Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

M ATH C OURSE C ONCEPT O UTLINE • 187

MATH Course Concept Outline

I. TEST MECHANICS................................................................................................. 191 A. Overview ................................................................................................................................192 B. Anatomy (Items #1–4) ..................................................................................................193–194 C. Pacing .....................................................................................................................................194 D. Time Trial (Items #1–5) ..........................................................................................................195 E. Game Plan..............................................................................................................................196 1. Quickly Preview the Test Section, but Skip the Directions............ 196 2. Answer the Question That Is Being Asked........................................ 196 a) Read the Question Carefully......................................................... 196 b) Pay Attention to Units..................................................................... 196 c) Pay Attention to Thought-Reversers ...........................................197 3. Use the Answer Choices .........................................................................197 a) Eliminate Answer Choices That Cannot Be Correct................197 b) Use the Answer Choices to Check Your Math......................... 198 4. Don’t Go Calculator Crazy...................................................................... 198 F. Calculator Exercise (Items #1–10) ...............................................................................198–199 G. Calculator Race (Items #1–10) 1 II. LESSON | PRELIMINARIES AND STRATEGIES ................................................ 201 A. Item Profiles B. Item-Types.............................................................................................................................202

1. Number and Quantity (Item #1) ............................................................. 202 2. Algebra and Functions (Items #2–6) .........................................202–203 3. Coordinate Geometry (Item #7) ............................................................ 203 4. Geometry (Items #8–9) ........................................................................... 203 5. Trigonometry (Item #10) .......................................................................... 203 6. Statistics, Probability, and Data Representation (Items #11–12) .... 204

1 Some concepts in this Course Concept Outline are not illustrated through examples in your student text but may be covered by your instructor in class. They are included here to provide a complete outline of your course.