Physics SAT II

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<p>On the Physics SAT II, do we have to memorize all the constants (ie heat of fusion and heat of vaporization for water) or are they given?</p>

<p>Also, I bought Barron's prep and on a lot of the sample questions, they have arithmetic which is hard to do quickly without a calculator. Are there a lot of questions on the Physics SAT II with that type of arithmetic? </p>

<p>And for those who used Barron's, any comments on the general effectiveness of the book? Any suggestions for a better way to prep?</p>

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<p>1) you don't have to memorize constants. most of it is qualitative anyway.</p>

<p>2) there isn't much arithmetic on the actual sat ii and arithmetic that is on the sat ii is generally very simple and easy to do in your head. </p>

<p>3) i didn't use barrons, sorry.</p>

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<p>iostream... or anyone in general, what did you use to prep and how effective do you think that method was?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>Barron's over-preps a bit but I found it to be the most helpful.</p>

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<p>i took the physics sat ii right after i took the physics b exam (june 2005), so i didn't really have to study that much because our class already studied a lot for the ap.</p>

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<p>Do some PR and Sparknotes tests(free online), too. I took the 4 provided Barrons, 1 PR and 1 Sparknotes test. The style and content of the tests defer by a substantial amount.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the responses</p>

<p>Nadash, which of the three (PR, Spark notes, Barrons) would you say was most similar to the real test?</p>

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<p>I can't really remember........ The old threads should help you with that. I just remember that Barrons didn't cover everything. PR and Sparks help me secure at least 5 more qns. That's a lot.</p>