<p>I'm an international student and I'll take the test on november or december. I have never needed to use a graphing calculator in my country nor known how to use one. Can I score an 800 on the test without one? I heard it's more convenient but is it worth it? Do I need to use it in college (I'll prolly study premed)? Otherwise it wouldn't be worth it considering it's so expensive.</p>
<p>See if u can borrow a friends. Its def helpful. Not worth buying for just one test though</p>
<p>I found having a graphing calculator on the test to be helpful, as there were some questions that involved knowing the sine or cosine of unusual angles (i.e. NOT zero, thirty, forty-five, sixty, or ninety).</p>
<p>Also, it was helpful to have the graphing ability for some function-related problems as a method of checking answers, but that really only makes a difference in time, not in accuracy.</p>
<p>Just like me, my friends don’t use graphing calculators either, so I can’t borrow one. I can’t rent one either.</p>
<p>You can still do those function problems and graphing without one right?</p>
<p>Calculus maybe one of the subjects I’ll study in college (but if there is a slim chance that I’ll get into medical school without a math major, i will most definitely avoid it). Would I still need that calculator then?</p>
<p>Trust me, you really don’t need a calculator acutally and not to mention a graphing one. I think the only reason that you take a calculator is that it can help you check your answer,and I find it reassuring with my calculator by my side. just trust yourself! questions contianed in SATII math2 aren’t that difficult and sometimes you need to find special solution to a typical type of questions–this will not only save you time but also garentee your accuracy.<br>
Sometimes you should judge based on common sense if you really encounters a difficult question.
To me, Barron’s is a little bit too difficult and the real test is way easier than that. Just figure out the questions on the OG and I’m sure you’ll do fine!
Hope this can help=)</p>
<p>A calclulator in general ia necessary. I have seen answer choices each differing by 0.01, you will waste time trying to find the answer accurately.
Point being, calculator are necesarry. A graphing is not, however is helpful</p>
<p>TI Nspire CX CAS.</p>
<p>you definitely need a calculator. IdaWang, not everyone is a freshman with 3 subject tests above 750 and a great SAT. The real name for the math 2 subejct test is MathIIC. The C stands for calculator, as in, you need a calculator to get the answer to some of them. This does not mean, though, that you need a graphing calculator, but if you’re not going to get a graphing calculator, at least have a calculator that can calculate trig. values.</p>
<p>Graphing is nice, but not at all necessary for a good score.</p>
<p>A graphing calculator is definitely a must if you want a high score (think 750+). The entire test was designed with the idea that the test-taker will have a calculator. Thus, even if individual problems don’t require a calculator, they will be significantly harder than the ones on the SAT and thus will require more time. That required time can be minimized with a calculator, which allows you to get to the other questions. Without a calculator, I believe it’d be hard to get to all the questions and do well at the same time.</p>