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The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 & 2 Study Guide

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I ordered the book expecting a review from the people that actually made the test. It's basically just a few practice questions and then the two tests for each level. It's a very thin book and most of it is the tests. It might be a good book for some people just for exam questions but other than that it's not really a review.

It wasn't good for review, but really good because it has two OFFCIAL math IIC tests. I used Barron's for review and used both of these practice tests (answers and explanations in the back) to score a 790 on the real exam.

Unfortunately, this book only has two practice tests. It is really tough to adequately prepare for this exam with so few problems. I recommend Barron's book instead.

The new Math Level 1 and 2 Book is not too bad. However, it is overpriced. This book is the same price as the SAT book with all the Subjects. Just because it has the answers explained does not mean it should be this expensive. I recommend buying from Amazon, since they significantly lower the price by about 30%.

I took the Level 2, so I do not know what the Level 1 was like. In actuality it only has one test for each; the second one they give is in the old SAT Subject Tests book (the one that's Red, white and blue).

This is a good supplement to Barron's. I took Math Level 2 the first time in October for a score of 720, then retook it in December and got 800 with this book and Barron's.

I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics, SAT Math tutor, and author of the book "The 32 Most Effective SAT Math Strategies."

I have been tutoring SAT Math for over 10 years. If you are taking an SAT Math Subject test, then you should get this book for the practice tests. It's certainly not enough, and I wish the College Board included more tests in this book, but this is what exists so I guess we have to deal with it. When I tutor for the Subject Tests I use The Princeton Review's book in addition to this one. It's not ideal, but in my opinion The Princeton Review gets closer to College Board questions than other test prep companies. Eventually I plan to write my own strategy book for the SAT Math Subject Tests, but for now I am able to get students into the high 700's to 800 using these 2 sets of materials. Here are a few tips for those of you taking one of the SAT Math Subject Tests:

(1) Make sure you take an actual Level 1 and Level 2 test under timed conditions before deciding which one to take. Even though you may feel like you're doing awful on the Level 2 test, your scaled score may come out much higher than you think. The curve is MUCH more generous on the Level 2 test than it is on the Level 1 test.

(2) If you are preparing for the SAT, then I recommend taking the Math Subject test the month after you take the SAT. There is some overlap between the Math sections of the regular SAT and the Subject tests. So don't give yourself time to forget all the strategies you've been practicing for the regular SAT. Spend that extra month practicing SAT Subject Test problems, memorizing the extra formulas you need, and learning a few more strategies specific to the Subject Tests.

(3) All of the strategies that you learned for the SAT will be useful for the Subject Test. So make sure to implement these strategies as you practice Subject Test problems. I do plan to eventually write a strategy book for the subject tests in the future, but unfortunately that may not be for a while. In the meantime, I plan to put up an advanced SAT problem with worked solution once a week at my website (free).

(4) If you are taking the Level 2 Test, do all the problems from the Level 1 tests for extra practice. You are responsible for knowing all this material anyway.

Best of luck to those of you taking one of the SAT Math Subject Tests.

This book is great if you need self-confidence.

In fact, the real tests are much easier than in any other preparation textbook I've used (Barron's, Kaplan, Princeton,etc). However, it's certainly not enough to ace the SAT.

I advise you to first work on "hard" tests. Even if they are not similar, they still give a very stable amount of knowledge. Then, pass the ones in this book only to have a good idea of what to expect on the actual exam. A month or two depending on your math level will allow you to prepare.

Not very useful if you want to study for maths level 1/2.only useful for part time end moment practice but not worth its money.

This is one of the workbooks my daughter used to prepare for her SAT subject test in Math Level 1. Although she did well on the real test (760), she didn't find this book particularly helpful because the 2 tests provided were overly easy and don't resemble the difficult problems that appear at the end of the real test. She finds Barrons and Kaplan books more realistic in that they reproduce problems closer in difficulty to those found on the real test.

I am a private math tutor and author of Math Study Guide for the SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests: 2012 Edition. Although there are only four practice tests in this book (two for level 1 and two for level 2), they are the best available. I usually have students start with practice tests from third parties such as Kaplan and Princeton Review, but always have them finish with these tests.

I found a mistake in problem 37 of the second level 2 practice test. The page number varies depending on what printing you have, but the tests themselves did not change. The problem uses the triangle inequality, which states that any side of a triangle is strictly less than the sum of the other two sides. The solution to the problem is wrong because it uses less than or equal to rather than strictly less than. So for this problem 7<(b-a)<17 which means that there are two correct answers to the problem, either 5 or 7.

A necessary evil these days, preparing for the SAT Subject Tests is much easier with this book. This is the Offiicial Guide, written by the people who wrote the test, so it's the closest to the real test day. My daughter takes the tests this Saturday--fingers crossed!