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author: shaun ault

shaun ault
shaun earned his ph. d. in mathematics from the ohio state university in 2008 (go bucks!!). he received his ba in mathematics with a minor in computer science from oberlin college in 2002. in addition, shaun earned a b. mus. from the oberlin conservatory in the same year, with a major in music composition. shaun still loves music — almost as much as math! — and he (thinks he) can play piano, guitar, and bass. shaun has taught and tutored students in mathematics for about a decade, and hopes his experience can help you to succeed!

  • how to find the main ideas in sat reading passages

    sat reading passages can be a little hard to pick apart. they’re not light reading, and you probably won’t have any real interest in the topic. and they’re full of detail, a lot of which ends up being pretty unnecessary for the questions. it’s true that there are lots of questions that ask about specific…

  • strange symbols in sat math

    just to make sure that everybody knows the college board is sneaky, they insist on putting weird, non-mathematical symbols into sat math sections. of course, they maintain that this is all in spirit of testing your school studies (it’s not really, and that’s probably why they’re planning on eventually changing the test). whadda you mean…

  • 3d geometric objects in sat math

    quick: how do you find the volume of a cylinder? do you know the formula? the sat will give it to you at the beginning of each math section, along with some other geometric facts, but you should know them anyway. at least, you should be familiar with how you get those formulas.   start…