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Summary: This book helped a lot! A near-perfect score on IIC!
Review: This book provided a concise review of virtually all the mathematical princples relevant to the SAT II math subject tests. I especially appreciated the nice format, practice tests with complete explanations of the answers, and review of the math IIC concepts.
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Summary: Below average book
Review: This book tends to over simplify the SAT II: Math test. There were not nearly enough practice questions, and the few practice questions they have are too easy. The actual test was more difficult than the question in this book. I used this book to review the simple concepts that I have forgotten over the years, but because I have a strong background in Math, I was able to score a 800 on the test. If you're not great at math, this book will not increase your scores too much.
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Summary: I'm torn: Good review but bad bad book
Review: This is a terribly written book. The grammer is poor, the exercises have conflicting answers (key conflicts with explanation), and the material is over simplified. However, I found that sitting down and doing hundreds of math problems really prepared me for the SAT II: Math. I scored an 800 on the IIc. Really.
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Summary: Comparing with Barrons (For Math IIC)
Review: This is not a bad book for those of us who have a solid background in trig and (pre)calculus. Unlike its Barrons counterpart, this book is a no nonsense guide to the SAT II math iic. It tells you the sort of topics and questions to expect on the test. It is true that the questions are considerably easier than the real deal, the questions and the practice tests depict the actual test a lot more accurately than the Barrons. Barrons manages to give you a screwed up impression of the real test, mentioning and giving inadequate explainations for many topics that AP level students haven't heard of (and that you certainly don't need to know for the SAT II). However, Barrons does train you harder and if you manage a score in the upper 30's on the Barrons, you should be OK on test day. The only flaw with the Princeton Review book is that it doen't give you any security as it doesn't have an in-depth coverage of the topics (but again it is adequate if you are just reiewing topics that you have mastered previously), nor does it have tough questions. Lastly, if you are willing to put in the effort, I would recommend you to buy this book and the Barrons just to freak you out and make you work harder in addition to the Real SAT IIs book just so you can see where you really stand.
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Summary: A Mediocre Attemp at a Review Book
Review: This review book is pathetic as far as mathematical content is concerned. Often, this book is so dumbed down that key shortcuts to certain mathematical concepts are completely OVERLOOKED. I'll admit, the practice problems and tests are helpful if one takes the time to do all of them (I didn't), but there is no excuse for such a lack of content. The book teaches the reader how to do everything the long way (often, there are much better methods). For example, in the polynomial division section, synthetic division was not even mentioned. Also, the fact that the permutation and combination functions are built into most calculators was not mentioned either. This can make testers take longer periods of time to complete their tests.
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Summary: xVery good
Review: Very good book...Practice question very similar to the real test
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Summary: An excellent guide for those with a solid math background!
Review: You're nervous, you're sweaty. You see the person in front of the room talking but you can't quite understand what he is saying because you are too focused on the task before you. You know that this test could mean saving thousands of dollars and getting into the college of your choice. Welcome to the SAT II subject tests, a rite of passage for anyone who is applying to more competitive schools. Most students haven't even heard of SAT II's and are unfamiliar with the importance of these specialized tests. This book provides the reader with a guide to understanding the nature and format of the SAT II Math IC and IIC. Before I make any comments on the book I want to provide you with some details about my math background. I am an honors student who is currently enrolled in AP Math (Calculus) and scored a 680 on the math section of the SAT I. When I took the Math IIC for the first time (after having used this book to cram the night before and morning of the test) I scored a 780 out of 800, not bad. I feel that this book is effective only if you have a solid math background and if you are willing to do all of the exercises and practice in the book. Like anything the more you work at it the better you will get. This book is very good when it comes to providing the reader with quality content in an easy format to understand. It is also important to know that this book alone will not make you score well, but will raise your score. Good Luck on the Test!
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