SAT Subject Test Math 2

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<p>Please help with this situation.</p>

<p>Background</p>

<p>10th grader doing AP calc AB. Very Strong Math student. Skipped Pre Calculus and straight A in AP Calc AB so far.</p>

<p>Planning to take AP Calc BC in Junior year (11th grade).</p>

<p>Given this background, when is the best time recommended to take SAT Math Subject test? Should I be taking Level 1 or Level 2 or both ?</p>

<p>Having skipped Precalc, will taking BC next year help in further strengthening the Precalc concepts if any prior to subject level 2 test?</p>

<p>Thanks for your help.</p>

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<p>This topic belongs in the SAT Subject Tests Preparation Tests. </p>

<p>But, I think if you have a good handle on AP Calculus, any time is fine to take the subject test. The subject test for Mathematics Level 2 is only a little beyond regular Regents courses. Your most important aid will be a review book - use the Princeton Cracking the Math Level 2 - and just learn about all of the types of problems. Certain things will be on the test that you haven’t learned in any high school course, not even AP Calc, but just review everything in the book and you won’t be surprised. </p>

<p>For example:

  • Rotating a shape around a axis in a plane
  • The Super Pythagorean Theorem
  • The concept of the Z-axis
  • The formula for finding the diagonal of a cube given its side length</p>
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<p>Dont waste your time with the Math I.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for your excellent suggestion Kevmschmid.</p>

<p>My specific query is :-</p>

<p>Is it better to take the SAT subject test 2 AFTER AP calc BC which i will be taking in Junior year </p>

<p>OR</p>

<p>now after AP Calc AB in Sophomore year?</p>

<p>Yes, have excellent handle on Calculus AB but not so much of practice with regard to PreCalculus simply because I skipped it?</p>

<p>Yes, will buy the princeton book suggested by you. May be will have the time in the summer to go through that… which means i will be able to take the SAT Math level 2 in Fall of junior year. does this sound like a reasonable plan?</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

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<p>I took the subject test for Math II after sophomore year… in BC right now. There is 0 material that you learn in BC that will help you on the Math II exam.</p>

<p>Oh wait I also skipped trig/pre calc. Honestly there isn’t really anythign we missed… the important stuff was taught again in BC. There weren’t any questiosn specifically from trig that you wouldn’t know (i.e. SOH CAH TOA etc…) No sumations or trig identities needed.</p>

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<p>Apologies for not addressing your actual question. What I really meant to say is that you’ll probably be prepared at any time to take it. The content on the exam is below what you would learn in an AP Calc class, AB OR BC. Somebody I know who isn’t that great at math took it in December 2009 of his junior year in the midst of AP Calc AB. He said he just went through the PR book and did the questions involving topics he never learned about, like the list I mentioned before. He thought he did <em>really</em> bad, but he got an 800. Serious, not even joking. </p>

<p>I think your plan is excellent and will leave you more than prepared. </p>

<p>BTW, the curve on the Math II is awesome. -5 to 6 (thanks olleger for the correction :)) = 800. Math I is not so nice.</p>

<p>So in other words, I think the content of AP Calc AB is unrelated to the topics covered on the exam. No level of calc will really help you, except enhancing your problem solving skills. :)</p>

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<p>mind you the -8 isnt questions missed… its more like 5-6 questions misssed</p>

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<p>Sorry, you are correct. Just checked my CollegeBoard SAT Subject Test book. I keep messing up today. It’s been a long day. Thanks.</p>