SOME INFORMATIONS ABOUT SAT
Students
may only use a calculator on the Subject Tests in Mathematics Level 1 and Mathematics Level 2. Both the Subject Test in Mathematics
Level 1 and the Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 have some questions that require the use of at least a scientific calculator.
Students can take these tests without using a calculator, but it may put them at a disadvantage
SAT I Math Curriculum
as per The Official SAT Study Guide
Number of questions in the mathematics section
will be
v Multiple
choice questions :44
v Student-produced
response questions, to fill in a response: 10
Categories of questions:
1. Number and operations
2. Algebra and functions
3. Geometry and measurement
4. Data analysis, statistics and probability |
1.Number and Operations
Properties of integers
Arithmetic word problems
Number lines
Squares and square roots
Fractions and rational numbers
Elementary number theory
· Factors, multiples, and remainders
· Prime numbers
Ratios, proportions, and percents
Sequences
Sets ( union, intersection, elements )
Counting problems
Logical reasoning
Note:
The SAT doesn’t include a) tedious or long computations b) matrix operations
2. Algebra and Functions
Operations on algebraic expressions
Factoring
Exponents
Evaluating
expressions with exponents and roots
Solving
equations
· Working with unsolvable equations
· Solving for one variable in terms of another
· Solving equations involving radical expressions
Absolute
value
Direct
translation into mathematical expressions
Inequalities
Systems
of linear equations and inequalities
Solving
quadratic equations by factoring
Rational
eccquations and inqualities
Direct
and inverse variation
Word
problems
Functions
· Function notation and evaluation
· Domain and range
· Using new definitions
· Functions as models
· ◦◦Linear functions: their equations and graphs
· Quadratic functions: their functions and graphs
· Qualitative behavior of graphs and functions
· Translations and their effects on graphs of functions
Note: The SAT
doesn’t include
a) Solving quadratic equations that require the use of
the quadratic formula
b) Complex numbers
c) Logarithms
3. Geometry and Measurment
Geometric notation
Points
and lines
Angles
in the plane
Triangles
( including special triangles )
· Equilateral triangles
· Isosceles triangles
· Right triangles and the Pythagorean Theorem
· 30º-60º-90º triangles
· 45º-45º-90º triangles
· 3-4-5 triangles
· Congruent triangles
· Similar triangles
· The triangle inequality
Quadrilaterals
· Parallelograms
· Rectangles
· Squares
Areas
and perimeters
·
Areas of squares and rectangles\
·
Perimeters of squares and rectangles
·
Area of triangles
·
Area of parallelograms
Other polygons
· Angles in a polygon
· Perimeter
· Area
Circles
· Diameter
· Radius
· Arc
· Tangent to a circle
· Circumference
· Area
Solid geometry
·
Solid figures and volumes
·
Surface area
Geometric perception
Coordinate geometry
·
Slopes, parallel lines, and perpendicular lines
·
The midpoint formula
·
The distance formula
Transformations
Note: The SAT doesn’t include a) Formal geometric proofs b) Trigonometry c) Radian measure.
4. Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
Data
interpretation
Statistics
· Arithmetic mean
· Median
· Mode
· Weight average
· Average of algebraic expressions
· Using averages to find missing numbers
Elementary probability
Geometric probability
Note: The
SAT doesn’t include
Computation of standard deviation