Cracking the SAT II: Chemistry, 2001-2002 Edition (Princeton Review: Cracking the SAT Chemistry Subject Test) [Paperback]

Theodore Silver (Author), Princeton Review (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0375761829 | ISBN-13: 978-0375761829 | Publication Date: March 20, 2001

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT II: Chemistry exam is very different from getting straight As in school. They don't try to teach students everything there is to know about chemistry--only what they'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT II: Chemistry, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and:

* Learn test-taking strategies that will help students outsmart the test and improve scores
* Ace the exam by becoming familiar with the format
* Use the Process of Elimination and the divide and conquer method to solve complicated problems
* Perfect test-taking skills with practice questions and detailed answer explanations

*** This book includes 2 full-length simulated SAT II: Chemistry exams. All of the sample test questions are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual exam, and every solution is fully explained.

Contents Include:

I Introduction
II Test Strategies
III Some Basic Stuff
Mass Volume
Density
Pressure
Energy
Temperature and Specific Heat
IV Elements, Atoms, and Ions
Atoms and Elements
V Chemical Reaction and Stoichiometry
Molecules
The Mole
Chemical Reactions
Reaction Stoichiometry
Entropy
Enthalpy
Spontaneity and Gibbs Free Energy
VI Electron configurations and Radioactivity
Electrons and Orbitals
Radioactivity
VII The Periodic Table and Bonding
The Periodic Table
More About the Periodic Table: Some Important Trends
VIII Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Gases
Intermolecular Forces
Phase Changes
Energy and Phase Changes
IX Solutions
Solutions
Concentrations
Solubility and Saturation
X Kinetics and Equilibrium
Kinetics
Factors that Affect Reaction Rate
Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium
Le Chatelier's Principle
XI Acids and Bases
Acids and Bases
Titration
XII Redox and Electrochemistry
Oxidation and Reduction
Electrochemistry
XIII Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons
Functional Groups
XIV Laboratory
Safety Rules
Accuracy
Significant Figures
Lab Procedures
Laboratory Equipment
XV Practice Tests

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT II: Chemistry exam is very different from getting straight As in school. They don't try to teach students everything there is to know about chemistry--only what they'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT II: Chemistry, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and:

* Learn test-taking strategies that will help students outsmart the test and improve scores
* Ace the exam by becoming familiar with the format
* Use the Process of Elimination and the divide and conquer method to solve complicated problems
* Perfect test-taking skills with practice questions and detailed answer explanations

*** This book includes 2 full-length simulated SAT II: Chemistry exams. All of the sample test questions are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual exam, and every solution is fully explained.

Contents Include:

I Introduction
II Test Strategies
III Some Basic Stuff
Mass Volume
Density
Pressure
Energy
Temperature and Specific Heat
IV Elements, Atoms, and Ions
Atoms and Elements
V Chemical Reaction and Stoichiometry
Molecules
The Mole
Chemical Reactions
Reaction Stoichiometry
Entropy
Enthalpy
Spontaneity and Gibbs Free Energy
VI Electron configurations and Radioactivity
Electrons and Orbitals
Radioactivity
VII The Periodic Table and Bonding
The Periodic Table
More About the Periodic Table: Some Important Trends
VIII Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Gases
Intermolecular Forces
Phase Changes
Energy and Phase Changes
IX Solutions
Solutions
Concentrations
Solubility and Saturation
X Kinetics and Equilibrium
Kinetics
Factors that Affect Reaction Rate
Reversible Reactions and Chemical Equilibrium
Le Chatelier's Principle
XI Acids and Bases
Acids and Bases
Titration
XII Redox and Electrochemistry
Oxidation and Reduction
Electrochemistry
XIII Organic Chemistry
Hydrocarbons
Functional Groups
XIV Laboratory
Safety Rules
Accuracy
Significant Figures
Lab Procedures
Laboratory Equipment
XV Practice Tests

About the Author

Theodore Silver is a graduate of Yale University, the Yale School of Medicine, and the law school at the University of Connecticut. He became affiliated with The Princeton Review in 1988 as the chief architect of The Princeton Review's MCAT course. Dr. Silver's full-time profession is as Associate Professor of Law at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review (March 20, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375761829
• ISBN-13: 978-0375761829
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,136,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book gets the job., November 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the SAT II Chemistry 1998-99 Edition (Annual) (Paperback)

If you are looking for a quick, concise, and casually comprehensive overview of chemistry for the SAT II Subject test then I recommend this book. If you haven't taken a year of high school chemistry, then this book probably won't help. But if you have, or are enrolled in chem, going through this book will help you review important concepts and give you enough knowledge about the concepts you may not know yet to do well on those questions on the test. You don't need to know chemistry inside and out like the exhaustive Barron's SAT II book teaches you, just a concise and brief overview is what you need and this book gets the job done well!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not adequate, June 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cracking the SAT II, Chemistry (SAT II Guides) (Paperback)

A lot of people told me that this book will cover the most of the exam. Well, they were right in some ways, but not all. I bought both Barron's and PR's, but neither of them were like the real one. This book was certainly way too easy compared with the real Chem exam. If you're looking for a high score like 700+, then I recommend buying another one along with this one, because it helped me with the concept on the first part of the exam. If you're confident with the basic concepts, then don't buy this book. It's repetitious and time-consuming for more advanced students.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good..., October 11, 1999

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Ryan Archer "JZ" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the SAT II, Chemistry (SAT II Guides) (Paperback)

This book is written in an easy to understand manner and gives you just the stuff you need to know for the test. It is done in the fashion of a crash course on Introductory chemistry, topic by topic. However, if you know your stuff it isn't much help to you, because there are few practice questions to do. Use it as a review, or something to jog your memory. If you're looking for practice questions simulating the real SAT II, then I suggest you look for another book. Also this book is verbose and tedious at times. Beware of some minor typos.