How to Prepare for the SAT II: Math Level IC [Paperback]

James J. Rizzuto (Author)

Book Description

Series: Barron's SAT Math Level I | Publication Date: February 2000

Six full-length model exams plus a diagnostic test are presented with all questions answered and explained. Detailed advice includes problem- solving strategies and advice on making the most efficient use of calculators. Revised subject review chapters cover algebra, geometry (plane, solid, and coordinate), functions, trigonometry, polynomials and factoring, inequalities, ratio, proportion and similarity, counting problems, the binomial theorem, probability, and an introduction to statistics. The new eighth edition contains many new practice questions--a total of 900 multiple-choice questions in all- with answers, and extensive revision of review material.

Product Details

• Paperback: 516 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 8 edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764107704
• ISBN-13: 978-0764107702
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,222 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Life Saver!, August 19, 2001

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This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II: Math Level IC (Paperback)

Review: One of the great benefits of this and other Barron's books is the help they provide in sorting out good advice from bad. Here are three examples of bad advice you may get related to preparing for the math SAT II Math Level IC test. 1. Are you better off using your textbooks for test prep rather than a test-prep review book? Try this experiment. Go get your arithmetic, algebra one, geometry, algebra two and trigonometry books (if you can find them) and put them in a stack in front of you. (Don't get your precalulus text. Precalculus is tested on Level IIC not Level IC). Now put this Barron's guide next to the stack. See? Even if you had time to review all five books, again, they do not contain sample Level IC tests for practice and they offer no advice on handling multiple-choice questions. But they do contain lots of things not tested. Classroom texts are unbeatable for presenting information during classroom study as you are learning a course. They are neither as effective or as efficient as this carefully designed review guide for test preparation. 2. Should you prepare by reviewing how to derive formulas and prove theorems? It is great to understand the foundations of math principles and how formulas are derived, but only the applications of the formulas, properties and procedures are tested. Even if you know how to prove, say, that the slopes of perpendicular lines are negative reciprocals, it is the fact, itself, and its

application that are tested. Good review guides like this one help you to focus on what is tested so you don't eat up valuable time reviewing things not tested. 3. Do you need to master one specific form of mathematical notation? Notation varies from teacher to teacher, textbook to textbook and country to country. Each mathematician seems to develop his or her own favorite style and can get downright snooty about someone else's presentation. As this book notes, ETS avoids the

notation controversy by keeping the notation as simple as possible, even avoiding mathematical notation as much as possible. That means you don't have to master the same notation as your teacher and your textbook (even in the unlikely event the two agree all the time) to do well on the test. This book takes you carefully through presentations while avoiding all but the most basic and easily understood notation, just like the questions and answers you'll find on the Level IC test. I

highly recommend this book for its great advice and easy to read presentations.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book to get!, March 27, 2000

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This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II: Math Level IC (Paperback)

This has to be one of the most comprehensive and detailed preparation books I've ever tackled down yet. It is absolutely amazing! The tests are made actually HARDER than the real SAT MATH IC test so if you score around the 600's on the practice tests, you will do fine on the real thing. My honors math teacher is actually requiring us to purchase this book and complete, claiming it to be the finest he's ever seen. Do yourself a favor and pick up this book now if you plan on taking Math IC. You definitely will not regret this purchase, I assure you!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for any review schedule, August 21, 2001

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Review:

I really liked the flexibility of this book and the way you can use it to adapt to any review schedule. I loaned my copy to a friend who only had a few days. She worked through the chapter on problem-solving strategies and studied the test-taking tips distributed throughout the book. I had a couple of weeks and spent a lot of time on the model tests. The person who recommended this book to me started reviewing a few months early and went through most of the review chapters. She was excited about the book because all of the review chapters incorporated multiple-choice questions into the text. All three of us felt we got more than our money's worth (especially because we were all sharing the same book). The three of us recommend the book highly, even though each of us used it in a different way.