Lessons

Getting Started

Welcome! Getting Started With Magoosh

9:31

Should you set a Score Goal?

9:20

How to Focus and Master Distractions

10:40

Stress Reduction Techniques

10:44

Pacing & Guessing Strategies

General Pacing Strategies

4:46

Pacing & Guessing Strategies for English

10:24

Pacing & Guessing Strategies for Math

8:37

Pacing & Guessing Strategies for Reading

10:08

Passage Strategies for the Science Section

11:55

Pacing & Guessing Strategies for Science

8:02

What Students Should Know About the ACT

How is the ACT Scored?

10:31

Should I Take the ACT or the SAT?

10:50

Should I Sign up for the Essay?

8:20

Registering for the ACT

9:27

Test Day and the Week Before

11:07

How Many Times Should you Take the ACT?

9:51

General Math Strategies

Intro to ACT Math

1:39

Calculator Use and Mental Math

2:55

Why Mental Math

3:11

Mental Math: Estimation

7:10
• Quiz: Mental Math: Estimation 5 questions

Mental Math: Dividing by 5

2:49
• Quiz: Mental Math: Dividing by 5 5 questions

Mental Math: Doubling and Halving

6:44
• Quiz: Mental Math: Doubling and H... 5 questions

Number Sense

10:30
• Quiz: Number Sense 5 questions

The Use and Abuse of Formulas

2:52

Learn from Your Mistakes

4:43

Math Strategy: Picking Numbers - Part I

5:35

Math Strategy: Picking Numbers - Part II

12:30

Math Strategy: Backsolving

12:32
• Quiz: Math Strategy: Backsolving 5 questions

Arithmetic and Fractions

Properties of Real Numbers

8:25

Positive and Negative Numbers - I

6:00
• Quiz: Positive and Negative Numbe... 5 questions

Mental Math, Addition, and Subtraction

6:19

Positive and Negative Numbers - II

7:44

Order of Operations

11:26
• Quiz: Order of Operations 5 questions

Intro to Decimals

11:28

Rounding

6:23
• Quiz: Rounding 5 questions

Multiples of 10

9:45

More on Scientific Notation

8:36
• Quiz: More on Scientific Notation 5 questions

Intro to Fractions

9:27

Conversions: Fractions and Decimals

8:14

Fraction Properties - I

8:36
• Quiz: Fraction Properties - I 5 questions

Operations with Fractions

8:23

Fraction Properties - II

7:57
• Quiz: Fraction Properties - II 5 questions

Operations with Proportions

6:36

Word Problems with Fractions

3:37
• Quiz: Word Problems with Fractions 5 questions

Percents and Ratios

Intro to Percents

5:27

Working with Percents

3:35
• Quiz: Working with Percents 5 questions

Number Sense and Percents

4:23

Percent Increases

9:06

Percent Decreases

6:46
• Quiz: Percent Decreases 5 questions

Sequential Percent Changes

6:53

Simple and Compound Interest

13:59
• Quiz: Simple and Compound Interest 5 questions

Intro to Ratios

9:57

Combining Ratios

11:16

Ratios and Rates

6:15
• Quiz: Ratios and Rates 5 questions

Integer Properties

Divisibility

10:12

Divisibility Rules

8:02
• Quiz: Divisibility Rules 5 questions

Multiples

8:25

Prime Numbers

6:28

Prime Factorization

8:17
• Quiz: Prime Factorization 5 questions

Greatest Common Factor

5:57

Least Common Multiple

9:18

GCD LCM Formula

5:32
• Quiz: GCD LCM Formula 5 questions

Even and Odd Integers

10:07

Testing Cases

6:02
• Quiz: Testing Cases 5 questions

Algebra

Intro to Algebra

7:56

Simplifying Expressions

6:32
• Quiz: Simplifying Expressions 5 questions

Multiplying Expressions

7:52

FOIL Method

8:50
