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getting started

welcome! getting started with magoosh

9:31

should you set a score goal?

9:20

how to focus and master distractions

10:40

stress reduction techniques

10:44

pacing & guessing strategies

general pacing strategies

4:46

pacing & guessing strategies for english

10:24

pacing & guessing strategies for math

8:37

pacing & guessing strategies for reading

10:08

passage strategies for the science section

11:55

pacing & guessing strategies for science

8:02

what students should know about the act

how is the act scored?

10:31

should i take the act or the sat?

10:50

should i sign up for the essay?

8:20

registering for the act

9:27

test day and the week before

11:07

how many times should you take the act?

9:51

general math strategies

intro to act math

1:39

calculator use and mental math

2:55

why mental math

3:11

mental math: estimation

7:10
• quiz: mental math: estimation 5 questions

mental math: dividing by 5

2:49
• quiz: mental math: dividing by 5 5 questions

mental math: doubling and halving

6:44
• quiz: mental math: doubling and h... 5 questions

number sense

10:30
• quiz: number sense 5 questions

the use and abuse of formulas

2:52

learn from your mistakes

4:43

math strategy: picking numbers - part i

5:35

math strategy: picking numbers - part ii

12:30

math strategy: backsolving

12:32
• quiz: math strategy: backsolving 5 questions

arithmetic and fractions

properties of real numbers

8:25

positive and negative numbers - i

6:00
• quiz: positive and negative numbe... 5 questions

mental math, addition, and subtraction

6:19

positive and negative numbers - ii

7:44

order of operations

11:26
• quiz: order of operations 5 questions

intro to decimals

11:28

rounding

6:23
• quiz: rounding 5 questions

multiples of 10

9:45

more on scientific notation

8:36
• quiz: more on scientific notation 5 questions

intro to fractions

9:27

conversions: fractions and decimals

8:14

fraction properties - i

8:36
• quiz: fraction properties - i 5 questions

operations with fractions

8:23

fraction properties - ii

7:57
• quiz: fraction properties - ii 5 questions

operations with proportions

6:36

word problems with fractions

3:37
• quiz: word problems with fractions 5 questions

percents and ratios

intro to percents

5:27

working with percents

3:35
• quiz: working with percents 5 questions

number sense and percents

4:23

percent increases

9:06

percent decreases

6:46
• quiz: percent decreases 5 questions

sequential percent changes

6:53

simple and compound interest

13:59
• quiz: simple and compound interest 5 questions

intro to ratios

9:57

combining ratios

11:16

ratios and rates

6:15
• quiz: ratios and rates 5 questions

integer properties

divisibility

10:12

divisibility rules

8:02
• quiz: divisibility rules 5 questions

multiples

8:25

prime numbers

6:28

prime factorization

8:17
• quiz: prime factorization 5 questions

greatest common factor

5:57

least common multiple

9:18

gcd lcm formula

5:32
• quiz: gcd lcm formula 5 questions

even and odd integers

10:07

testing cases

6:02
• quiz: testing cases 5 questions

algebra

intro to algebra

7:56

simplifying expressions

6:32
• quiz: simplifying expressions 5 questions

multiplying expressions

7:52

foil method

8:50
• quiz: foil method 5 questions

factoring - gcf

5:10

factoring - difference of two squares

12:01

factoring - quadratics

7:50
• quiz: factoring - quadratics 5 questions

factoring - combined

4:25

factoring - rational expressions

5:11
• quiz: factoring - rational expres... 5 questions

basic equation solving

6:19

eliminating fractions

8:56
• quiz: eliminating fractions 5 questions

quadratic equations

8:04
• quiz: quadratic equations 5 questions

two equations, two unknowns - i

7:58

two equations, two unknowns - ii

10:22

system - number of solutions

7:21
• quiz: system - number of solutions 5 questions

absolute value equations

10:23

function notation

12:50
• quiz: function notation 5 questions

strange operators

7:46
• quiz: strange operators 5 questions

inequalities - i

13:55

inequalities - ii

11:07
• quiz: inequalities - ii 5 questions

absolute value inequalities

4:47

word problems

intro to word problems

1:37

assigning variables

6:24
• quiz: assigning variables 5 questions

writing equations

7:42

number of variables

8:23
• quiz: number of variables 5 questions

intro to motion questions

9:22

average speed

10:19
