Most textbooks teach a concept (e.g., the quadratic formula), give 30 identical practice problems, and move on. Nolan argues this is useless for a Diploma Exam. Her materials follow a different flow:
It wasn’t a hundred. It wasn’t perfect. But when Mr. Caron handed back the printed score report, he pointed to the written section. “Full marks on the constructed response for the trigonometric identities,” he said. “You showed every step. No guessing.”
Don't do every question in the textbook. Go straight to (available on the Quest A+ website). Print out the 2019, 2022, and 2024 exams. Time yourself. Then, grade ruthlessly. This is what Nolan does in her first session.
If you have acquired the Jenna Nolan Math 30-1 workbook or course, here is the optimal 4-week study plan.
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