• Quiz: FOIL Method 5 questions

Factoring - GCF

5:10

Factoring - Difference of Two Squares

12:01

Factoring - Quadratics

7:50
• Quiz: Factoring - Quadratics 5 questions

Factoring - Combined

4:25

Factoring - Rational Expressions

5:11
• Quiz: Factoring - Rational Expres... 5 questions

Basic Equation Solving

6:19

Eliminating Fractions

8:56
• Quiz: Eliminating Fractions 5 questions

Quadratic Equations

8:04
• Quiz: Quadratic Equations 5 questions

Two Equations, Two Unknowns - I

7:58

Two Equations, Two Unknowns - II

10:22

System - Number of Solutions

7:21
• Quiz: System - Number of Solutions 5 questions

Absolute Value Equations

10:23

Function Notation

12:50
• Quiz: Function Notation 5 questions

Strange Operators

7:46
• Quiz: Strange Operators 5 questions

Inequalities - I

13:55

Inequalities - II

11:07
• Quiz: Inequalities - II 5 questions

Absolute Value Inequalities

4:47

Word Problems

Intro to Word Problems

1:37

Assigning Variables

6:24
• Quiz: Assigning Variables 5 questions

Writing Equations

7:42

Number of Variables

8:23
• Quiz: Number of Variables 5 questions

Intro to Motion Questions

9:22

Average Speed

10:19
• Quiz: Average Speed 5 questions

Multiple Traveler Questions

5:45

Shrinking and Expanding Gaps

9:20

Work Questions

9:34
• Quiz: Work Questions 5 questions

Growth and Decay

4:01
• Quiz: Growth and Decay 5 questions

Mixture Questions

10:00
• Quiz: Mixture Questions 5 questions

Intro to Set and Venn Diagrams

9:36

Intro to Sequences

7:48

Arithmetic Sequences

8:24
• Quiz: Arithmetic Sequences 5 questions

Geometric Sequences

6:04
• Quiz: Geometric Sequences 5 questions

Inclusive Counting

4:34

Sums of Sequences

5:44
• Quiz: Sums of Sequences 5 questions

Powers and Roots

Intro to Exponents

9:10

Exponential Growth

8:39
• Quiz: Exponential Growth 5 questions

Law of Exponents - I

12:47

Negative Exponents

11:02

Law of Exponents - II

10:42

Square Roots

19:01

Other Roots

11:52

Properties of Roots

4:05
• Quiz: Properties of Roots 5 questions

Simplifying Roots

8:31

Operations with Roots

12:41

Equations with Square Roots

9:43
• Quiz: Equations with Square Roots 5 questions

Fractional Exponents

7:13

Exponential Equations

6:56

Rationalizing

13:54

Working with Formulas

10:25
• Quiz: Working with Formulas 5 questions

Geometry

Lines and Angles

16:06

Triangles - Part I

11:32
• Quiz: Triangles - Part I 5 questions

Assumptions & Estimation

3:26

Geometry Strategies - Part I

3:44

Triangles - Part II

17:37

Right Triangles

13:54
• Quiz: Right Triangles 5 questions

Similar Triangles

11:27

Special Right Triangles

15:51
• Quiz: Special Right Triangles 5 questions

Quadrilaterals

17:35

Area of Quadrilaterals

6:33
• Quiz: Area of Quadrilaterals 5 questions

Polygons

7:30

Regular Polygons

7:08
• Quiz: Regular Polygons 5 questions

Circles

6:03

Circle Properties

12:21
• Quiz: Circle Properties 5 questions

Circles, Arcs, and Sectors

8:08

Rectangular Solids

6:50
• Quiz: Rectangular Solids 5 questions

Prisms & Pyramids

10:51

Cylinder, Cones, Spheres

5:53
• Quiz: Cylinder, Cones, Spheres 5 questions

Scale Factor & Scaling

8:21

Units of Measurement

8:05

Geometry Strategies - Part II

4:14
• Quiz: Geometry Strategies - Part II 5 questions

Coordinate Geometry

