<p>This is thread is meant for discussion, tips, and questions about the SAT math II</p>
<p>What topics are covered mostly on the test?? </p>
<p>@omgeegee do you have the barron’s book?</p>
<p>I do… I did the diagnostic test and missed 5, got 2 that I guessed on… I think I’ll probably go through the whole book so I can know the material cold. It doesn’t seem to bad, mostly just basic pre-calc stuff. Is Barron’s pretty accurate comparatively and is the beginning diagnostic test easier or harder than the real thing?</p>
<p>Is it highly possible to get an 800 without graphing calculator ? There’s hardly any graphing cal in my country :-s I am so worried about this.</p>
<p>Yes it is possible. Graphing calc will help you, but it is possible.</p>
<p>Is there a video guide on how to use the TI-89 for the SAT II Math?</p>
<p>is logic still being tested in math ii? Stuff like: If he studies, he will pass the course. If he did not pass the test, he did not study.</p>
<p>@ClassicalCollege, Barron’s is widely regarded as more difficult than the actual test. A score in the high 600s/ low 700s in the book generally corresponds to a high 700 or an 800 on the actual test.</p>
<p>@sparkl3, There’s no logic on the test.</p>
<p>im having issues with finishing in time-- After 60 minutes, I’ve only done 38-40 problems and have omitted 5 or 6 and have 4 or 5 remaining… I feel like I’m going as quick as I can; any tips with speed?</p>
<p>do you think there will be a lot of parametric equations on it? can’t stand those </p>
<p>@kirstr So before I started any review in Barron’s I got a 640 on the diagnostic. I’ve been studying ever since then and will take some more practice tests soon. Do you think that if I go through the whole book I have a very good shot at an 800? I signed up for the test with the goal of an 800 as around 10% of kids get 800s. Note that I’m only in Algebra 2/Trig and have to learn some things. Trigonometry is very easy but I don’t know how hard the Geometry and numbers chapters will be. I am usually pretty good with numbers but I don’t know how many equations I have to memorize.</p>
<p>Also I got the 640 without using a graphing calculator. I lost my graphing calculator but hopefully I can find it soon and refamiliarize myself with the programs. I usually use a TI-83 or TI-84.</p>
<p>Okay. So I just took the Barrons Diagnostic test for Math II and got a 780. I’ve been flipping through the Barrons Review Book, and what I’ve heard from a lot of people is that there is a lot of extraneous material in the book that almost never shows up on the actual SAT II like Parametrics and Imaginary Numbers w/ Polar (DeMoivres). Can anyone verify this?</p>
<p>@Thatuser honestly none of those topics really showed up on the May exam. I used Barron’s to prep about 5 days before the test and got worried that some of the topics I learned a while ago would show up. Turns out I was alright and got an 800 on my first try.</p>
<p>how many questions are generally on conics, probability, and 3-d surface area/volume?.. because those are generally my worst topics</p>
<p>Does anyone have like a simple study guide for everything you need to know about the SAT 2 math?</p>
<p>So I’m flipping through the Barron’s book, and I just got to conic sections… What the heck is a focus? Do we nee to know what they are for the test in June?</p>
<p>Man, Math 2 gets really increasingly hard as time goes on. On a practice test, I got 2 wrong in the first 28 problems, but after that there’s just a barrage of wrongs and omits</p>
<p>do you guys think its better to use princeton or barrons to review material? it seems that princeton has way more material due to the fact that the book is so much thicker lol… i really don’t know which book to use D:</p>
<p>Princeton Review’s is good. Barron’s is supposed to be harder than the real test, which I suppose is a good thing.</p>
<p>If you want a comprehensive study guide, get Dr. John Chung’s SAT Math II. His tests are ridiculously hard, but the tips on it help quite a bit. </p>
<p>A focus is the point in the hyperbola or ellipse that can be found by the equation a^2-b^2=c^2, a and b being half the major/minor axis length, and c being the distance from the vertice on the major axis.</p>