<p>So I've been self-studying for the Physics SAT II test. I've done all 7 mechanics chapters which covers about 36-42% of the questions on the test. Which other topics can I do in the two weeks left, properly so that I can cover at least 80% of the questions and get a final score above 720? I'd consider that a good achievement since this is the first time I'm studying Physics.</p>
<p>I read some of Electric Forces and Fields but I did not get it since it was talking about stuff like protons, nuetrons etc which I don't know squat about. What others should I do? Waves? Optics? Thermodynamics?</p>
<p>Mechanics covers 36-42% of the test
Electricity and Magnetism cover 18-24% of the test
Waves cover 15-19% of the test </p>
<p>These 3 will cover around 80% of the test.
For a score higher than 720 i would study all of the above and at least read once
what I wrote bellow.</p>
<p>Heat, Kinetic Theory, and Thermodynamics 6-11
Modern Physics 6-11
Miscellaneous (measurement, math skills, laboratory skills, history of physics, and questions of a general nature that overlap several major topics) 4-9</p>
<p>Optics is relatively easy. Not a lot of formulas or information, and it’s easy to understand. Waves are easy too, and relate to other fields, but you need to pay more attention to those.</p>
<p>Thermodynamics is problematic. The arithmatic (WITHOUT A CALCULATOR!!! :@ :@ ), is plain annoying. Skip if you have to, but don’t blame me if a lot of it comes on the test.</p>
<p>As for others, pay attention to Mechanics and Electronics, and skim the Quantum and Nuclear Physics, and you’re made!!! (hopefully)</p>
<p>^ Fortunately I’ve done Thermodynamics and found it relatively easy. I got 9 out of 10 questions I did afterward correct, but I did use a calculator.</p>
<p>So far I’ve done all Mechanics and Thermodynamics (42-50% of the test). Will doing Electricity and Magnetism, Waves and Optics and doing them well i.e not cramming but understanding properly suffice for a score above 720?</p>
<p>If you can get your hands on Princeton’s physics book you can cover most of the test in two weeks (it took me 3 weeks to cover all the book) I got 740 with it</p>
<p>Yes I studied in high school (but I am an international and nontraditional) so 5 years had passed.</p>
<p>the thing is with SAT 2 physics that it isn’t that mathematical there is a lot of just remember the formula question:
like in oscillation how do you make it go faster or if g is now 4g what will happened (so as long as you remember the formulas you have at least 5-10 more question)
another example is gravity , what will happened if M1,M2 and R changed</p>
<p>I think you should go one the book quickly in a week and get the concise knowledge of everything and then mechanics electricity and optic&waves (they are the most common topics)</p>