<p>I need to teach myself Math IIC. Fast.</p>
<p>I have to take it next year, but my schooling hasn’t prepared me for it at all. We’re just ending the year learning logs.</p>
<p>So what do I do? I have the whole summer to prep for it. How can I do that? Will a review book be able to teach me everything I need to know? Or is it too general?</p>
<p>Please help ASAP</p>
<p>the best suggestion that I can give you, not having taken the exam myself, is to begin looking over the information provided by college board. You can look at a “practice exam”- about 15 questions- and they tell you the approximate percentage of certain elements on the test:</p>
<p><a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
<p>Of course you need a review book, I would reccomend even two if you prepare only by yourself, to be sure you do well, because every book is a little different and also different from the test itself. You can start by studying the material provided on sparknotes. I am taking the biology test in june and I prepare by myself using Barron’s and the information from sparknotes. Even if I started preparing only last mounth, I am pretty glad because today I took a practice test form sparknotes and I got 720. So I think preparing by yourself during the summer will allow you to get a very good score, maybe 800 if you study intensively. Good luck!</p>
<p>if you are not taking your test in June it means you have plenty of time to prepare for it. I would reccomend you to use the Sparknotes’ material for Math II C. Sparknotes covers every topic asked in Math II C. They say even Barrons is good : if you can master Barrons the real test will be much easier.
At last i reccomend you to take a practice test ( you can get Sparknotes’ 5 tests for free) in order to pinpoint the topics you’ll have to review.</p>
<p>What math courses have you taken (or are currently taking)? And how did you handle them?</p>
<p>The amount of studying depends on how much you already know.</p>
<p>This year I’ve learned the following: (the first two terms I got 96%, right now the third term I’m getting 97%)</p>
<p>Quadratic Equations
Polynomials and Raional Expressions
Equations and Inequalities
Coordinate Geometry
Functions
Logs
Series
Trigonometric Functions</p>
<p>This is the first year of Math 11 IB… I know most people taking the SAT IIC are usually a year ahead of me</p>
<p>You know enough to take the exam =).</p>
<p>It’s more about getting used to the format. Don’t rely on the calculator too much. Know your rational functions well (holes, v/h asymptotes) and review the basics of matrices (defined operations and performing such). I saw the latter on the latest edition of CB’s Subject Tests. And have a good review of trig (domains, transformations). The rest you can figure out on the spot.</p>
<p>Take a practice exam, so you can see where you are. Barron’s level of difficulty is much greater than the actual test. If you score within the upper half of their score range (table provided in book), then you’re in good shape.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>