Barron's SAT Subject Test Math Level 2, 8th Edition
by Howard P. Dodge, Richard Ku
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Author: Howard P. Dodge, Richard KuEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-01
ISBN: 0764136925
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Book Review: Far too many errors and not enough like the real test
Summary: 2 Stars
This book is puzzling. Two authors, each with an M.A. (though I don't know in what), can't seem to take the time or effort to get things right. Frankly, they should be embarrassed by this mess. On the practice tests, there are problems with no correct answers, problems with multiple correct answers, and problems with errors galore. Here are some specific examples of errors, from the minor to the egregious.
Page 311, problem 18: The problem asks for the ratio of p to q if 4.05^p = 5.25^q but fails to state that p and q cannot be zero. (This is a mathematical error but not spectacularly important to students preparing for the test.)
Page 311, problem 20: We're told that cos(67) = tan(x) and asked to find x. The actual number of solutions is infinite.
Page 309, problem 8: Two points in the second quadrant have coordinates (x,y) and (y,cy). But how can that be since the first y must be positive and the second negative? This is a serious error.
Page 312, problem 24: The problem involves a deck of playing cards. Playing cards are not proper for the real test. This is a moderately important error since it might lead students to believe (falsely) that they must understand a deck of cards.
Page 317, problem 50: The problem asks for arcsin(cos(100)) but requires you to change from degrees to radians in the middle of the problem. Why mathematical point is there in that nonsense? Students who learn Barron's tomfoolery such as changes from degrees to radians in the middle of a problem are not preparing for the real exam; they are preparing for Barron's exams.
I've chosen only a few pages close together to give an idea of how many errors there are. The book really is, I believe, awful preparation for the actual Subject Test and does not convey the feel of the real test. There seems to be little or no effort, for example, to put questions in order of difficulty, and there seems to be little effort to use the types of questions that the actual test uses.
I give this two stars, though, because parts of it can be useful. I would not, however, recommend the book for a student who plans to go it alone. I also would especially not recommend it to a student who becomes discouraged by the difficulty of the Barron's tests. There are certainly better guides out there.
Summary of Barron's SAT Subject Test Math Level 2, 8th Edition
The newly updated edition of this manual presents a diagnostic test, a review of all Math Level 2 test topics, and six full length model tests with answer keys and answer explanations. Test topics are reviewed in five separate chapters, each containing many practice exercises and answers. Major topics covered include functions and algebra; trigonometry; coordinate geometry; three-dimensional geometry; data analysis, statistics, and probability; and number and operations. Also included is detailed instruction on the use of graphing calculators.SAT & PSAT Books
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