<p>Which book is best to use for tests only in order to prepare for the SATII Math Level CII Test?</p>
<p>I say Princeton Review...they don't have everything though (no one does), so supplement it with your textbook from school in areas where you're weak. Also, if you can find a bunch of books with practice SAT math tests, those help tremendously--it's the best way to study because you get a feel for what kind of questions, the timing, and how the test is organized (even if you've already taken SAT subject tests before).</p>
<p>Kaplan worked for me, but honestly I don't think it makes much difference. If you put in a fair amount of effort and are a generally decent test taker, you should have no problem getting 750+.</p>
<p>Get a Ti-89.</p>
<p>lol just in case you're asked to solve Diff Eq's</p>
<p>would a ti-84+ do? Or do i have to specifically get a Ti-89 for this test?</p>
<p>A TI-84+ is fine.</p>
<p>A Ti-89 will give you more time to work on the harder problems.</p>
<p>What about a TI-83?</p>
<p>I don't think you <em>need</em> a graphing calculator, meaning all of the questions can theoretically be done without it--but as long as you have a ti-83 or better, you should be fine. Oh yeah, and a ti-83+ is half the price of the 89, and for this test you don't have anything worse than maybe a little precal, so ti-83 is a good choice.</p>
<p>I second that. The only things that comes in handy are the equation solve and intersect feature of the 83/84. There is no need to pay $150 to take a test that the top 12% of the kids get an 800 on.</p>
<p>I used Barron's. It has more or less all the topics you'd want to know and about 3 times as much stuff you'll never need to know. Still, it helped me out.</p>
<p>what grade did you recieve on the test?</p>
<p>Barron's! If you can do well on their tests, the real thing will be easy.</p>
<p>I've used a variety of test-prep books for all my standardized tests: the SAT I, 4 SAT II's, and 4 AP tests. The trend I've found is pretty evident for all of the books. Barron's overprepares you, diluting the information they give you with a lot of useless stuff you'll never be tested on. Princeton Review, on the other hand, makes easy questions and doesn't throughly cover the material. I've always liked Kaplan's the best, in terms of its difficulty and depth of review - I think it most closely represents the real test.</p>
<p>That said, the BEST representation of the real test would be from the College Board's Real SAT II's book.</p>
<p>And about the calculators - the TI-89 is advantageous because it saves you precious minutes by solving multiple-variable equations, simplifying trigonometric functions, and various other things. On a test like the Math Level 2, those minutes may be very important to someone just on the edge. If you can afford the monetary cost and the time you need to spend getting used to the calculator, I'd say it's a good investment.</p>
<p>I used barron's and got an 800, but it might just be cuz i'm good at math, so...</p>
<p>I used Princeton Review and got a 740, but I didn't do a tremendous amount of studying, either. With Princeton Review I also got a 790 on World History, 2 5's on AP (World History and Bio), so it's not terrible.</p>
<p>800 using Kaplan and a TI-84+</p>