SAT Subject Tests: Mathematics Level 2 2005-2006 (Kaplan Sat II : Mathematics)

By Kaplan Inc. and Kaplan Test Prep

Everything you need to score higher on the SAT Subject Test: Mathematics Level 2 -- Guaranteed * 2 full-length practice tests * Diagnostic quizzes for each topic tested * Detailed answer explanations... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743267060
• ISBN13: 9780743267069
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.0" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Brief and Clear

Although I consider Barron's textbook as full with information, and quite complete, I must say that I was very happy when I received Kaplan's. In fact, the material in there is given in a brief and clear manner. You practically can read the whole textbook in just one day!!! (Of course, I don't advise that, but...) Very easy to read, and to understand. You first pass through a mini-test, and then learn the material by applying it to the exercises you just had. So you easily remember the lesson. I'm quite happy with it. Of course, I am studying from other textbooks too, but I think that if possible, you should pass through this one. And in case you have no time to study at all for the exam -> that's the perfect textbook to quickly learn the main material.

All the errors have been corrected. So.. chill out people..

Even though the name and cover remains the same as Kaplan SAT subject test math level 2 2005-2006 edition, they've corrected all the errors. These next two paragraphs are about what I think happened and if you don't really care then you can skip to where my book review starts. Unlike Barron's test prep books, Kaplan along with Princeton review, doesn't actually change anything in their newer editions ever year but just the covers with more recent dates on such as 2005-2006 edition in this case, to appeal more people by making them think as if its a newer book with the most recent test information. However, I've compared my edition of this book with my friend's that looked exactly the same and discovered that the errors on mine have been corrected. Turns out that he bought his around April 2005 and I bought mine over the summer. What Kaplan did was that after they've released the book for the school year of 2005 and 2006, they found out numerous errors in their book and corrected them but couldn't really change anything to distinguish the newer and the older because they don't put the edition numbers like 5th or 6th edition but the years so they couldn't put something like Kaplan SAT subject test 2005-2006 second edition. Book review (finally..) This is a good review book stating every concepts and formulas neatly and concisely. Personally, I think this is the best book for review if you've already learned most of the material. It's divided into chapters such that there are separate chapters for Algebra, Plane Geometry, Trigonometry, etc. In each chapter it has the most common types of problems for that category (algebra, trig, function, etc.). First in the beginning of each chapter there's a warm-up section with one problem for each type of questions, then there are detailed explanations and analysis for each type. It explains the concepts, shows how to solve them step by step and for some questions shows easier alternative ways to solve them. After that it ends the chapter with a follow-up test with one problem for each type of questions just like the warm-up test. This book gives you the essentials, not enough to get every single question on the test but enough to get an 800 since you can omit up to about seven questions and still get an 800 if you get all the other questions correct. I don't think the questions on the actual test are really tricky as long as you know what you're doing. Princeton Review's isn't very well organized and seriously lack problems. It teaches you concept and then gives you some problems and concept and problems in disorderly manner. Two practice tests in this book are similar in difficulty to the actual test and could be useful. Barrons' like usual is too hard and teaches you way too much information that you don't need for the test. Although it contains the most number of practice tests out there, (eight practice tests, nine including the diagnostic) they are all much harder than the actua

Good

I am a seventh grader looking for some out of school math, so I bought this book along with the barron's one. Knowing that barron's was harder than the real thing, and because I had not learned half the material on the test, I used this book first. It tought me the basics in a well organized matter, although at some times it did not explain very well. The most annoying part of this book was the number of errors. There were about 5 just in the first chapter including 2(-8)=16 and a refrence to the wrong answer choice. This book will teach you the foundations very well but if you want an 800 buy another book as well (the sparknotes book is online and you can get there 3 practice tests by simply loging on as a different person every time, for you first practice test is free).