<p>SAT I Math vs. SAT II Math IIC. Do the Algebra, Geometry and Stats of these two tests overlap with each other? Is the only thing that is harder about Math IIC the precalculus? </p>
<p>Would it be better off studying both of these tests over the summer at the same time and taking them in your Senior year? (I'm taking Calc now as a Junior btw)</p>
<p>the actual math on the sat can be done by an 8th grader. it just has tricky questions. you need to know a lot of trig and algebra 2 for IIC though.</p>
<p>I'd say the hardest SAT I math question is one of the easiest Math IIC questions. That said, neither should be that hard if you're taking calc.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say that all the math can be done by an 8th grader and then trig and algebra 2 which is done in 9th and 10th grade. You definitely have to study so many different things. Why else did collegeboard make a studyguide? It's a test you have to study for, not entirely logic and reasoning. It doesn't ask for formulas but asks you to use them or to realize you have to use it; if you didn't know the formula then you're screwed.</p>
<p>SAT II math II tests different things then the SAT I math. SAT I math is straight up a reasoning/to some extent IQ test in that the questions are more puzzle/logic based/tricky. SAT II math, as long as you remember the concepts they are testing (trig, algebra II) then its like a standard pretty straight math test you would take in school.</p>
<p>The actual math portions of the sat can be done by an 8th grader with a decent math background. There's no algebra 2, trig, or calculus. It's mostly prealgebra, alg 1, and some basic geometry. Nothing a decent 8th grader couldn't do. They may not be able to answer a lot of the questions as some require a lot of reasoning that most 8th graders don't have enough experience to do, but the math itself isn't hard. It just takes practice.</p>
<p>And yes, IIC is based on alg 2 and trig. I don't know about you, but that's a lot of information and a study guide could easily be made for those subjects. Yes, there are some limits questions, but that's about as far as it goes.</p>