Book Description
The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT Chemistry Subject Test is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about chemistry–only the techniques and information you’ll need to maximize your score. In Cracking the SAT Chemistry Subject Test, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and
·Master test taking strategies that will improve your score
·Review key concepts that will appear on the test
·Use proven techniques to solve complicated questions
The 2007-2008 edition of Cracking the SAT Chemistry Subject Test is revised and updated to include the most current information possible.
Book Description
Up-to-date preparation for the SAT Subject Test in Chemistry—formerly called the SAT II: Chemistry—includes a diagnostic test and four full-length practice tests. All tests are presented with answers and explanations. Subject review chapters with additional questions and answers cover all test topics: structure of matter, states of matter, solutions, reaction types, stoichoimetry, equilibrium and reaction rates, thermodynamics, descriptive chemistry, and much more. New in this edition are explained answers for all end-of-chapter practice questions, as well as chapter objectives that guide students on what they should look for when they review each chapter.
Customer Reviews:
Ok.......2007-05-31
Again Barrons keeps to its style of writing review books that are somewhat more difficult than the actual test. Overall I think they have a good book here. Unfortunately there are some noticeable typos, wrong answers in practice exams and that sort of thing. However if you are decent, they won't be a problem and you'll benefit from the 4 practice exams in the book.
Book Description
Includes:
*4 full-length practice tests
*Detailed answer explanations
*Focused chapter quizzes
*Targeted review of key concepts
*Kaplan's proven score-raising strategies
*Glossary of key terms
Customer Reviews:
good practice.......2007-06-26
This book was pretty good prep. It did a good job of covering all the topics on the test, though I did have to reference the internet/ my chem textbook on several topics the book didn't cover in depth. The practice tests were fairly similar in difficulty to the actual one. Overall, my money was well spent, and it helped me to do well.
Customer Reviews:
Good.......2007-07-01
THe practice tests is what really made this book great. They were a little easier than the real thing, but are helpful. The review is very good, showing that you only need a broad knowledge for the test. If you are taking a regents exam (NY) then this book is helpful because it does not use reference tables, forcing you to actually know the tings you do. They did a good job.
Great for a quick review.......2006-12-28
This book is good to get in September to summarize topics learned in class or to study from in May or June for an SAT II. If you are looking for a book that will OVER prepare you, the consensus is Barrons. I have both and I can tell you that Barrons is thorough where Princeton Review is brief. My friends last year used this book and did very well (think 700+) so it isn't dooming you to fail. I used Princeton Review for biology last year, and I must say it is pretty good at showing you the types of questions and how things are asked. In conclusion, Princeton Review is good for a crammer with two months or less, or as a quick way to get main ideas.
Buy it it rocks!.......2006-09-10
Getting a 700+ on the SAT2 requires more than just a review book, it requires study. This book is a great help if you learn the material, and take the practice tests. You go in feeling prepared and knowing how to manage your time. No magic bullets, just good preparation and practice with this book works miracles. The book doesnt teach you chemistry- it teaches you college board chemistry- all its going to teach you is how to put what your teacher said into SAT format and get the right answers- it works! ( i got a 710 !!!)
SAT Chemistry.......2006-08-05
This book is thorough and detailed. You can go at your pace and go back over anything you don't understand, as many times as you like. It even has techniques to help you learn to associate concepts. I give this book 4 stars because it has really helped me so far, but there's always room for improvement.
NOT too easy.......2006-07-09
I don't know why people are saying the practice tests are too easy - I never got above a 740 on the practice tests, but I got a 770 on the actual test.
Customer Reviews:
Great way to prepare.......2006-08-07
This book is a great way to prep for the test. The practice questions are challening and the answer explanations are clear. I'd recommend this book to anyone studying for the test.
HORRIBLE.......2006-05-06
The subject review is okay, but the practice tests are flawed and the answer keys are wrong! Also, the score conversion tables are inncorrect and include impossible raw scores. There are only 85 questions, but somehow the table is out of 90. DO NOT buy this product.
