Hey everyone, I am a soon too be senior and I haven’t taken any subject tests yet. I know I probably waited too long but I was dealing with SAT and AP tests and didn’t want to overload myself.
Anyway, I am going to sign up to take the Math II test and Physics test in October and was wondering what prep books you guys suggested. I know Barron’s is really good and that College Board’s Math I and II book is good. So should I just buy those?
@PlasmaQuiksilver
Yes! Barron’s always has great details and is harder than the actual SAT preparing you well. If you go on ■■■■■■■■■■■■ and look a bit, you can find good PDFs with resources to get you prepared for both. Princeton Review is usually reviewed as #2 for both subjects, with Barron’s as the best.
Barrons will prepare you well. Just stick with that.
Hey, I took math II and physics in june. I used barrons, princeton review, and the blue book for both. Princeton has more tests and clearer explanations. Barrons has fewer tests, but they are much harder (in my mind a big plus), while princeton review was just a tad more difficult. The blue book is useless, except to guage exactly where you stand. I found the math from the blue book to be a tad harder than the June test though.
I’d recommend princeton if you’re planning on learning new material, but Barrons if you’re planning to absolutely master what you already know.
I had physics C, e&m and m, but had no experience with optics, relativity, thermal, or nuclear physics. Princeton review saved me on physics. For math, my best subject, it was aosta useless.
Also for physics I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Sparknotes. No, really, it’s amazing at teaching the basics if you don’t already have it.
For math, I recommend Dr. Steve Warner’s 320 SAT Math Subject Test Problems Level 2. Dr. Steve is a regular contributor to the SAT Prep forum. His materials in general are very good and this book specifically is a great aid for the subject test. Dr. Chung’s book has some useful info too but the problems are unnecessarily hard.