SAT II Math Level 2 - how did you study for it?

RichInPitt
Mon, 13 May 2019 21:31:04 +0000

The problem is that pre-calc courses cover various topics, and the Math 2 test has questions on all of them, assuming there will be a few topics you have seen so allowing 4-5 wrong answers for an 800. To be well prepared, I think it helps to study those extra topics to give yourself some margin for error.

My D goes to a well-respected HS, but her pre-calc class hadn’t covered matrices, vectors, or parametric equations, all of which are in the scope of the test. We spent about 3 hours learning the basics of those topics (Barron’s and Khan) and she was well prepared. The questions on those topics aren’t difficult - calculating the determinant of a 2x2 is trivial if you’ve learned it, but it might as well be Greek if you haven’t.