Book Description
Master the SAT Chemistry Subject Test and score higher. Our test experts show you the right way to prepare for this important college exam. REA's SAT Chemistry test prep covers all chemistry topics that appear on the actual exam including in-depth coverage of the laws of chemistry, properties of solids, gases and liquids, chemical reactions, and more. The book features 6 full-length practice SAT Chemistry exams. Each practice exam question is fully explained to help you better understand the subject material. Follow up your study with REA's proven test-taking strategies, drills and adaptable study schedule that get you ready for test day.
DETAILS
- Comprehensive review of every chemistry topic to appear on the SAT subject test
- Flexible study schedule tailored to your needs
- Packed with proven test tips, strategies and advice to help you master the test
- 6 full-length practice SAT Chemistry Subject tests. Each test question is answered in complete detail with easy-to-follow, easy-to-grasp explanations.
- The book's handy Periodic Table of Elements allows for quick answers on the elements appearing on the exam
Customer Reviews:
TERRIBLE!!!.......2006-05-31
Wow... I was relunctant to write a review for this book, but its atrocities was too overwhelming to ignore. I would NOT recommend this book. Buy Barron's, it's harder, but prepares you much better. This book is just filled with too many errors. First off, some of the multiple choice answers don't match with the explanation. Such as this one problem on page. 83 where the explanation says the answer is A, yet the answer they give you on top is B. Other problems abound when they try to explain simple things such as Electron Affinity. I don't know what kind of explanation they attempt to give but whatever it is, it is far off from what I've learned in my Chemistry AP class and from what my teacher has taught (Also different from the Princenton Review Explanation). I would NOT recommend this book. If you do buy this book. God Bless you when you take the test.
Book Description
Up-to-date preparation for the SAT II Chemistry includes a diagnostic test and four full-length practice tests to help students assess their strengths and weaknesses. All test questions are answered and explained. Subject review chapters cover all test topics: structure of matter, states of matter, solutions, reaction types, stoichemistry, equilibrium and reaction rates, thermodynamics, descriptive chemistry, and much more.
Customer Reviews:
Good material, thats it.......2007-06-04
I am an above average student taking Honors Chemistry. I got this book because I had used the Barron's series of SAT II review books before. The material in this book was good, it has very good explanations, the lab setups were descriptive and overall the explanations were very helpful. Then I moved on to the practice tests. Going through the answers to the practice tests, I made an alarming discovery, some of the answers were blatantly incorrect. The book kept switching endothermic and exothermic reactions on its test answers (for example, they had the graph of the required activation energy for a specific reaction however it was incorrectly labeled as being endothermic when it was really exothermic) For questions 100 - 115 on the test, if statements A and B were true and CE, then there would be no explanation for the answers at all. On occasions, the book said that information on a specific topic could be found on page X but once I got there it was nowhere to be found. There were other, numerous incorrect answers that they said were actually correct.
So overall, the book has very good information and it is a good study aid, but you must make sure that when you take a practice test you actually check the answers that the book provides to make sure that they are correct because on several occasions, the answers they provide are incorrect.
THANK YOU FOR AN 800!.......2006-10-11
I credit my 800 on SAT Chemistry mostly to this book (partly to McGraw-Hill's). It has an impressive depth of explanation that is easy to follow, and doesn't miss a thing.
