Cohen Math Prep’s founder, Rob Cohen, was honored to present a talk on “Hacking the SAT” at the 2022 HOPE Conference (A New HOPE) at St. John’s University in Queens, NY. In this talk Rob reveals some of the test-taking tricks he routinely shares with his students. The “hacker mindset” allows one to view a […]
As the US began to reopen and come out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully!), Cohen Math Prep – like many other business – was left with the existential question of how a “return to normal” would even look. We ultimately decided that it would not be a return to normal so much […]
Out of a dual concern for the health and safety of both Cohen Math Prep tutors and clients, we will be continuing to offer lessons almost exclusively through remote video conferencing platforms (Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, Hangouts, etc.) through the 2020/2021 school year. Even before the public health crisis, Cohen Math Prep offered remote lessons over […]
Cohen Math Prep is excited to announce our expansion into the Greater Philadelphia Area. We are currently underway recruiting tutors and networking with educators and potential clients in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs. We are pleased to say hello to our neighbors in Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County. In […]
Dear Families of Cohen Math Prep (past and present): Here are some brief announcements for the upcoming school year. +Rewards for Referrals! Starting last year, we began giving our clients $25 gift cards for any referral that leads to a lesson as our way of saying thank you. +This School Year Our tutors are currently […]
New SHSAT to be administered starting in Fall of 2017 Students who will be 8th graders for the 2017/18 school year will face a revised version of the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) in October, 2017, making them the first cohort of students in 20 years to see a major revision to the test […]
Believe it or not, the invention we fondly call the jungle gym (or monkey bars) was first devised by a father to teach his children 3D coordinate geometry. In its original incarnation, the jungle gym had poles intersecting in cubic coordinates with “X” and “Y” poles intersecting parallel to the ground and “Z” poles intersecting […]
To do this trick, you need to understand a little bit about the base-3 number system. Instead of in base-10 where we say how many 1’s, 1o’s, 100’s, etc. a number has, in base-3 we say how many 1’s, 3’s, and 9’s a number has. For this trick, you simply need to know how to […]
July 23, 2014: This New York Times article answers that question by pointing out that America’s schools stink at teaching math. The article mainly focuses on the differences in math education (and education in general) between the US and Japan. One of the arguments put forth in this article is that US teachers are given […]
At Cohen Math Prep, we seek educators with both a mastery of content and a compassion and ability to connect with students on a personal level. If our educational philosophy resonates with you, please don’t hesitate to send an email to Rob at cohenmathprep.com.