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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 510 EAN: 9780764578441 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0764578448 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: March 28, 2005 Publisher: For Dummies Studio: For Dummies Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: SAT II Math For Dummies will focus on algebra, geometry, (plane Euclidean, coordinate, three-dimensionsal) trigonometry, algebraic functions, and statistics. Both the basics and more advanced principles of trigonmetry and statistics will be covered to prepare students for either the LIC or LIIC Tests. Strategies to prepare for the exam and manage time will be featured. Practice tests along with sample questions with answers and explanations also will be provided. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Too Many ErrorsI'm no math genius, but I remember enough about the concepts to spot mistakes in the math. It's a pretty bad sign when you find 2 errors in the first 70 pages of the book, and one of the errors is an incorrect solution to an equation. Rating: - Don't waste your money.The book should have been excellent. It was very accessible and easy to follow, taught concepts in a logical manner (Basics, then algebra, then various aspects of geometry, then trigonometry, etc.), and gave useful tips on problem-solving and SAT traps to avoid. However, its undoing was that apparently no one had bothered to proofread it before its publication- there were tons of errors throughout the whole thing. Many were simple calculation errors and algebraic errors that, while ... Read More Rating:  - SAT II Math For Dummies--a reviewWhen Mattel brought out the talking Barbie a few years ago, cries of educators and feminists forced the toy company to take the chatty doll of the market. Nonetheless, the teaching of mathematics has caused chills in the hearts of high school students, many of whom realize this is a subject where close enough and fudging does not count. In the 1990s, the slogan "do the math", to visualize a bargain made or lost, merely referred to elementary arithmetic. And McDonald's and other fast food purveyors ... Read More 
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