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OUR APPROACH

Students engage, one on one, in a unique combination of mental, verbal, visual, tactile, and written exercises (click here to learn more) that cover (and surpass) state math standards as well as the recommendations of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the new Common Core State Standards. Basic math skills are blended with a program specifically designed to help students build number sense by showing them how numbers work.

Each student is evaluated with a written and verbal assessment unique to Mathnasium. Based on their assessment results, we assemble a tailored program just for them designed to close any educational gaps that they may have and jump ahead when they are ready for advanced math challenges. Mental math is emphasized. We also help students with their regular school homework as part of the session.

Students that prepare for standardized tests such as the ISEE, SAT, ACT, high school entrance exams, and college placement exams at Mathnasium enjoy a substantial advantage over those who don't.

The Mathnasium Way	Other Test Prep
A detailed assessment of what you need to learn, based on how you perform on the real test	One-size-fits-all curriculum based on the average student
Individualized instruction designed around your strengths and weaknesses, taught in a way that makes sense to you	Group teaching in a classroom setting
As much time as you need to master the concepts	Limited time regardless of your needs
As much supervised test-taking practice as you need	Limited supervised test-taking practice
Unique test-taking strategies available only at Mathnasium	Standard strategies available in a wide range of test-taking textbooks
Flexible and convenient scheduling	Rigid, limited schedule
Learn from a math specialist	Mostly taught by multiple subject generalists
Proprietary program	Off-the-shelf textbooks also available in bookstores
Affordable	Expensive

We believe your child's progress (and improved attitude) will be obvious to you, the parent. We also reassess students constantly to measure their progress and rely on third party proofs such as the report cards provided by your child's school and results on standardized tests.

The curriculum samples shown here represent critical topics we address at each grade level.

• Connecting algebra to previous learning
• Solving linear equations, systems of linear equations (2 variables), and quadratic equations
• Solve: 2(5x - 1) = 3x + 2
  
  2x + 3 = 14
  4y + 3 = 0
  x² - x - 1 = 0
• Factoring
• Factor: x² - 8x - 20
  
  a^2 - 36
  9x2 - x - 8
  12abc - 8ab - 4a
• Solving algebraic word problems
• "30 stamps are worth a total of $8.66. Some of the stamps are worth 32¢ each and the rest are worth 23¢ each. How many of the stamps are worth 23¢ each?"

• Synthetic geometry: geometric proofs—use of axioms and primitive terms
• "Prove vertical angles are equal."
• Metric (coordinate) geometry—the Pythagorean theorem, the distance formula, the mid-point formula
• "Find the diagonal of a rectangle whose length is 12 and whose width is 5."
• Properties of geometric figures—congruence, similarity, proportionality
• All about slope
• "Find the slope of the line that is perpendicular to the line 3x + 2y = 8."

• The relationship between logs and exponents
• Arithmetic and geometric sequences
• "What is the 10th term of the sequence 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 ...?"
• Combinations and permutations
• "How many ways can 7 books be arranged on a shelf in groups of 5?"
• Matrix operations
• Study of complex numbers
• "Simplify (2 + 3i)/(3 – 4i)."

• Properties of sine, cosine, and tangent and their inverses
• "If sinA = 4/5, find cosA."
• "Express tanB in terms of sinB and cosB."
• Graphs of trigonometric functions
• "Sketch ƒ(x) = 2sinx + 3 over the domain -2Π to 2Π."
• Proving trigonometric identities
• "Verify that secA – cosA = sinAtanA."
• Applications in the real world
• "A rocket is fired at sea level and climbs at a constant angle of 65° through a distance of 12,000 miles. What is the altitude of the rocket to the nearest foot?"

• Domain and range of a function; composition of functions
• "What is the domain and range of the function
• ƒ(x) = 3/(x +1)?"
• "If ƒ(x) = 3x and g(x) = x + 1, find ƒ(g(x))."
• Exponential growth
• "Find the interest on $1,000 invested at 5% per year, compounded continuously."
• Conic sections (circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas)
• "What is the center and radius of the circle whose equation is
• (x - 3)² + (x – 4)² = 9?"
• Limits
• "Find the limit of ƒ(x) = 1/x as x approaches infinity."

"I went from failing tests to scoring 100 points higher on my SATs in less than two months. Now that's a real “test”imony!" - Roxanne, 12th grade