Math II Tomorrow, need general advice please!

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<p>I am pretty confident in my ability to do algebra and stuff like that, but I am just a little nervous. I haven't really studied b/c I've focused on my other subject test so far. I know kind of a lot of math (I guess) and have gotten 740 SAT I and 760 SAT II Math I. </p>

<p>Anyways what I'm really asking for is a list of things that are not common sense (obviously you have to know the rules of exponents and all that stuff) I should know so that I could make the most use of maybe five hours of review time and move myself into the 800 range. Does anybody have any ideas for the more advanced topics I should concentrate on? Thank you! </p>

<p>Please feel free to talk about anything else about Saturday's math II also.</p>

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<p>Have you taken Trig and Pre-Calc? </p>

<p>Just be ready to use your calculator a lot...it works to your advantage. And also, just try to think "What is this question testing me on?"</p>

<p>Ex. How many times does the equation 5x^4y^2 + x^3y + 9 = 6y^3x + x^2 cross the x-axis?</p>

<p>Seems really hard, right?</p>

<p>But "cross the x-axis" just means y=0</p>

<p>Plug 0 in for y.</p>

<p>9 = x^2</p>

<p>What do you know, 2 is an answer choice! (x = +- 3)</p>

<p>Stuff like that you can't study, but it's easy if you use logic.</p>

<p>Polars, parametrics, basic limits, trig, etc - - - > study</p>

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<p>ok thanks, anybody else?<br>
^^ Yes i have taken precalc and trig was integrated into my A2 class. </p>

<p>Also,
I notice a lot of people with special stuff programmed into their calculators. All i have in my calculator is the quadratic formula. Does anybody have any suggestions for other equations or programs I could put in it now? Though it might be hard for me to learn a new program with such little time, I would do it if it was worth it--?</p>

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<p>anybody? please?</p>

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<p>hello???????????????</p>

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<p>sparknotes has a really nice formula recap in its online Math II prep book.</p>

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<p>searching on google would be better than waiting for someone to answer you.
#1</a> SAT<em>OS v.2.60 - ticalc.org
#1</a> SAT</em>OS v.1.10 - (Port: 83+) - ticalc.org</p>

<p>download the one that is compatible with your computer</p>

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<p>Why on earth would you have the quadratic formula in your calculator? Haven't you memorized it by now? Anyway, somes topics that can make or break your score</p>

<p>Polar coordinates
Parametric equations
Probability (standard deviation!)
Sets: Union and Intersection
Permutations/Combinations
Least squares regression (linear, quadratic, exponential, etc.)</p>

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<p>Personally, I think downloading calculator programs are a complete waste of time. It takes a lot more effort trying to learn the programs and typing it into your calculator than to do the actual problem. However, if you write/make your own program, that's a different story. A lot of the programs out there aren't "tailor" to the the SAT Subject Tests, so you get a lot of extra crap that's not helpful. </p>

<p>about your calculator. bring extra batteries. very helpful...</p>

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<p>^jamesford: what do you mean by sets:union and intersection, would a smaple problem be like set A has {1,2,3} and set B has {2,3,4} what is the intersection? also regarding regression we mainly have to know how to do it on our calculator not by hand cuz i kinda forgot how to do it manually lol</p>

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<p>^ i use the SAT_OS and it saves me a ton of time...i mean for the quad equation, instead of doing it all out (which isnt much...but still) and have a chance to make careless mistakes, i could just plug it in easy</p>

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<p>yeah james the reason i have quadform on my calc is simply to save time</p>

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<p>Grrr...Barron's doesn't cover matrices or LSR.
Is Ti-83+ good enough to survive the test? I only know how to use a few things on it though. Can anyone bring up a list of CRUCIAL types of problems that'll definitely need the effective use of Ti?</p>

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<p>i second the request</p>

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<p>listen and listen closely, the thing responsible for the score you get is you.
not the calculator. and to answer your question, a ti-83 is enough to get a 800.</p>

<p>Ti-89 is used to save time/ calculations and is for ppl who are too lazy to memorize equations... like me lol :D</p>