<p>Well I'm wondering if one month is enough preperation time for me to take the Jan. 26th math IIC subject test.</p>
<p>I just got my Dec. SAT scores and got a dissapointing 700.
In 8th grade I got 730 and now I'm in 11th.</p>
<p>Anyway is this enough prep time for someone who hasn't really taken a math course since 9th grade at my school. I had Algebra I/II in 8th grade and Geometry in 9th at a university math program. Then I had AP Stats in 9th grade at my school.
I think one of the reasons I did poorly on the Dec. SAT Math section is because it's been a while. </p>
<p>Also I never really took trig. at least officially, I did some self-studying, but otherwise I just skipped to AP Calc last year. So I would definantly need some trig review. </p>
<p>So what would you guys advise I do. Is there a lot of trig in the Math IIC test? I plan on using the break, but still I'm starting to worry that might not be enough time for me to relearn all the material. </p>
<p>Would there happen to be any free practice tests I could access online? or internet study resources.</p>
<p>@pgtori: generally if you’re taking the math IIC subject test, it’s recommended that you have two years of algebra (which you seem to have), a year of geometry (you have that too) and a year of either trigo or precalc (when i did precalc, my trigo course when encompassed). </p>
<p>i’m just curious how proficient you are at AP Calc w/o trigo background. most high schools go into some sort of precalc course before they move into calculus. but that sort of trigo can be self studied. not much worries. you’ll be fine on math IIC.</p>
<p>@pgtori: dude you seem fine… at least your not doing what i’m doing… im teaching myself precalc and preping for the math2 exam in less than a month… and im still getting a 800 on it XD</p>
<p>@Vandan: you’re teaching yourself precalc in a month???that may cut it for the sat IIC but it defn. won’t cut it for more competitive exams unless you do nothing but precalc for the whole month. that’s just my two cents.</p>
<p>@goingforcolumbia: I’m pretty much sure I can do it. I probably will do nothing but precal for a whole month. </p>
<p>I pretty much have to do this. My school sucks. We have block scheduling so I’m not even taking precal until January. We have a new precal teacher so even if I wait, I still won’t learn what I need to learn. I have the time NOW. I’m applying to various competitive math and science camps. I thought it would look AMAZING that I could take a test and ace it in something I hadn’t taken a course in. Plus, I’m a math g33k :)</p>
<p>@ Vandan MathIIc from beginning to end is definitely doable in a month. If its any consolation, last year I suffered a worse fate than you. I self-studied 6 APs in 1 month (and half the topics I had not covered yet) as practice for my IB and to show my “determination” to unis. I hope it worked, to bad I got five 4s and only one 5. </p>
<p>So I think you can def. pull pre-calc off. Just make sure you try to understand what you’re doing and don’t try to memorize (thats what happens sometimes if you try to crash course).</p>
<p>To the OP, you definitely need to know trig. and periodic phenomena inside out. Also, you need to know some things about complex numbers which you don’t see in calculus until university–and thats only if you’re doing a math related major (so I assume you don’t know about them).</p>
<p>Thank kind of funny, I am planning to do what Vandan is doing. I mean I gone already over and leaned the majority of pre-calc and trig. topics before but it was over a year ago or more and I don’t remember all of them.
I have my pre-calc text w/ unit circle trig. in front of me right now.</p>
<p>What really is precalc? Intermediate Algebra and Trig. ? I never relly understood what the difference was supposed to be?
What topics do you think are key in pre-calc.</p>
<p>Hmm, I know complex numbers from College Algebra, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen it. Well it seems like there might be alot to review, better use my break. I need to get a SAT Math IIC practice book to see what’s on the test.</p>
<p>You should definitely invest time and money in a practice book.
They offer simple and straightforward explanations of all concepts covered on the test.</p>