Barron's SAT Subject Test: Math Level 2

The actual test doesn’t have this many different topics on it. I think I spent too much time on the topics I didn’t know much about when I should’ve been reviewing more familiar stuff. If I had to do this again, I would probably try a different book, but this one does have lots of practice tests. Also this book is very graphing calculator reliant. Some of the explanations for practice test answers were basically “put in it your graphing calculator.” Still giving it 4 stars instead of 3 because the book does state they assume you’re gonna use a graphing calculator, the practice tests are good and a little harder than the actual test, and there are lots of topics to review. Just realize it will be very hard to learn anything new from this book as it is only good for review. If you find a subject you don’t understand in here, you will have to research it elsewhere.

I am a Harvard graduate, SAT perfect scorer and professional test-prep tutor with 18 years of experience, and this is my go-to preparation book for the Math 2 SAT Subject Test.Of course, you should also buy the Official Guide, which includes 4 real tests with answer explanations and scoring curves:  The Official SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 Study Guide This book includes 7 mock practice tests, including the diagnostic test, along with answer explanations, as well as an in-depth review of the many concepts that are required understanding for the Math 2 SAT Subject Test, and practice questions ("exercises") that pertain to each lesson.It's also affordable, and the questions are high-level difficulty...which might be a tad unrealistic compared to the actual test, but which provides excellent preparation for the many advanced high-school math topics (up to Pre-Calculus) that might show up on the Math 2 test, such as Functions, Polynomials, Logarithms, Polar Coordinates, Complex Numbers, Vectors, Matrices, etc.Are the questions perfect? No. Are the answer explanations perfect? No, not even close. But it's the best, most rigorous practice for the Math 2 exam, and includes plenty of helpful math strategy.Best of luck with your preparation! Please leave any comments or questions below--I will be sure to respond.

There might be no better book available on the market for SAT math subject test, but there are too many mistakes in this book considering it is the 12th edition. I only looked in some detail on two or three topics my child needed reinforcement, and found many grave mistakes. For example, example (H) on p124 is incorrect since that range of the function is all whole numbers 0, 1, 2, ... by considering x in [-1, 0); example (D) on p146 is completely wrong with x-axis and meaning of the polar coordinate theta confused; examples (F) and (G) on p192 are also incorrect when Y is used, which not only made an easy problem to look more complicated but the math is wrong by using Y (using only A and B is the mathematical and elegant way all standard books on probability do).For future edition, I suggest hiring someone with a degree in pure mathematics to check the book in detail (not someone with degree in math-education with less rigorous training/experience in mathematics). This way, both mistakes can be minimized and improvements can be madeon how to present the material more mathematically/elegantly.

I bought this book because I wanted to score high (800) on the SAT 2 Math. I started out with the diagnostic and got a terrifying 650 on it. There are a lot of practice tests, though, and as I slowly worked my way through I improved to about a 720 on the last diagnostic. This occurred over about two or three weeks of rigorous preparation, using only the Barron's book. I really felt I had improved my math and reviewed what I needed to know for the test.I took the test and received a 760 on it. Upon opening the actual test I realized that Barron's was not similar to the test. AT ALL. Even the formulas they had emphasized were different. I exited the test terribly stressed. I felt let down by my practice book.The base line is, if you need a book to review for the SAT 2 Math, this works very well. It gives you some problems to practice some concepts. However, it definitely isn't an accurate portrayal of the actual test. Something to keep in mind.

When I did the practice tests on this book, my scores were terrible and I was surprised that there were so many topics I never learned. However, when I went to the actual sat2 math2 test, it was really easy compared to the practice tests and I got a 800. So I guess it is better to study with a more difficult book, but just keep in mind that many of the topics in this book don't show up in the real test.

Great textbook, though I would recommend buying this as well as Princeton Review's textbook for the SAT Math II. This book has many practice tests which is very helpful to get yourself acquainted with the formatting of the actual SAT Exam. However, the chapters are quite short because they do not go into much explanation into the topics, which is why I would recommend pairing this with Princeton Review's books as supplementary just in case you do not quite understand the topics in the Barron's book. I have yet to get my test scores back, but this book really helped me to feel confident and prepared for the actual exam.

Barron tends to be harsher in the textbooks. The details go in depth, but you may need some base knowledge ( whether its currently taking the class or just knowing some things already). All the practice questions are REALLY tough and I doubt you will see them on the actual test, but they help you learn the topic to a greater level because it forces you to think and actually understand the concepts.TLDR: Its harder than the test, helped me jump from 690 to 770, and I didn't even understand half of the book.

I would not recommend this book to any student out there. Such a hard book. Some may say it over-prepares you but I dont think thats an accurate description. The questions in this are so hard and different to the actual ones that even if you manage to get ±700 in this book's practice tests, you wont even be able to get 650 in the actual thing cause the questions are so different in the actual one. Go for collegeboards own book, its much better.

Good quality book

good product timely delivered

Perfect book for preparing for sat

More difficult than Princeton Review and the actual SAT Math 2 test. If you don't have a good background, the explanation in this book may be harder, in the case of which you should start with Princeton Review. On the contrary, if your math background is pretty solid, you can go straight to this Barron review book.