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ErikTheRedTutor

  1. @staceyhowelott and @debbiestier and @akilbello take SATs as adults; I remain too afraid. Might be the essay. Can I do it in print? 6:32 PM May 24th via web
  2. Thnx!! RT @debbiestier Talked about how much @directhitsfan & @PWNtheSAT & @ErikTheRedTutor all helped in the process bit.ly/Mx4qJv 9:34 PM May 20th via web
  3. Today, SAT fees are $49. In 1978, SAT fees were $4.75 (about $16 in today's dollars). Do SAT tests come with air-bags standard now? 1:08 PM Apr 30th via web
  4. In 1869, the arithmetic portion of MIT's admissions test erikthered.com/tutor/mit-1869… was a lot easier than Harvard's erikthered.com/tutor/harvard-… #mathchat 6:06 PM Apr 16th via web
  5. SAT factoid! "E) It cannot be determined..." only appears about once every three SATs. E is the correct answer less than 15% of the time. 5:27 PM Apr 9th via web
  6. @pampapimol Hi! I've never met a trencherman until now, apparently. 6:18 PM Apr 7th via web
  7. I dream about giving a real SAT and my own test to a few hundred HS students for psychometric equating purposes. I must get out more. 5:35 PM Apr 1st via web
  8. @akilbello At my rate, I'll hit 25k tweets in the year 3012 (or so). Machines will think for us by that point, so no need for the SAT. 4:58 PM Mar 26th via web
  9. @pwnthesat I prefer to be "catmatic" about guessing on the SAT. 3:11 PM Mar 23rd via web
  10. On the math portion of the January SAT, U.S. version, one wrong was 760. Tough scoring curve for the top math students! 6:06 PM Feb 16th via web
  11. @saionji_kaede You are very welcome! I was sad when Maes Hughes died too. 5:51 PM Feb 14th via web in reply to saionji_kaede
  12. In 1933, Harvard started using the #SAT to verify that applicants, other than those from elite private boarding schools, were up to par. 4:11 PM Jan 31st via web
  13. @akilbello The graph shows the number of SAT-related downloads from my website as a proxy for the number of people taking the SAT tests. 10:55 AM Jan 17th via web in reply to akilbello
  14. In 2011, October was the most popular month to take the SAT. Least popular: January. erikthered.com/tutor/tutcount… 5:57 PM Jan 15th via web
  15. The SAT curve may say "that was easy!", but you might think "that was hard!". Group statistics don't predict individual experiences. 5:53 PM Jan 15th via web
  16. On the SAT test at least, sqrt(xy) = sqrt(x) * sqrt(y) always. #mathchat 2:51 PM Jan 9th via web
  17. @PWNtheSAT Congrats on your book. Especially yummy for me: the index of Blue Book problems by strategy. Nice! 4:33 PM Jan 5th via web
  18. The January SAT can be a great "first time" SAT. Fewer sports going on, and you can get the test back via the College Board "QAS". 4:07 PM Jan 5th via web
  19. @debbiestier Thanks Debbie, you are too nice. I want a helmet just like that. 4:47 PM Dec 19th, 2011 via web in reply to debbiestier
  20. A quadratic expression has squares in it, not 4th powers. Why? "Quadratus" is Latin for "square". 1:14 PM Dec 17th, 2011 via web
  • Name Erik Jacobsen
  • Location New Jersey
  • Web http://www.erikth...
  • Bio Math and physics instructor for high-school and college students. Owned by cats named Zeno and Fermi.
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