The Coordinate Plane

7:14

Graphing Lines

5:19

Vertical and Horizontal Lines

9:04
• Quiz: Vertical and Horizontal Lines 5 questions

Slope

12:39

Intercepts

5:46
• Quiz: Intercepts 5 questions

Slope-Intercept Form

8:18

Writing Equations of Lines

11:35
• Quiz: Writing Equations of Lines 5 questions

Distance Between Two Points

8:00
• Quiz: Distance Between Two Points 5 questions

Circles in the x-y Plane

6:02

Reflections in the x-y Plane

9:39
• Quiz: Reflections in the x-y Plane 5 questions

Rotations in the x-y Plane

5:06

Graphs of Quadratics I

7:24

Graphs of Quadratics II

10:59
• Quiz: Graphs of Quadratics II 5 questions

Regions of Inequalities

15:40
• Quiz: Regions of Inequalities 5 questions

Trigonometry

Intro to SOHCAHTOA

13:17

SOHCAHTOA and Special Triangles

6:07
• Quiz: SOHCAHTOA and Special Trian... 5 questions

Fundamental Trig Identities

8:26

Intro to Unit Circle Trigonometry I

13:47
• Quiz: Intro to Unit Circle Trigon... 5 questions

Intro to Unit Circle Trigonometry II

13:49

Degrees and Radians

10:13

More on the Unit Circle

9:45
• Quiz: More on the Unit Circle 5 questions

Trigonometric Functions

15:52

Inverse Trig Functions

4:27

Advanced Trig Formulas

8:01
• Quiz: Advanced Trig Formulas 5 questions

Statistics

Mean, Median, Mode

9:32

More on Mean and Median

4:34
• Quiz: More on Mean and Median 5 questions

Weighted Averages

7:00
• Quiz: Weighted Averages 5 questions

Counting

Introduction to Counting

4:22

Fundamental Counting Principle

7:40
• Quiz: Fundamental Counting Principle 5 questions

FCP with Restrictions

4:36
• Quiz: FCP with Restrictions 5 questions

Factorial Notation

4:05
• Quiz: Factorial Notation 5 questions

Probability

Intro to Probability

5:59

Complementary Events and Simple Rules

4:34
• Quiz: Complementary Events and Si... 5 questions

Data Interpretation

Intro to ACT Data Interpretation

1:19

Types of Graphics

3:27

Timeplots for Motion

3:27

Other Timeplots

5:34
• Quiz: Other Timeplots 5 questions

Histograms

3:58

Tables of Values

4:14
• Quiz: Tables of Values 5 questions

Extra Topics

The Extra Topics section

1:05

Matrices I

12:26
• Quiz: Matrices I 5 questions

Matrices II

13:37
• Quiz: Matrices II 5 questions

Intro to Complex Numbers

12:54
• Quiz: Intro to Complex Numbers 5 questions

Arithmetic with Complex Numbers

9:34
• Quiz: Arithmetic with Complex Num... 5 questions

Logarithms I

10:31
• Quiz: Logarithms I 5 questions

Logarithms II

9:38
• Quiz: Logarithms II 5 questions

Logarithms III

10:32
• Quiz: Logarithms III 5 questions

Factor Theorem

5:13
• Quiz: Factor Theorem 5 questions

Graphs of Polynomials

4:43
• Quiz: Graphs of Polynomials 5 questions

Transformations of Functions

16:02
• Quiz: Transformations of Functions 5 questions

Formal Logic

9:35
• Quiz: Formal Logic 5 questions

Quadratic Formula

7:59
• Quiz: Quadratic Formula 5 questions

Functions with Discontinuities

6:49
• Quiz: Functions with Discontinuities 5 questions

Introduction to the Science Test

Intro to the ACT Science Test

7:55

How to Read the ACT Science Test

12:21

Intro to Science Test Passage Types

9:20

Using Key Terms

6:37
• Quiz: Using Key Terms 5 questions

Content on the Science Test

Unfamiliar Terms

4:16
• Quiz: Unfamiliar Terms 5 questions

Science Knowledge on the ACT Science Test

