<p>I was thinking about taking the SAT II Math IC or IIC this upcoming year but I'm not sure if which test I am qualified to take. I've already taken Honors Algebra I & II, Honors Geometry, and this year I will be taking Honors Advanced Math aka Honors Pre-Calculus. Do these tests include more advanced concepts or have I already learned what the tests cover?</p>
<p>bump.......</p>
<p>I think Math IIC has some stuff I learned from precalc in it... but not much...</p>
<p>sorry I can't remember so well.</p>
<p>I think colleges like IIC much more.</p>
<p>If you want to take IIC, just remember that some very basic calculus could be on it. Ex. limits, derivatives, integrals. At most there are like 2-3 questions on these topics. Basically, you need to know a lot of advanced trig. And study 3-D coordinates (x,y,z) and also 3-D geometry.</p>
<p>"If you want to take IIC, just remember that some very basic calculus could be on it."</p>
<p>I don't think that's true. I took the test in May and there was definitely no Calculus. Although there were a few questions I used Calculus to solve, there were none that absolutely required it.</p>
<p>There is no Calculus on the IIC.</p>
<p>A couple of seniors told me that integrals are on the IIC.</p>
<p>I was 100% sure that integrals are in Calculus. So are integrals classified under Precalculus? Because I personally believe that the term precalculus is very vague. We never even mentioned derivatives or integrals in our Precalc class, but they are on teh IIC test.</p>
<p>Limits? Yes.</p>
<p>Integrals? No.</p>
<p>Integrals are not on the IIC. Limits are (sometimes.). Limits are covered as early as Algebra II. "Precalculus" means "before calculus."</p>
<p>There are a few problems on there which can done using very basic calculus and regular algebra, but no real calculus questions</p>
<p>"There are a few problems on there which can done using very basic calculus..."</p>
<p>Don't mean to drag on this discussion longer than necessary, but I did say "very basic calculus" in my original post.</p>
<p>And no one has mentioned derivatives yet, because I have seen a question with that on my friend's Barron's book.</p>
<p>P.S. Yes, I do know that "precalculus" means "before calculus". Come on, are you trying to be a wiseass about it? I was referring to specific topics that are taught in precalculus. Because most of the topics taught in precalc (at least in my school), are a combination of Alg II, Trig, and early Calculus.</p>
<p>Derivatives aren't on the test either. I'm not saying Barron's is a bad prep book, but Barron's is not a good portrayal of the SAT II Math II test. There's a reason people call it overkill and tell people who get nearly a quarter of the questions wrong on Barron's practice tests that they have an excellent shot at an 800 on the real test.</p>
<p>I used derivatives on a 2nd degree polynomial question on the math IIc. 800 baby.</p>
<p>No explicit derivative and integral questions, but sometimes you'll have, as time goes towards infinity, what does x reach? And, what are the points of inflection or something like that.</p>
<p>a student who wishes to take the 2C test should know:
1. Limits
2. Continuity
3. Vertical and horizontal asymptotes
4. Basics of derivatives (e.g. what the derivative of a graph would look like)</p>
<p>Rusen Meylani.</p>
<p>How about this - aim to take the IIC test, and if you feel like you aren't prepared with your previous math courses, then use a review book for Math IIC.</p>
<p>I've heard Barron's is painfully in-depth, and Princeton Review is just that - a simple review. But that's just what I've heard.</p>