SAT Subject Test Physics Author: Robert Jansen | Language: English | ISBN:
B00FAVB5Q2 | Format: PDF
SAT Subject Test Physics Description
One diagnostic test and three complete SAT Subject Tests in Physics reflect the most recent actual tests in length, subject matter, and degree of difficulty. All questions are answered and explained. Self-assessment guides after each test can help improve the test-taker’s score. An extensive subject review covers all topics on the SAT Subject Test, including mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves and optics, thermodynamics, and more. Unique new features include a “What’s the Trick?” approach to solving problems quickly and effectively. Added tips, called out with “If You See…” are included within the chapters to give test takers critical insight into difficult concepts. Each chapter is followed by several review questions with answers and explanations. The authors also provide general examination strategies and a detailed appendix with equations, physical constants, and a basic math review.
- File Size: 4777 KB
- Print Length: 600 pages
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series, Inc. (July 15, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00FAVB5Q2
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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When I began reviewing for the Physics SAT II, I was two years removed from my high school's Honors Physics class, and much of the information was foggy at best. I chose this book mainly because Barron's helped me do well on AP Calc and AP Spanish Language (longest and hardest exam of my life!).
So I chose this book rather blindly, on 'general principles,' knowing Barron's had worked for me in the past.
My Experience:
A quick summation - I began studying with this book after AP exams in May 2013, for the June 1, 2013 Subject Test. I had taken honors physics (geometry-based) freshman year, or in other words, two years prior. This book (with my parents' nudging) pretty occupied a lot of my time for those two weeks in May. In the end, I got an 800, largely thanks to this book.
Point #1: It works (see my testimonial :) There are a ton of practice tests and problems, and in keeping with Barrons, they are harder than the actual test (Disclaimer: I like that, some people don't).
About the test: There are something like 50-60 (I think it is sixty) questions in an hour. As you can guess, it's about remembering concepts more than solving multi-step problems. Any math is pretty much plug-and-chug. So, if you are worried that this book will be an encyclopedia, I have bad news. But so is the test. On the test, there are questions on every topic you will have covered in a comprehensive course, from Galileo to relativity, and NO EQUATIONS ARE GIVEN. Therefore, the fact that every topic is covered in this book (and the handy equations index is present at the back) is an enormous boon.
Point #2: It asks the right (if unenjoyable) questions.
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