions with exponentsSolving equations with exponentsSimplifying square roots 2 Percent 15 Percent change Simple interest and compound interestPercent word problems ## 3 Exponential vs.Linear Growth 24 Linear growth and decayExponential growth and decayPositive and negative association 4 Proportion30 5 Rates 34 Conversion factors ## 6 Expressions 42 Combining like termsExpansion and factoringCombining,dividing,and splitting fractions 7 Manipulating &Solving Equations49Common mistakes to avoidTools for isolating variablesHow to deal with complicated equations 8 More Equation Solving Strategies Matching coefficientsClearing denominators ## 9 Systems of Equations 67 SubstitutionElimination Systems with no solutions and infinite solutionsWord problemsMore complex systemsGraphs of systems of equations . ## 10 Inequalities 79 How to solve inequalitiesInequality word problemsGraphs of inequalities 11 Word Problems 90 12 Lines 99 Slope and y-intercept Equations of lines:slope-intercept form and point-slope formFinding the intersection of two linesParallel and perpendicular linesHorizontal and vertical lines ## 13 Interpreting Linear Models 109 14 Functions 115 What is a function? When is a function undefined?Composite functions Finding the solutions to a functionIde

FAQs

What is the book’s main strategy for improving SAT Math performance?

It teaches core concepts and battle-tested approaches for repeated SAT question types, aiming to make each problem a simple reflex through extensive practice.

How are the SAT math sections structured in the book?

It describes two sections: one with 20 questions in 25 minutes without a calculator, and another with 38 questions in 55 minutes with a calculator permitted.

Does the book include calculator and non-calculator practice problems separately?

Yes. It specifically divides practice questions into non-calculator and calculator components and notes that some topics appear only in the calculator section.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Adam