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author: peter poer

peter poer
peter helps make sure magoosh students have the best possible content. a proud arizona wildcat and teach for america alum, he worked as an instructional coach before getting an mba at berkeley’s haas school of business. he is passionate about student achievement and educational equity. also prime numbers. peter enjoys cooking, running (slowly), and going to bed comically early.

  • act math: how to solve probability problems

    chances are good that you’ve thought about probability before when playing games of chance. the higher the chances of coming out on top, the more likely you would be willing to play. for simple games, such as calling heads or tails on a coin flip, it’s easy to figure out what the chances are of…

  • ap psychology exam

    ap psychology is a unique (and fun) high school course. in this article, learn what you need to do to earn a 4 or 5 on test day!

  • sat writing: everything you need to know about pronouns

    nervous about pronouns on the sat? we’ve got you covered. here, we cover the major types of pronouns and how they should and should not be used.