Gain the Competitive Advantage of Calculator Fluency
Save time on each Math question by leveraging your calculator like an ACT Tutor!
ACT Calculator Fluency
$199
Top features
- 58 Lessons Dedicated to Learning Calculator & Program Fluency
- Access to over 500 Math-Related Digital Flashcards (via Quizlet)
- Practice Worksheets for Nearly Every Lesson (500+ Questions in Total)
- 50 Downloadable Calculator Programs for the TI-84 Plus and Ti-84 Plus CE
Course Outline/List of Lessons
Course Introduction
- Welcome to the ACT Calculator Course
- About Your Instructor
- How to Get the Most Out of This Course
Disclaimers, Downloads, and Additional Resources
- Ti-84 Plus vs Ti-84 Plus CE: What's the Difference and Who Cares?
- How to Download & Install the Programs
- Digital Flashcards on Quizlet
- Disclaimers & Important Information about ACT's Calculator Policy
Calculator Basics
- Editing Inputs (Recalling, Replacing, Inserting, & Deleting)
- The Calculator's Buttons & Interface
- The Math Menu
- Options with Fractions
- Graphing and Window Adjustments
- Using the Table Feature
- The Matrix Menu
- Dealing with Imaginary Numbers
Key Programs to Know
- Putting Your Calculator in All the Best Modes & Settings for the ACT: ACTSET1 & ACTSET2
- Finding the Area of a Quadrilateral: AREAQUAD
- Finding the Area of a Triangle: AREATRI
- Finding Radius, Diameter, Area, and Circumference of a Circle: CIRCLE
- Using the Distance Formula: DISTANCE
- Finding the Equation of a Line from Standard Form: LINEAXBY
- Finding the Equation of a Line from Two Points: LINEP1P2
- Using Pythagorean Theorem to find the Hypotenuse of a Triangle: PYTHHYP
- Using Pythagorean Theorem to find the Missing Leg of a Triangle: PYTHLEG
- Using the Quadratic Formula: QUADRAT
- Finding the Arc Length of a Sector: SECTARCL
- Finding the Sector Area of a Sector: SECTAREA
- Finding the Slope, Parallel Slope, or Perpendicular Slope of a Line: SLOPES
- Doing Right Triangle Trigonometry (Sin, Cos, Tan, Csc, Sec, or Cot): SOHCAHTO
- Setting Up Systems of Equations
- Solving a 2x2 System of Equations: SYSEQ2X2
- Finding Missing Values for a Right Triangle Using Trigonometry: TRIGVALU
- Finding the Volume of a Cylinder: VOLCYLIN
- Finding the Volume of a Rectangular Prism/Box: VOLRECT
Additional Programs
- Arithmetic Sequences: ARITHSEQ
- Finding Coterminal Angles (from Degrees): COTERMD
- Finding Coterminal Angles (from Radians): COTERMR
- Converting from Degrees to Radians: DEGTORAD
- Finding the Endpoints of a Line Segment: ENDPOINT
- Distributing Binomials: FOIL
- Finding Information on Geometric Sequences: GEOSEQ
- Finding the Sum of the Interior Angles of a Polygon: INTANGLE
- Least Common Multiples & Greatest Common Factors: LCMGCF
- Finding the Equation of a Line Given the Slope and a Point: LINEPTSL
- Finding the Equation of a Line from Slope-Intercept Form: LINEYMXB
- Finding the Midpoint of a Line Segment: MIDPOINT
- Find the Prime Factors of a Number: PRIMFACT
- Radian to Degree Conversions: RADTODEG
- Solving Repeated Decimal Pattern Problems: REPEATED
- Finding the Surface Area of a Cone: SACONE
- Finding the Surface Area of a Cylinder: SACYLIND
- Finding the Surface Area of a Right Prism: SAPRISM
- Finding the Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism/Box: SARECT
- Finding the Surface Area of a Sphere/Ball: SASPHERE
- Finding Answers in Scientific Notation: SCINOTAT
- Finding the Central Angle of a Sector in a Survey: SECTSURV
- Simplifying Square Roots: SIMPRAD
- Solving a 3x3 System of Equations: SYSEQ3X3
- Finding Missing Values or the Area for an Angle-Angle-Side Triangle: TRIAAS
- Finding Missing Values or the Area for an Angle-Side-Angle Triangle: TRIASA
- Finding Missing Values or the Area for a Side-Angle-Side Triangle: TRISAS
- Finding Missing Values or the Area for a Side-Side-Side Triangle: TRISSS
- Finding the Volume of a Cone: VOLCONE
- Finding the Volume of a Right Prism: VOLPRISM
- Finding the Volume of a Sphere/Ball: VOLSPHER
Course Wrap Up
- Wrapping Things Up
- Student Feedback & Program Requests