INDEX - THE NORMAL GENIUS ARTICLES

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    A BLOG INTRODUCTION

  3/19/10     THE NORMAL GENIUS

    ACT

  11/17/10   THE ACT SUGGESTS DEPRESSINGLY LOW BENCHMARKS FOR  COLLEGE READINESS
  7/3/10       4 MISCONCEPTIONS THAT MAY BE LIMITING YOUR ACT SCORE
  3/20/10     ACT LINK
  4/2/10       FOOD FOR THOUGHT (EATING YOUR WAY TO AND THROUGH THE ACT)
  3/29/10    QUICK TIPS FOR THE ACT
  7/27/10    SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS BASED ON YOUR ACT SCORE
  3/31/10    TIPS FOR ACT TEST DAY

    ACT - ENGLISH

  7/22/10    ACT: ENGLISH GRAMMAR
  3/19/10    IMPROVING ACT ENGLISH

    ACT - MATH

  3/24/10    ACT MATH CHECKLIST
  3/20/10    IMPROVING ACT MATH, PART ONE
  3/24/10    IMPROVING ACT MATH, PART 2
  3/22/10    REMEMBERING MATH FORMULAS

    ACT - READING

  3/25/10    IMPROVING ACT READING

    ACT - SCIENCE REASONING

  3/30/10    QUICK REVIEW OF ACT SCIENCE REASONING

    ACT - STUDY PLAN

  4/6/10      ACT - APRIL 10, 2010 (3 DAY STUDY PLAN)
  5/7/10      SELECTING A STUDY PLAN FOR THE ACT
  5/4/10      SOPHOMORES: GETTING READY TO STUDY FOR THE ACT
  3/26/10    START SLOWLY. WORK SMART. DO IT TODAY!
  5/31/11    STUDY FOR FINALS OR THE ACT?

    ALGEBRA

  7/21/13    QUICK STEPS TO COMPLETE THE SQUARE
  7/21/13    QUADRATIC EQUATIONS & THE PARABOLA (ALGEBRA II)
  7/18/10    PRE-SEMESTER REVIEW FOR ALGEBRA - PROPERTIES OF REAL NUMBERS
  2/8/11      LINEAR & ANGULAR VELOCITY
  7/21/13    ALGEBRA II: QUADRATIC EQUATIONS & THE PARABOLA
  7/21/13    QUICK STEPS TO COMPLETE THE SQUARE
  8/6/13      THE SUM OF TWO SQUARES - BREAK THE RULES
  8/6/13      IMAGINARY NUMBERS; TOOLS AND TRICKS  

    AP CALCULUS

  1/7/11      ORGANIZE YOUR RESOURCES (CALCULUS)
  3/31/11    SPECIAL STUDY FOR THE AP CALCULUS AB TEST
  4/27/11    AP CALCULUS AB
  5/1/11      WHAT THE TEACHERS ARE ASKING ABOUT AP CALC AB
  9/11/11    PREPARING FOR CALCULUS

    AP STATISTICS

  8/27/12    GETTING READY FOR AP STATISTICS - LEVELS OF MEASUREMENT
  8/18/12    GETTING READY FOR AP STATISTICS: VOCABULARY BASICS
  8/11/12    GETTING READY FOR AP STATISTICS: MEAN-MEDIAN-MODE
  8/4/12      GETTING READY FOR AP STATISTICS: COMMON GRAPHS

    CHEMISTRY

7/26/13    FIRST STEP IN CHEMISTRY - THE ATOM
8/19/13    BALANCING EQUATIONS

    COLLEGE

8/28/10    EARLY DECISION COLLEGE APPLICATION
10/4/10    PAYING FOR COLLEGE
6/2/11      A SPECTACULAR GPA IS NOT ENOUGH
1/22/12    PLANNING YOUR COLLEGE VISITS
1/9/12      PAYING FOR COLLEGE: SAVING MONEY ON TEXTBOOKS
4/1/10      EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WITH CLEP TESTS
7/25/10    ESSENTIAL STUDY MATERIALS FOR COLLEGE

    ELEMENTARY

1/17/12    TIPS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS: SHOULD WE HIRE A TUTOR?
8/9/10      NUMERACY: A FIRST STEP TOWARD PRESCHOOL MATHEMATICIANS
8/2/13      SINGAPORE MATH: USING BAR MODELS
8/9/13      SINGAPORE MATH: PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
8/11/13    SINGAPORE MATH: AT-HOME RESOURCES

     EXAMS

5/4/10      FINAL EXAMS -- 3 WAYS TO PROCRASTINATE
5/27/10    FINALS - ACT - SUMMER!

    GENERAL MATH

8/8/10    GENERAL MATH    GET READY FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF MATH

    GEOMETRY

1/4/11      THE AMBIGUOUS CASE (GEOMETRY & TRIG)
7/17/10    PREPARING FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF MATH: GEOMETRY

    PRECALCULUS

3/30/11    COMPLEX NUMBERS..TO POLAR COORDINATES..TO RECTANGULAR COORDINATES
8/26/12    PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS: MATH ART
6/27/13    PARTIAL FRACTIONS - THE BASICS
6/26/13    VECTORS IN A NUTSHELL
6/27/13    PARTIAL FRACTIONS: the basics
8/19/13    VECTORS: WHAT IS MAGNITUDE
8/20/13    VECTORS: WHAT IS A UNIT VECTOR:

    PSAE

4/25/10    DO YOUR BEST ON THE PSAE
4/13/10    JUNIORS: 2 WEEKS TO THE PSAE STUDY PLAN
3/19/10    PRAIRIE STATE ACHIEVEMENT EXAM
3/31/10    SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE PSAE (PRAIRIE STATE)
4/7/10      SENIORS! PSAE & GRADUATION

    PSAT

8/9/12    GETTING READY FOR THE PSAT

    SAT

2/17/11    TAKING THE SAT?

    STUDY SKILLS

8/22/10     FIRST DAY OF CLASS: COLLECT CONTACT INFORMATION
9/6/10       THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEARNING & STUDYING
9/17/10     USING TESTS & QUIZZES TO MAXIMIZE YOUR STUDY PLAN
12/31/10    WHAT MOTIVATES THIS STUDENT?
1/14/11      TEST STRESS: CHICAOG TRIBUNE ARTICLE
2/18/11      MATH 911
9/13/11      PREPARE TO STUDY FOR SEMESTER FINALS
6/7/12       PAINLESS SUMMER GEEK
7/2/12       DOG DAYS MATH
5/19/10     STAYING MOTIVATED TO STUDY
7/8/10       SUMMER DATE BOOK = PSEUDO ASSIGNMENT PLANNER

    TEST TAKING

5/4/10      FINAL EXAMS -- 3 WAYS TO PROCRASTINATE
5/27/10    FINALS - ACT - SUMMER!  

    TRIGONOMETRY

6/28/13    TRIG SUM & DIFFERENCE IDENTITIES