How to Prepare for the SAT II: Physics (Barron's SAT Physics) [Paperback]

Herman Gewirtz (Author), Jonathon S. Wolf (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764104829 | ISBN-13: 978-0764104824 | Publication Date: April 1999 | Edition: 7th

Four model SAT II tests, including one full-length diagnostic test, are closely patterned after the actual physics test. All questions are answered and explained.

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Choose Barron’s Method for SAT II Success

Read and understand the authors’ overview of SAT II Physics

Take the diagnostic test to discover your weaknesses

Devise your personal study plan for success

Use this book’s subject review to improve your skills in all test topics

Take the book’s practice tests and score your results

Review the answers and explanations for all test questions



It’s Your Path To a Higher SAT II Score --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 245 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 7th edition (April 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764104829
• ISBN-13: 978-0764104824
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 7.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,666,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment, June 3, 2001

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This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II: Physics (Barron's SAT Physics) (Paperback)

I've bought this book because of the high reputation Barrons has maintained in the SATs world. I recently took the June 01 Physics SAT II, and I now reflect. This book does cover most topics in detail; however, it fails to provide accurate model exams. Because the College Board has never released any copies of SAT II physics exams, Barrons was forced to put together the tests and the book blindly. Anyway, I read this book three times thoroughly and I have an A average in physics at school. This book is a big disappointment for this subject test.

In fact, I went to [a store] the next day to see if any other prep book had an accurate model exam. Guess what? I found the Princeton Review book so accurate that it had about 14 similar questions from the test. So, buyers beware. Don't buy this book because you'll just screw up a SAT score. For this subject, buy the Princeton Review version. But, for biology and chemistry, use Kaplan.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Topics are well explained, but the book needs a new edition, November 16, 1999

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Ilan Felts Almog (São Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II: Physics (Barron's SAT Physics) (Paperback)

The topics are very well explained, detailed and full of exemples. But the kind of practice tests and sample exercices is far away from the SAT II test reality. While the book contains exercises that need mostly hard calculations and deep knowledge of the subject, the test is based on the most important physics concepts and reasoning, and calculations are rarely needed. Some answers to the practice tests are also wrong and badly explained. Anyway, if you don't rely on exercises, but instead on the concepts the book explains, you'll surely be able to get a high score, just like I was.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Try Cracking SATII series, May 29, 2000

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"dukraft" - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare for the SAT II: Physics (Barron's SAT Physics) (Paperback)

This book has poorly written, overly extended sentences making the information hard to understand. To top that off, calculations are made wrong in this book. An actual answer to a calculation was 68, the book claimed it was 77, and to make it even worst the books multiple choice answer was 80. I am in the middle of studying with this book and I'm EXTREMELY dissapointed...