<p>now im taking pre calculus honor, and i sleep all the time and still get a grade of like 95%. is it enough for IIC??
Im afraid of the statistics because last year during the statistics part of alg/trg. I slept the entire section........and know nothing of it(those nCn, nPn or whatever notation) is it a problem??</p>
<p>What grade are you in?</p>
<p>jr right now</p>
<p>im so regret not to take ap cal. shoot</p>
<p>I think Math IIc is a truly apltitude assessment test. It's like if you are talented in math, it will be super-easy. But if you are not that gifted, no matter how hard you try, you will always find youeself in the hole</p>
<p>i just wondering if i need to know those nCn,nPn notation and those posibility problems. i have a headache of it</p>
<p>precalc for Math II</p>
<p>pre cal and trig</p>
<p>same question here, do i need to know nCn, nPn notation?? and N! crap thing</p>
<p>knowing all of those probability things will make it much easier to answer the questions. I learned them from the princeton review book and got an 800. I took the test after finishing pre cal.</p>
<p>I did Calc as a sophomore and scored above average on AIME, yet I still cannot score an 800 on IIC after 2 tries. Ugh. =p</p>
<p>dont worry about it. calc as a sophomore is AMAZING.</p>
<p><em>is a senior and did precal as a junior and well is in stats now :D</em></p>
<p>oasis, if you are scoring above average on the AIME, you have nothing to worry about. That test is far more challenging than math iic.</p>
<p>Yeah, but the sad part is I've taken it 2 times in the test center (i.e. not practice tests). Yet, I still cannot get 800. I probably never prepped enough for IIC. Ah well...guess it's time to take the test otra vez. -_-"</p>
<p>I find AIME (Scored 4) and Calc (Scored 5) easier. =p</p>
<p>haha, unfortunately SAT doesn't cover calculus. so even if u r the #1 in ur calculus class, doesn't mean u REMEBER everything in pre-cal and trig.</p>
<p>Not only that, you may have not learned some things on the IIC test at all in school. I know i never covered polar coordinates... and unless you are a genius who remembers random formulas youll need to review ellipse and circle, and area formulas for random shapes. Statistics too.... I heard if you know what you are doing in statistics (and by know what you are doing i mean went through the PR lesson or took a statistics class) those questions are very easy.</p>
<p>You really need to prep to do well on IIC. I used the PR book to learn about topics I never covered at school. Statistics are very important.</p>
<p>Generally there's about one or two questions that require nCr or nPr. Just know when to use which. </p>
<p>Some other useful fringe topics:
Know the change of base formula for logs
How to calculator the major and minor axis of ellipses
Some hyperbola stuff
Logic
Geometric and Arithmetical sequences. You need to know which is which as well.
Complex number coordinate system
Know the formula's for amplitude and the period of trig functions
Know what basic linear, quadratic, cubic, and quartic functions look like.</p>
<p>be through algebra 2, trig, and pre-calc (which i believe is something like a repeat of the previous two classes? i don't speak from experience here, so correct me if i'm wrong). anyway, if you have those, you'll be fine. i was out of algebra 2 and trig for a year and a half and had no problem 800ing the test without any preparation or review. granted, i was just finishing up calc at the time, so it's not like i hadn't seen ANY math in that year and a half. but i'm no math whiz, either, so that should give you some idea what the test is like. personally, i did better on II than i did on the standard sat I math, but that's not necessarily the norm.</p>
<p>regarding hazhulkhen's topics, i can tell you that i didn't know the differences between nPr and nCr, or virtually anything about conics (ellipses, hyperbolas) at the time of my testing, but that's probably just the luck of the test date. in the long run, i would bet a testing fee that he knows which topics are most frequently asked better than i do.</p>
<p>regarding statistics, you do NOT need to know statistics beyond what is covered in a typical accelerated algebra 2 course (mostly probability, binomials, and stuff). you won't see any normal distributions except when they release the scores!</p>
<p>understand functions: linear, trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, quadratic, cubic, etc. understand them well. that's all i remember.</p>
<p>precalc is enough...and since ur taking the class at the same time like i did...take it in may and you'll do well...and also, use a princeton review book just to review some topics ur teacher didn't cover well. but that's it. basically precalc class upto around may...</p>