Barron's How to Prepare for SAT II: Mathematics Level IIc (6th ed) [Paperback]

Howard Dodge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 1998 | Series: 6th ed

This updated manual prepares students with an extensive review of the Math IIC topics plus eight model tests that reflect the latest actual exams given inthis subject.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 6th edition (September 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764104624
• ISBN-13: 978-0764104626
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,492,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You will improve a lot after reading this book, April 22, 1999

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This review is from: Barron's How to Prepare for SAT II: Mathematics Level IIc (6th ed) (Paperback)

This book helps me a lot. It helps you to review all the major concepts of solid geometry, algebra, trigonometric functions, etc. Don't be surprised if you get a low score on the diagnostic test. Actually that happened to me too! But if you really read through the book (they also expect you to know some of those stuff) and do the practice exercises, I personally guarantee that you will see a gradual (or huge) improvement every time you take one of the 8 practice tests. I got 23 out of 50 (average) correct on the diagnostic test, now I can get 40 out of 50 (very good) right.

If you have taken intermediate algebra or pre-calculus and want to go for Math IIC test, this book will give you a great help.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best books I've come across..., June 23, 2001

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This review is from: Barron's How to Prepare for SAT II: Mathematics Level IIc (6th ed) (Paperback)

This book is an invaluable resource for those taking the SAT Math Level IIC. The review section is very complete and covers just about everything that the test may cover. There are very few books that can capture the essence of the SAT tests but this one does just that. It starts out with a diagnostic test and points you out to the areas which you may need to review. The best part of this book is the fact that the practice tests are incredibly difficult compared to the real test. I was getting around 30/50 on each practice test which made me a little apprehensive about taking the test. The only downside to this book is that there is no scale to find out what your score would be (this is only a slight drawback). After I received my scores I could not believe that I got a 790 (I even left about 5 problems blank). So if you aren't doing very well on the practice tests don't worry because you will do just fine on test day.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great prep but be prepared to be depressed, June 27, 2000

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This review is from: Barron's How to Prepare for SAT II: Mathematics Level IIc (6th ed) (Paperback)

The main advantage this book has is that its problems are a lot harder than the problems on the real test and their explainations are sometimes very weird. Doing problems in this book made me extremely depressed and I was prepared to take the test again, the night before I took the real SAT II I scored a 650 on one of the practice tests in Barron's and that didn't set me in a good emotional mood for the test the next day. But yesterday I received my score and to my surprise I scored a 800! So if you are around the high 600's in the practice tests in this book, you'll have no problem acing the real test. Good luck!