7:10
• Quiz: Science Knowledge on the AC... 5 questions

Math Problems on the ACT Science Test

7:48
• Quiz: Math Problems on the ACT Sc... 5 questions

The Scientific Method

11:41

Tables, Graphs and Figures

Understanding Tables, Graphs, and Figures

9:25
• Quiz: Understanding Tables, Graph... 5 questions

Finding Trends and Patterns

13:05
• Quiz: Finding Trends and Patterns 5 questions

Linking Tables and Graphs

7:03
• Quiz: Linking Tables and Graphs 5 questions

Basic Science Strategies

Pacing on the ACT Science Test

11:23

The Conflicting Viewpoints Passage

11:39
• Quiz: The Conflicting Viewpoints ... 5 questions

Advanced Strategies

Answering "Yes/No, Because" Questions

14:02
• Quiz: Answering "Yes/No, Because"... 5 questions

Finding Clues in the Answer Choices

10:30
• Quiz: Finding Clues in the Answer... 5 questions

Introduction to the English Test

Introduction to the ACT English Test

5:46

ACT English Question Types

6:57

Punctuation

Commas

11:40

Apostrophes

9:05

Dashes

4:28

Semicolons

5:00

Colons

5:49

Other Punctuation

3:16

Grammar and Usage

Grammar Basics

9:30

Subject Verb Agreement

7:03

Verb Tense

9:34

Adjectives and Adverbs

4:30

Idioms

6:19

Comparatives and Superlatives

2:32

Neither/Nor

3:12

Singular and Plural

4:46

Who vs. Whom

3:18

Word Choice

9:05

Sentence Structure

Dependent and Independent Clauses

6:41

Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices

6:03

Misplaced Modifiers

6:37

Conjunctions

9:26

Parallelism

7:42

Parenthetical Information

7:46

Sentence Fragments

5:05

Pronoun Agreement

7:07

Rhetorical Strategy

Writer’s/Essay Goal

6:24

Adding or Deleting Sentences

8:41

Best Illustration Questions

3:17

Least Acceptable Questions

5:52

Organization

Introducing and Concluding Paragraphs

5:50

Ordering Sentences and Paragraphs

4:11

Transitions

7:03

Style

Redundant Meanings

4:24

Concision and Wordiness

3:37

Clarity in Phrasing

4:51

Tone

4:04

Introduction to the Reading Test

Introduction to the ACT Reading Test

6:40

ACT Reading Question Types

8:09

ACT Reading Passage Types

8:48

Basic Reading Strategies

Approaching Passages

0:00

Trap Answer Choices

9:27
• Quiz: Trap Answer Choices 5 questions

Basic Strategies

12:58

Using Key Words

7:25
• Quiz: Using Key Words 5 questions

Comparison Passages

6:12
• Quiz: Comparison Passages 5 questions

Question Type Strategies

Line Reference

4:42
• Quiz: Line Reference 5 questions

Meaning of Words

4:43
• Quiz: Meaning of Words 5 questions

Main Idea

9:05
• Quiz: Main Idea 5 questions

Inference

8:29
• Quiz: Inference 5 questions

Author’s Method (Purpose)

10:17
• Quiz: Author’s Method (Purpose) 5 questions

Author’s Voice

6:06
• Quiz: Author’s Voice 5 questions

Detail Questions Intro

4:19

EXCEPT and NOT

8:10

Line Reference Questions

8:17

Using Key Words

9:56

Essay

Introduction to the Essay

12:52

Example Essay Prompt

10:29

Time Management

9:42

Planning the Essay

9:40

Scoring

11:47

How to Wow the Graders

13:28

The Thesis

12:58

Coming Up With Examples

10:37

Structuring the Essay

14:07

The Introduction

6:22

The Body Paragraphs

8:42

The Conclusion

4:19

The Importance of Style

12:37

Top Grammar Rules for the Essay

10:21

Proofreading Your Essay

5:01