Tuesday June 23 EXTRA READING We did SQUARE ROOTS

Combine LIKE terms

We moved to ROOM 102 and checked out 
Quizlet.com
for GRE Words

We worked on SQUARE ROOTS and a coolproblem from Majortests.com

(Root2 - Root3)^2  =

FOIL

First
Outside
Inside
Last

We have LOBSTER CLAW or HAPPY FACE

OUR MEETING DATES

We will have the MAIN MEETING on Thursdays and ADDITIONAL WORK on Tuesdays.

Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14            I'm not available July 16
July 21
July 28


EXTRA READING
Sugar Fat Salt
The bliss point (engineering our taste buds


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfy9j0h9_O8

London cab drivers and the plastic brain
We can grow new neurons!

YOU don't need to read this post... it's about food.

I like to give my studetns juice and protein and nuts (fats are good for the brain)


I hope you will snack
walk around
take breaks

in the class.

Answer your mobile phone.  You'll be back.



Here are some articles that might be useful for you

http://www.eatingwell.com/food_news_origins/organic_natural/15_foods_you_dont_need_to_buy_organic?page=16




http://www.analyzemath.com/gre/gre_onesample2_sol.html
This link has a VERY clever problem.   It's not necessary for all students, but a couple of you have sadi that you need to raise your score for scholarships.  There is a good problem involving  W  and  A +B+C+D that is clever.

Remember:  We are looking for patterns.

We want to be FLEXIBLE.
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2/4   =  50/100    =   57/114          Look for the pattern.


REQUEST FOR A CLICK
A nice charity: 
https://www.facebook.com/ABANDONEDDOGSEVERGLADES?fref=ts    they rescue abandoned pets

EXTRA Days are suggested... plus a FREE list of formulas from Magoosh ... and a FREE Math book from ETS

A MATH BOOK
https://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/practice_book_math.pdf

Here is 

a list of formulas

http://magoosh.resources.s3.amazonaws.com/Magoosh_GRE_Math_Formula_eBook.pdf

1. The GRE is scored on a 130-170 scale in each section. You'll receive both a GRE Verbal score and on GRE Quantitative score. Because there are so few possible scores – only 41 – that you can get on the GRE, answering just one more question correctly could be enough to turn an average score into a great score.Dec 26, 2013

2. What's a Good GRE Score? - Grockit

   grockit.com/blog/gre/2013/12/26/whats-good-gre-score/

I've been thinking...

I'd like to propose the following

THURSDAYS

June 30

July 2

July 9

July 16   (I'm away again)    July 14 TUESDAY

July 23    Jenna is showing words        July 21

July 30                                  July 28

For students who want to, let's see if we can meet every Tuesday evening.  IN ADDITION to Thursday.   

I'd like to give you additional chances to show your ability.   

Please download the link and try one of these problems...

SAMPLE MATH BOOK

https://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/practice_book_math.pdf

http://magoosh.com/gre/2012/gre-math-formula-ebook/

Six pages of formulas to remember

FORMULAS
Go to FreeVocabulary.com  for vocab
CLICK HERE
http://www.freevocabulary.com/SATnotes.pdf
for six pages of formulas to remember


11

TWO CIRCLES
Add lines... 
Area =  PI (r)2


25 PI             25             1
-------   =     -------   =   ----
100 PI          100            4







0.08 =  ____%


25
---- =     
30   



4   x   8    
----------  =     ____ 
7   x  6    
kill the little numbers before you multiply




(5 x 6) - (20 / 5) =  

   30     -    4        =    26


5 x 6 - 20 / 5    

  30   -    4


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MATH REVIEW

http://agrecourse.blogspot.com/2015/06/six-pages-of-formulas-to-remember.html

GO TO THE FORMULA LINK

CLICK HERE

http://www.freevocabulary.com/SATnotes.pdf

for six pages of formulas to remember

IF you see a formula that you don't understand, then circle it and let's talk about it in class...  or you can email me and ask me to "EXPLAIN the formula for a slope"

I notice that some of you have LIVE.com.  It's okay ... you have a ONE DRIVE and you can store materials on your ONE DRIVE.  

GROUP EMAIL

i HAVE POSTED YOUR EMAILS IN BCC (BLIND CARBON COPY) to protect your privacy.  However, I like it if I can send something to all of you and then ask you all to reply ...  IF YOU WANT TO BE INCLUDED in the GROUP EMAIL DISCUSSION, send me an short "YES, ADD ME TO THE GROUP."

Then I'll post a problem and wait for you to reply with your answers.    Your reply will go to all of the students who WANT to participate.

BETTER SCORE

If you want a BETTER SCORE, you need to do a LOT OF PROBLEMS.   You can go through  the following places

www.Majortests.com

www.magoosh.com  (they have free gre questions)

SIGN UP FOR APPS or GET FLASHCARDS

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=apps%20for%20gre%20studying

ASK QUESTIONS

You can make this a PERSONAL class by sending me the questions that you have.   We can then address those questions in the class.  I can also reply with my answers or I can ask the GROUP to reply with answers and make everyone exercise their heads over these questions.

When you find questions that puzzle you, then you need to take photos or print the problem and we'll discuss it in class.  KEEP A COLLECTION of "problems that I need to review."   Look at the WORKED EXAMPLES by covering the answer and reviewing how the problem was solved.

Send me your questions.

Week 1

This course started with a goal of getting students prepared for a GRE test.
MEETING on June 23 Tuesday 
THIRD WEEK on THURSDAY...  Last meeting is officially July 30
EXTRA THURSDAY added at the end of the course ... Aug. 6

Writing:   Send essays to Steve
SteveEnglishTeacher@gmail.com
SEND QUESTIONS to 954 646 8246
Math:  Lots of problems
http://www.majortests.com/
You don't need a text book

Search "pdf gre test prep"
FREE 109 pages from ETS

Verbal:  Apps, Flashcards







Look For Patterns
13 x 13 =  169
14 x 14 =  196




Daniel Amen   ANTs
Automatic Negative Thoughts



JK   problem 10   J = 5     K = 1

J - K =  even
5 - 1 = 4   even
which must be even
K     not even
JK     5 x 1 = 5      not even
j + 2K    5 + 2(1) =  7  not even

jk + j     5x1  + 5   =   10   even

jk - 2j     5x1 - 2(5)  =   not even

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I want to offer you the power of GOOGLE DRIVE.
You can keep track of the best parts of Grad School (the discussions on Blackboard) by saving the posts that you write on webpages or blogs that you compile each week.