<p>Hey everyone.</p>
<p>I live in the UK so am not very familiar with these SAT IIs that I need to take to go to an American uni. I read somewhere that it's recommended to have a graphing calculator for Math Level 2, but is it possible to do the test without one and still finish in time? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Of course it’s not required. But having a graphing calculator would significantly reduce the time taken to finish the test, particularly with the trigonometry questions. I mean, I don’t know anyone who knows cos (35.3) off the top of their heads, so a calculator would be really helpful there.</p>
<p>You really might not finish on time without one… even for things like finding x-intercepts or vertexes. Don’t want to try doing those with only a scientific calculator without wasting a lot of time.</p>
<p>I definately recommend useing a graphing calculator, one time I left my calculator at home and the math section was significantly more difficult than it would have been if I had brought mine.</p>
<p>Plus, with a graphing calculator you can screw around during class writing pointless programs.</p>
<p>If you can place programs on your calculator for the formulas of slopes, midpoints, distances, and quadratic roots, you will conserve a lot more time for the exam. Always double check to see if every command has been input correctly, though. The last thing you want is nothing but erroneous answers being spouted from your calculator.</p>
<p>I remember I only used the calculator once on my SAT II. </p>
<p>I used it when I was checking a sequence problem by plotting it like a linear line.</p>
<p>You really don’t need a calculator for SATs. Be a real man, train yourself to do math on paper.</p>
<p>^^^
But what if OP is a girl?</p>
<p>on barron’s math lvl2 practice tests I’d be screwed without a calculator.</p>