<p>I know that the new Barron's SATII books for bio and physics are good, but I was wondering how good the Math Level 2 one is.</p>
<p>I just got that book but havent used it yet. From what I hear its a great book- the tests are much harder then the real one but you go into the test center feeling prepared and confident. Hope that helped.</p>
<p>I bought both the princeton and the barrons for math IIC. The barrons has wayyy too much extra and difficult stuff. Although you may want to skim through some of the stuff and maybe look through a practice test or 2, I think you're better off sticking to Princeton if you want review material and tests similar to the real thing. I used mostly princeton and got a 800.</p>
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DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!!!!, June 21, 2004
Reviewer: A reader
This book is a TERRIBLE review book. I took introductory physics this year (I'm in high school) and I have a B+ average so I was expecting a decent grade. The questions they ask you in this book are NOT the questions you see on the test. They are much harder and involve more problem solving... the thing is, on the real test, it is mostly conceptual, with very little problem solving (thus, you are not allowed to use a calculator). I ended up not being very familiar with the questions they asked and I got a 580, which I'm very disappointed with (and it's kind of pathetic considering I took physics for a whole year!). There are tricks to EVERY SAT TEST. Most of the other books tell you what to look for and how to eliminate answers, etc. This book expects you to learn information, which is pretty darn impossible, even if you have taken a physics course. Look for a book that explains how to solve problems without having to know everything physics related, because I know there has to be a way. I am taking this test again and I am DEFINATELY not using this book!!!!
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...I'd say that without a complete understanding of basic concepts, this book would confuse you.</p>
<p>The problems in the back aren't very close to the real tests, and I agree it contains a lot of errors. But if you have a firm basis on physics, and just want to solve some problems before the actual test, it's okay. It's a lot more difficult than the real one, so there won't be any surprises on the test day. Just use this book with some other one - this just isn't enough!
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<p>(This is the correct physics book? Wrong year, I know, but how are the others different?)</p>
<p>Odd. The reviews on Amazon.com said the exact same thing, except it was for the Physics book. :/ That it went way too in-depth with things that you didn't need.
All the reviewers apparently LOVED the Math II book, though.</p>
<p>Now I'm just confused xD</p>
<p>becmojo, we're talking about Barron's NEW 2007 books, not their old stuff, and especially not that old physics piece of ****. </p>
<p>Anyways, barron's old SAT 2 Math IIC book that's pretty popular is older than their new 2007 version. Im also kind of wondering how the new one compares to the old one...</p>
<p>Well, this thread didn't really help me. I kind of got all different answers, some that had nothing to do with the original post. Could anyone compare the old Math Sat II book by Barron to the new 2007 edition? Because I know the old version was very good, so if someone tells me which is better, I can decide between them.</p>
<p>bump, i want to know too</p>
<p>My earlier post was essentially a bump :/ As is this one because I'm interested as well.</p>
<p>well lets hope someone helps</p>