Books for Chem and Math 2

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<p>It looks like a lot of people here are recommending Barron's for chemistry, but on Amazon.com all of the reviews mention incorrect and inconsistent answers and stuff. This book got the best reviews: Amazon.com:</a> SAT II Chemistry: Unveiled: Randy Liang: Books</p>

<p>Has anyone tried it? I'll need a really good chem book since we didn't learn anything in my Chemistry class (we didn't even say a word about hydrogen bonding). What do you think is the best book for chem? Is it Barron's and are the people on Amazon just fools?</p>

<p>I've also heard to go with Barron's for Math 2 (and pretty much everything actually, Barron's is like a bible on these forums). Does anyone have any stories to share?</p>

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<p>I’ve actually read a thread that said princeton’s book was better for chemistry…dunno. I’m interested in the exact same questions. I just read that I actually need to take these to apply to Berkeley and MIT…so I’m like, “Crap! More tests to study for”.</p>

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<p>Same here man. I need a math and a science for Carnegie Mellon.</p>

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<p>I’ve made a Yahoo Answers question for it. Maybe we can get some insight from there too.</p>

<p>[What</a> books should I get to study for the SAT subject tests of Chemistry and Math 2? - Yahoo! Answers](<a href=“http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20090625142422AA1jsLl]What”>http://■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/question/index?qid=20090625142422AA1jsLl)</p>

<p>And I don’t know if you have seen this:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/732057-what-good-prep-books-chemistry.html?highlight=sat+chemistry+book[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-subject-tests-preparation/732057-what-good-prep-books-chemistry.html?highlight=sat+chemistry+book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>^^^there is another link within the link above that looks good too^^^</p>

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<p>The Barrons book, with its motto: “Overstudy so you don’t freak out in the test” took it too far with this one… I didn’t catch one question related to extraneous knowledge. </p>

<p>Just FYI. I’d say PR.</p>

<p>EDIT: PR for chemistry, barrons for math2c.</p>

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<p>from my experience the princeton review prepared me well for the math IIC subject test. The content review was easy to understand, but with enough detail. For practice tests however i would stick to the official college board study guide. Again, I cannot stress enough the importance of practice tests. If you can simulate a testing environment at home, you will definetly be at an advantage come test time. also im skeptical of the whole Barron’s “overstudy” approach. It seems like that would just stress you out too much.</p>

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<p>sounds like if you want to be sure of getting an elite score of 750+ you get barrons. But if you are not concerned with that 750+ then go PR.</p>