• quiz: average speed 5 questions

multiple traveler questions

5:45

shrinking and expanding gaps

9:20

work questions

9:34
• quiz: work questions 5 questions

growth and decay

4:01
• quiz: growth and decay 5 questions

mixture questions

10:00
• quiz: mixture questions 5 questions

intro to set and venn diagrams

9:36

intro to sequences

7:48

arithmetic sequences

8:24
• quiz: arithmetic sequences 5 questions

geometric sequences

6:04
• quiz: geometric sequences 5 questions

inclusive counting

4:34

sums of sequences

5:44
• quiz: sums of sequences 5 questions

powers and roots

intro to exponents

9:10

exponential growth

8:39
• quiz: exponential growth 5 questions

law of exponents - i

12:47

negative exponents

11:02

law of exponents - ii

10:42

square roots

19:01

other roots

11:52

properties of roots

4:05
• quiz: properties of roots 5 questions

simplifying roots

8:31

operations with roots

12:41

equations with square roots

9:43
• quiz: equations with square roots 5 questions

fractional exponents

7:13

exponential equations

6:56

rationalizing

13:54

working with formulas

10:25
• quiz: working with formulas 5 questions

geometry

lines and angles

16:06

triangles - part i

11:32
• quiz: triangles - part i 5 questions

assumptions & estimation

3:26

geometry strategies - part i

3:44

triangles - part ii

17:37

right triangles

13:54
• quiz: right triangles 5 questions

similar triangles

11:27

special right triangles

15:51
• quiz: special right triangles 5 questions

quadrilaterals

17:35

area of quadrilaterals

6:33
• quiz: area of quadrilaterals 5 questions

polygons

7:30

regular polygons

7:08
• quiz: regular polygons 5 questions

circles

6:03

circle properties

12:21
• quiz: circle properties 5 questions

circles, arcs, and sectors

8:08

rectangular solids

6:50
• quiz: rectangular solids 5 questions

prisms & pyramids

10:51

cylinder, cones, spheres

5:53
• quiz: cylinder, cones, spheres 5 questions

scale factor & scaling

8:21

units of measurement

8:05

geometry strategies - part ii

4:14
• quiz: geometry strategies - part ii 5 questions

coordinate geometry

the coordinate plane

7:14

graphing lines

5:19

vertical and horizontal lines

9:04
• quiz: vertical and horizontal lines 5 questions

slope

12:39

intercepts

5:46
• quiz: intercepts 5 questions

slope-intercept form

8:18

writing equations of lines

11:35
• quiz: writing equations of lines 5 questions

distance between two points

8:00
• quiz: distance between two points 5 questions

circles in the x-y plane

6:02

reflections in the x-y plane

9:39
• quiz: reflections in the x-y plane 5 questions

rotations in the x-y plane

5:06

graphs of quadratics i

7:24

graphs of quadratics ii

10:59
• quiz: graphs of quadratics ii 5 questions

regions of inequalities

15:40
• quiz: regions of inequalities 5 questions

trigonometry

intro to sohcahtoa

13:17

sohcahtoa and special triangles

6:07
• quiz: sohcahtoa and special trian... 5 questions

fundamental trig identities

8:26

intro to unit circle trigonometry i

13:47
• quiz: intro to unit circle trigon... 5 questions

intro to unit circle trigonometry ii

13:49

degrees and radians

10:13

more on the unit circle

9:45
• quiz: more on the unit circle 5 questions

trigonometric functions

15:52

inverse trig functions

4:27

advanced trig formulas

8:01
• quiz: advanced trig formulas 5 questions

statistics

mean, median, mode

9:32

more on mean and median

4:34
• quiz: more on mean and median 5 questions

weighted averages

7:00
• quiz: weighted averages 5 questions

counting

introduction to counting

4:22

fundamental counting principle

7:40
• quiz: fundamental counting principle 5 questions

fcp with restrictions

4:36
• quiz: fcp with restrictions 5 questions

factorial notation

4:05
• quiz: factorial notation 5 questions

probability

intro to probability

5:59

complementary events and simple rules

4:34
• quiz: complementary events and si... 5 questions

data interpretation

intro to act data interpretation

1:19

types of graphics

3:27

timeplots for motion

3:27

other timeplots

5:34
• quiz: other timeplots 5 questions

histograms

3:58

tables of values

4:14
• quiz: tables of values 5 questions

extra topics

the extra topics section

1:05

matrices i

12:26
• quiz: matrices i 5 questions

matrices ii

13:37
• quiz: matrices ii 5 questions

intro to complex numbers

12:54
• quiz: intro to complex numbers 5 questions

arithmetic with complex numbers

9:34
• quiz: arithmetic with complex num... 5 questions

