<p>Is it true that ppl used this book to get realy high score on the sat</p>
<p>I've never heard of it. Tell me more, Logan.</p>
<p>Are you referring to SAT1600 SAT-I Encyclopedia by Dr. Fikar? Two years ago, there was a thread about it. Back then, the book used to cost $400 and there was some discussion about if it was any good. No one at that time had used the book or read what it had said. Xiggi tried to get the author to let him preview and review some of the material, but he got no response from Dr. Fikar at the time. I don't remember if he ever heard back from him... Xiggi would be able to tell if you he ever got to read anything from the book or got any response from the author</p>
<p>You can buy it on amazon.com!
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974230502/102-1821849-8996117?v=glance&vi=reviews%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0974230502/102-1821849-8996117?v=glance&vi=reviews</a></p>
<p>Is there some sort of secret behind this?</p>
<p>next question: Is it worth it? (Seeing as there is a "new" SAT.)</p>
<p>Oh yeah, this book is written over two years ago, so it does not cover the "new SAT"</p>
<p>Why is it so expensive?!?</p>
<p>Dr Fikar sent me the table of contents and a few pages. At that time, it was not enough to really comment on the book. </p>
<p>Much later, when the price dropped, I ended up buying the book to finally read the "secrets". </p>
<p>It is a really strange hodgepodge of information, contains handwritten pages, and its lack of organization reduces its value greatly. </p>
<p>It is just too cumbersome to use, and way too weird to recommend. </p>
<p>PS. More importantly, I did not find any secrets. :)</p>
<p>I guess the only numbers increasing was in his bank account!</p>
<p>You forget that alot of the material on the new SAT is the same as the old?</p>
<p>lol Rabble. :)</p>
<p>I have it and it absolutely sucks. I learned one good formula that I did not know: the area of an equalateral triangle. That's it.</p>
<p>Wow GeorgeS, how much did you waste on it? Lol I already knew the formula for an equilateral triangle.</p>
<p>Isn't that Heron's formula? I don't remember it exactly, but I liked his name so much that I remember his name lol..</p>
<p>Area of equilateral triangle = s^2 * sqrt(3) / 4 </p>
<p>Heron's rule is for the area of any triangle, given the three sides.</p>
<p>No. Heron's formula is Area = sqrt((p)(p-a)(p-b)(p-c)) where p is the semiperimeter (perimeter/2) and a, b, and c are the different sides of the triangle. The formula for the area on equilateral triangle is A = ((s^2)(sqrt3)))/4</p>
<p>Do we need to know either Heron's formula or the formula for an equilateral triangle for the SAT I?</p>
<p>I remember using the equilaterial triangle formula somewhere.. either on the SAT I or on the IIC. As for Heron's rule, though it might be useful, as far as I know, you'll never be required to know it - every problem that you can use Heron's rule to solve is going to have an alternate, less (or some would say more) complex solution.</p>
<p>Same with finding the area of an equilaterial triangle. You can always draw the perpendicular bisector of any side and use the 30-60-90 special triangle relationship. That's what I do. I generally don't trust formulas, just in case I mess up dividing by 2 instead of 4 or whatever.</p>
<p><3 30-60-90</p>