Cracking the SAT II: Math, 2001-2002 Edition - Softcover

Johnathan Spaihts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375761861 ISBN 13: 9780375761867

Publisher: Princeton Review, 2001

Synopsis

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT II: Math exam is very different from getting straight As in school. They don't try to teach students everything there is to know about math--only what they'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT II: Math, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and:

* Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
* Score higher by reviewing some basic arithmetic concepts
* Earn more points by plugging in numbers on algebra problems

*** This book includes 4 full-length simulated SAT II: Math exams (two each for Math IC and Math IIC). All of the sample test questions are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual exam, and every solution is fully explained.

Contents Include:

I Introduction
What Are the Math Subject Tests?
When Should I Take a Math Subject Test?
How to Use This Book
II Strategy
Cracking the Math Subject Tests
III Arithmetic
Definitions
Factors
Even and Odd, Positive and Negative
Doing Arithmetic
Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages
Averages
Exponents
Roots
Special Exponents
Repeated Percentage Change
Scientific Notation
Logarithms
Flashcards
IV Algebra
Algebra on the Subject Tests
Setting Up Equations
Factoring and Distributing
Algebraic Functions
Plugging In
Backsolving
Inequalities
Working with Ranges
Direct and Indirect Variation
Work and Travel Questions
Simultaneous Equations
FOIL
Factoring Quadratics
The Quadratic Formula
Flashcards
V Plan Geometry
Plane Geometry on the Subject Tests
Basic Rules of Lines and Angles
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Other Polygons
Circles
Flashcards
VI Solid Geometry
Solid Geometry on the Subject Tests
Rectangular Solids
Cubes
Cylinders
Cones
Spheres
Pyramids
Tricks of the Trade
Flashcards
VII Coordinate Geometry
Coordinate Geometry on the Subject Tests
The Coordinate Plane
The Equation of a Line
Linear Equalities
General Equations
Triaxial Coordinates: Thinking 3-D
Flashcards
VIII Trigonometry
Trigonometry on the Subject Tests
The Basic Functions
Trigonometric Identities
Graphing Trigonometric Functions
Trigonometry in Non-Right Triangles
Flashcards
IX Functions
Functions on the Subject Tests
The Basic Functions
Compound Functions
Inverse Functions
Domain and Range
Graphing Functions
Degree of Functions
Reviewing Functions Further
Flashcards
X Statistics and Sets
Statistics on the Subject Tests
Working with Statistics
Probability
Permutations and Combinations
Group Questions
Union and Intersection
Flashcards
XI Miscellaneous
Mathematical Odds and Ends
Arithmetic and Geometric Series
Limits
Vectors

About this title

Review:

Cracking the SAT: Math Subject Tests offers in-depth instruction on the skills covered by the Math Subject Tests. It will help you master special methods for acing both the Math I and Math II Subject Tests. All the math you'll need for either test is thoroughly reviewed and a diagnostic for each test is included. This guide will not only teach you to tackle math questions when you can't remember all of the theorems, but give you a better understanding of the test itself.

About the Author:

Jonathan Spaihts was born in 1970. He is a graduate of Princeton University, and by pure coincidence works for The Princeton Review as a teacher, researcher, and writer. In that capacity he has helped to develop Princeton Review courses for the SAT I, SAT II, and a number of other standardized tests.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0375761861
• ISBN 13: 9780375761867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416