logarithms i

10:31
• quiz: logarithms i 5 questions

logarithms ii

9:38
• quiz: logarithms ii 5 questions

logarithms iii

10:32
• quiz: logarithms iii 5 questions

factor theorem

5:13
• quiz: factor theorem 5 questions

graphs of polynomials

4:43
• quiz: graphs of polynomials 5 questions

transformations of functions

16:02
• quiz: transformations of functions 5 questions

formal logic

9:35
• quiz: formal logic 5 questions

quadratic formula

7:59
• quiz: quadratic formula 5 questions

functions with discontinuities

6:49
• quiz: functions with discontinuities 5 questions

introduction to the science test

intro to the act science test

7:55

how to read the act science test

12:21

intro to science test passage types

9:20

using key terms

6:37
• quiz: using key terms 5 questions

content on the science test

unfamiliar terms

4:16
• quiz: unfamiliar terms 5 questions

science knowledge on the act science test

7:10
• quiz: science knowledge on the ac... 5 questions

math problems on the act science test

7:48
• quiz: math problems on the act sc... 5 questions

the scientific method

11:41

tables, graphs and figures

understanding tables, graphs, and figures

9:25
• quiz: understanding tables, graph... 5 questions

finding trends and patterns

13:05
• quiz: finding trends and patterns 5 questions

linking tables and graphs

7:03
• quiz: linking tables and graphs 5 questions

basic science strategies

pacing on the act science test

11:23

the conflicting viewpoints passage

11:39
• quiz: the conflicting viewpoints ... 5 questions

advanced strategies

answering "yes/no, because" questions

14:02
• quiz: answering "yes/no, because"... 5 questions

finding clues in the answer choices

10:30
• quiz: finding clues in the answer... 5 questions

introduction to the english test

introduction to the act english test

5:46

act english question types

6:57

punctuation

commas

11:40

apostrophes

9:05

dashes

4:28

semicolons

5:00

colons

5:49

other punctuation

3:16

grammar and usage

grammar basics

9:30

subject verb agreement

7:03

verb tense

9:34

adjectives and adverbs

4:30

important set of adverbs

6:03

pronoun cases

8:03

idioms

6:19

comparatives and superlatives

2:32

neither/nor

3:12

singular and plural

4:46

who vs. whom

3:18

word choice

9:05

grammar basics part 1

3:40

grammar basics part 2

5:42

sentence structure

dependent and independent clauses

6:41

run-on sentences and comma splices

6:03

misplaced modifiers

6:37

conjunctions

9:26

parallelism

7:42

parenthetical information

7:46

sentence fragments

5:05

pronoun agreement

7:07

rhetorical strategy

writer’s/essay goal

6:24

adding or deleting sentences

8:41

best illustration questions

3:17

least acceptable questions

5:52

organization

introducing and concluding paragraphs

5:50

ordering sentences and paragraphs

4:11

transitions

7:03

style

redundant meanings

4:24

ambiguous pronouns

4:28

concision and wordiness

3:37

clarity in phrasing

4:51

tone

4:04

introduction to the reading test

introduction to the act reading test

6:40

act reading question types

8:09

act reading passage types

8:48

reading passage types

3:39

basic reading strategies

approaching passages

10:58

trap answer choices

9:27
• quiz: trap answer choices 5 questions

basic strategies

12:58

using key words

7:25
• quiz: using key words 5 questions

comparison passages

6:12
• quiz: comparison passages 5 questions

humanities passages

8:54

literary narrative passages

6:17

natural science passages

10:29

social science passages

5:30

question type strategies

line reference

4:42
• quiz: line reference 5 questions

meaning of words

4:43
• quiz: meaning of words 5 questions

main idea

9:05
• quiz: main idea 5 questions

inference

8:29
• quiz: inference 5 questions

author’s method (purpose)

10:17
• quiz: author’s method (purpose) 5 questions

author’s voice

6:06
• quiz: author’s voice 5 questions

detail questions intro

4:19

except and not

8:10

visual quantitative info

10:29

line reference questions

8:17

using key words

9:56

essay

introduction to the essay

12:52

example essay prompt

10:29

time management

9:42

planning the essay

9:40

scoring

11:47

how to wow the graders

13:28

the thesis

12:58

coming up with examples

10:37

structuring the essay

14:07

the introduction

6:22

the body paragraphs

8:42

the conclusion

4:19

the importance of style

12:37

top grammar rules for the essay

10:21

proofreading your essay

5:01