<p>With the test coming up, I'm wanting to narrow the topics down to those that are most important. I'm using Barron's and the official CB book, so the CB book has been a decent indicator of what will actually be on the test, I think. But what do we need to not study for sure from Barron's? Logic? What about "parametrics"? Is there lots of polar graphing? Etc, etc.</p>
<p>Also, on a side note, if anyone knows how many we can leave blank (for instance, isn't it pointless to leave 3 blank instead of 2 or something? What with subtracting only a fourth.) that would be helpful as well.</p>
<p>^ I agree for the most part with the list But it’s hard to say for sure since all of tests focus in different things. The November test didn’t ask anything on permutations/combinations or parametric functions but I’m pretty sure the June one did. The last one had a limit problem too. I think Sparknotes gives you a good idea of the test. Basically, it if seems ridiculously hard, don’t worry about it =) But you can leave about 7 blank to get a 800.</p>
<p>You can browse through the Math IIC threads too.</p>
<p>Thank you! I’ve gone through and marked my whole book up, haha. :)</p>
<p>No comment on conic sections though – oh well, they can’t be that important, I guess.</p>
<p>Also, what I mean is, apparently it’s pointless to leave, say, 1 blank. That means you would have a 49 raw score if every single one was right. But, if you were unsure and guessed, even getting .25 taken away and making it a 48.75 wouldn’t make a difference. Is that true, is there a pattern to it? I’ve tried to work it out and then I just went back to studying math that was on the test … :)</p>
<p>I remember my son saying the June test had a conic section question and permutations/combinations. I don’t recall if he mentioned polar graphing. While he mainly used Barrons, there were some sections for which he found the online SparkNotes to be more helpful to learn the material.</p>
But it’s hard to say for sure since all of tests focus in different things. The November test didn’t ask anything on permutations/combinations or parametric functions but I’m pretty sure the June one did. The last one had a limit problem too. I think Sparknotes gives you a good idea of the test. Basically, it if seems ridiculously hard, don’t worry about it =) But you can leave about 7 blank to get a 800.</p>