<p>Right now, I'm taking AP Calc AB as a junior, doing really good, but realized I have not taken the Math II subject test :O . I haven't even looked at precalc for six months, is there even hope for me to do well? I want at least a 700+. </p>
<p>Anyone else in the same situation?</p>
<p>EDIT: I completely have forgotten polar stuff, vectors, forgot my trig identities, forgot how even solve sin2x = 1. I feel so bad.</p>
<p>I’m also taking AP Calc AB as a junior and though I didn’t <em>completely</em> forget all my pre-calc material, I never learned it that thoroughly anyway (pretty bad teacher) so I’m in virtually the same position as you.
Don’t be so worried! 
I don’t think most people start studying for Math II while remembering everything anyway… but that’s just me.</p>
<p>You’re also a junior. You have plenty of time to take Math II: Jan 2011, Mar, May, June, Oct, Nov, and Dec. Definitely at least until October because I think this is the last chance for people who apply EA/ED/whatever.</p>
<p>Buy a Barron’s book, review your material, do plenty of practice tests and I’m sure you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Edit: I also haven’t taken the Sat II Math II yet, either. The only standardized tests I’ve taken are SAT I and SAT II WH.</p>
<p>I didn’t find the Math II terribly challenging. I’m taking a sophomore concurrent calculus class this year, and unfortunately for me, there were only two questions dealing with vcalculus, and very basic calculus at that. (They were only limit problems. One was asking you to find the limit as x approached one, and I don’t remember what the other limit was, I think as x approached infinity.) In all reality, the questions dealing with calculus on the test are quite simple, I doubt that an intelligent person would have trouble finding the answer, even without taking calculus. (I’m sure that most people with a good education can figure out what the limit of an, at most, quadratic function is.) </p>
<p>I also preferred the math II test over the SAT I math section because of its lack of geometry questions. I took that dreaded class my freshman year, so the majority of that information is long gone. This test, however, had more trig. than coordinate geometry, so I was happy. There was one question that looked like a trig identity problem, when in reality it wasn’t. I’m not entirely sure if you need to know trig identities, but I didn’t need to for the December test. </p>
<p>You might want to brush up on your trig functions. I can guarantee you that there will be some questions more challenging than sin(2x)=1. Likely, there will be questions regarding the law of cosines, the law of sines, or other basic trig applications. </p>
<p>Another reason why I like this test is because of the generous curve. You can still omit 5 questions and basically, be guaranteed an 800. On a generous curve, you can omit more. </p>
<p>Ultimately, if you have a strong background in math, you’ll do fine. Just brush up on some basic precalc (limits and continuity will probably cover all calculus question that you’ll see on the test). Make sure that you also go over trig again. You don’t want to spend the wasted time plugging in all five answers to an easy trig formula.</p>
<p>I’m not currently taking a math class my senior year. I got an average low b and a c thrown in in math. I spent 2 strong weeks reading 2 math books (sparknotes and then barrons) and got an 800. Just review and youre good.</p>
<p>I took calc AB last year, not taking any calc this year. Got a C in my pre-calc class sophmore year. Took the math 2 in November and got a 710 with one night of cramming.
Really not that hard. If i studied I could easily have gotten an 800</p>
<p>I also made the same mistake of not taking it at the end of Math Analysis. Thankfully, my calc class spent its first 2 weeks reviewing math analysis so the period of time between my test and MA was about 2 months. Unfortunately, I forgot quite a few things that we didn’t review and I ended up omitting 4 because of that on my November test. Missed a few other and ended up with a 780 when I arrogantly thought an 800 was well within my reach. Oh well. </p>
<p>I suggest you just borrow a book and skim for concepts you might have forgotten. For me, they included law of sin/cosine, inverse functions, and interest rates. Also, there was one question on probability and one on matrices. I hadn’t worked with those in years.</p>
<p>I didn’t have pre-calc (or Math Analysis II) for 3 months, and crammed for 2 days. It was easy 800 for me.</p>
<p>If your foundation is really good, or if you’re good in Calculus right now, it shouldn’t be that hard to look over the topics in Math Analysis II.</p>
<p>It shouldn’t be a problem for you. Just study a prep book and take a bunch of practice tests a month or so before.</p>