SAT Math Course

All 39 Lessons

Every lesson has a narrated video, a written lesson and 10 practice questions. Each description says when to use that lesson on the test.

Algebraabout 13–15 of the 44 questions

1. Lesson 1Free · 2:10VocabularyNot a question type: the words every other topic is written in.
2. Lesson 21:38Evaluating Expressions and Function NotationYou are handed a function and an input, and asked for the output.
3. Lesson 31:58Linear Equations in One VariableAny “what is the value of x”, however ugly the equation looks.
4. Lesson 41:54Linear Equations in Two VariablesSlopes, intercepts, and writing the equation of a line.
5. Lesson 51:58Parallel and Perpendicular LinesTwo lines, and a question about how they sit relative to each other.
6. Lesson 62:04Linear InequalitiesOne inequality, or a range of allowed values rather than a single answer.
7. Lesson 72:05Linear Word ProblemsA sentence describing a starting amount and a steady rate.
8. Lesson 82:04Systems of Linear EquationsTwo equations, two unknowns, or a question about how many solutions exist.
9. Lesson 92:02Systems of Linear InequalitiesTwo or more inequalities, “which point could be a solution”, or a constrained maximum.

Problem-Solving and Data Analysisabout 5–7 of the 44 questions

1. Lesson 102:07Ratios, Rates, and ProportionsTwo quantities compared, a scaling question, or “at this rate…”.
2. Lesson 112:12PercentagesDiscounts, tax, growth, “what percent of”, and percent change.
3. Lesson 122:02Unit ConversionA quantity given in one unit and asked for in another, often through several steps.
4. Lesson 131:48Probability and Two-Way TablesA table of counts, and a question about the chance of something.
5. Lesson 142:02Scatterplots and Models of Best FitA cloud of points, a curve through them, and a prediction.
6. Lesson 152:01Center, Spread, and ShapeMean, median, range, standard deviation, and what an outlier does to each.
7. Lesson 161:55Data RepresentationsA bar chart, histogram, dot plot, box plot, or line graph, and a question about it.
8. Lesson 171:49Sampling and Margin of ErrorA sample is used to say something about a larger population.
9. Lesson 181:52Evaluating Statistical ClaimsA study is described and you are asked what may be concluded from it.

Advanced Mathabout 13–15 of the 44 questions

1. Lesson 192:09Quadratic EquationsA second-degree polynomial, in the form ax² + bx + c = 0.
2. Lesson 202:13The Quadratic FormulaA quadratic that will not factor, or a question about how many solutions there are.
3. Lesson 212:05Quadratic GraphsA parabola, and a question about its vertex, intercepts, or which form to use.
4. Lesson 221:49Quadratic Word ProblemsA height, an area, or a profit that rises and then falls.
5. Lesson 231:54Linear and Quadratic SystemsA line and a parabola, and a question about where or whether they meet.
6. Lesson 241:53Polynomial EquationsAn equation where the polynomial can have any degree from 0 to n.
7. Lesson 252:22Composition and TransformationsNested functions, or a graph described as a shifted version of another.
8. Lesson 261:43Exponential EquationsThe variable is in the exponent, or a quantity multiplies by the same factor each step.
9. Lesson 272:05Exponential Word ProblemsInterest, population, half-life: anything that changes by a percent per period.
10. Lesson 281:43Radicals and Rational ExponentsA root sign, or a fractional exponent.
11. Lesson 291:39Rational Expressions and EquationsA variable in a denominator.
12. Lesson 301:41Absolute Value, Radical, and Rational GraphsA graph that is not a line, a parabola, or an exponential.

Geometry and Trigonometryabout 5–7 of the 44 questions

1. Lesson 311:55Angle RelationshipsParallel lines cut by a transversal, or angles meeting at a point.
2. Lesson 321:49Triangle BasicsAny triangle with an unknown angle or side.
3. Lesson 332:06Pythagoras and Special Right TrianglesA right triangle with one side missing.
4. Lesson 342:06Congruence and SimilarityTwo triangles in one figure, or a shape drawn inside another.
5. Lesson 352:04Conditions for Congruence and SimilarityProving two triangles match, without checking all six pairs.
6. Lesson 362:02Using SimilarityA shape drawn inside another, or two nested triangles.
7. Lesson 372:16Right Triangle TrigonometryA right triangle with an angle, or a question naming sine, cosine, or tangent.
8. Lesson 382:11Circles — Arcs, Sectors, and Angle TheoremsA circle with an angle, an arc, a sector, or an equation.
9. Lesson 392:06Area, Perimeter, and VolumeA shape or a solid, and a measurement.

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