***October 2013 SAT: Physics Official Discussion***

Test Preparation
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<p>Who else is taking the Physics subject test this Saturday? :)</p>

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<p>Yep! Tomorrow…
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<p>Did anyone think that was hard? Do you think the curve will be more generous for this test?</p>

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<p>Let’s make a question/answer bank to help future CCers. When I was studying they were really helpful.</p>

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<p>I thought it was much harder than the practice tests I did (I used Kaplan). Do you guys think the curve will be especially generous this time?</p>

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<p>Kaplan books tend to be easier than their respective tests, and curves for SAT Subject Tests don’t really change much, so, no, there will not be an “especially generous” curve. It will be about the same as an other SAT Physics test.</p>

<p>Personally I found the test to be slightly easier than those of the Princeton Review prep book. </p>

<p>Good luck to all!</p>

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<p>Who ever studied from Kaplan and some who reviewed through Barrons faced difficulties.</p>

<p>I realized that this would happen so i cancelled my physics subject test before hand.</p>

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<p>^yeah. Barron’s is excellent for math 2, but ppl should use pr for physics. Kaplan is ok for review though (physics)</p>

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<p>I wish I would’ve known there are better books for physics before I spent a month studying Barron’s. I think I did OK, but very little of what I studied was actually on the test and I was really counting on that seeing as I haven’t had a physics class since sophomore year. Hoping for 750+.</p>

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<p>It was soooo hard! I got perfect scores (75/75) on Kaplan and 800’s on PR. And yet, on the actual, I skipped 3 and was unsure about ~7 questions. I really hope the curve will be more generous.</p>

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<p>Hey guys. Yeah, I gave this test today. There was a loudspeaker playing and some function outside that created SUCH a racket outside my testing centre. That’s such horrible luck. </p>

<p>Anyhow, wanna discuss the test? The efficiency of the heat engine…was it 60%? (If you guys remember the question with 300 K etc something cold reservoir)</p>

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<p>^No it was 40% efficiency.</p>

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<p>it isn’t 40%,</p>

<p>ya i remember the question , the engine was giving out 300k though getting 500k so first time I confused that it was 40 % but solve like that 500-300k/500k *100 ,so the engine is consuming 40% of heat and giving you 60%(efficiency) .</p>