EXCELLENT MATERIAL.......2006-07-04
This book, as the title suggests, is an excellent review book for the SAT II Chemistry. I found that other prep book such as Kaplans was completely useless compared to this one. The Barrons book offers many practice tests which are a bit harder than the actual test. I got mostly 780s and 1 800. However on the Kaplans test, I got lower scores (760, 780). Besides the tests, this book explains the experimental section (which many books lack) of the AP Chemistry test very well. It even gives you an organized table of physical properties of commonly tested chemicals. Although the book may look dissapointingly thin, it is a must for all SAT II Chemistry takers. On the real test, I got an 800.
my savior. .......2005-12-24
i had a chemistry teacher who went over the entire acids&bases unit in a week, and im not a fan of our textbook. My whole review was based on this book, and i got a 800 on the exam. This book does a very thorough job of covering everything(maybe a little bit more) you need to know, and the practice exams are a teeny bit harder than the real test which means u will be very well prepared. I recommend going over this book fully(buy it, mark in it, et cetera), then borrow the princeton review book from the library or something to do the practice tests and skim over the contents because it's a bit more organized. don't bother with the kaplan book. it sucks.
Well organized, but little practice questions........2005-06-06
This is a good book except for the fact that it lacks enough practice questions. It provides a very good review but needs more practiºce material.
Book Description
You will score higher. We guarantee it.
Kaplan's SAT II: Chemistry 2003-2004 comes complete with a targeted review of all the material on the exam, plus Kaplan's proven test-taking strategies. This powerful combination will help you improve your score on this intensive subject test and approach the test with confidence.
3 full-length practice tests with complete explanations
The most up-to-date information on the test
Review of all tested subjects, including:
Acids and Bases
Atomic Structure
Chemical Equilibrium
Chemical Reactions
Organic Chemistry
Thermochemistry
Powerful strategies to help you take control and succeed on the exam
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Customer Reviews:
OMG OMG THANK YOU FOR THE 800.......2007-09-13
i was an average student in a non-honors chemistry class, who barely got a 90. however, thanks to this book, i received an 800 on the sat ii chemistry test! when i found out, i was extremely happy but not too surprised because on test day, i was able to answer every question effortlessly. i couldn't believe how easily i was able to go through the test. it was amazing how i knew exactly how to answer every question. i left the test center feeling sure that i would get at least a 780 on the test and i did!
i purchased both the princeton review and barrons books but neither can measure up to the kaplan book. the review is perfect; it contained just the right amount of information and was easy to follow, except it lacked the two sections on descriptive chemistry and experimentation. simply read the barron's for those. i also advise you to take the practice tests in the barrons book because they are much harder than the real test.
overall, this book is EXCELLENT!
superb!!.......2004-10-11
This is overally is excellent. Every chapter covers the concepts which you need on the SAT II examination. The depth is actually much deeper, compared with the Baron's and Princeton Review. If one wants a in depth review on the chemistry, this book is for him. After finishing this book(I mean really really understand every conception shown on the book), one is not only well prepared for the SATII chemistry test, but also well equiped for a undergraduate chemistry study. However, I recommend everyone who is using this book also use the baron's because this book is hard enough to confuse anyone by its simple appearance and lack of calculation practice.
Ok but unorganized.......2004-07-19
The Kaplan book is quite comprehensive but the lack of diagrams and the disorganized state of the book can make this a boring read. It goes over a lot of useless info that may be confusing and the text may lose you in some parts. If you have a lot of self motivation and patience, this book may work out for you. Be sure to read up on Barrons because it is quite a bit more user friendly and is organized more like a high school chemistry book which is much more familiar to most students.
Excellent Preparation.......2004-07-19
The Kaplan SAT II Chemistry book provides excellent preparation for the exam. The extensive information covered details almost everthing that you could possibly want to know for this exam. However, there are several useless pieces of information in this book. The equilibrium equations with natural logs, etc. are all extra useless stuff. Also the extra material for atomic orbitals is not on the SAT II. No one will ask you about the specific name of quantum numbers. This extra stuff means that they didn't put in enough descriptive chemistry review and experimentation, hence only 4 stars. Not perfect, but if you buy either Chemistry the Easy way or the other Barrons SAT II book and read up on the two great chapters on experiments and descriptive chemistry you're all set. I recommend buying the REA book as well for the practice. Nothing improves your score as much as practice.
Got me a 800!!.......2004-01-19
I used this book in conjunction w/ Barron's and Princeton Review and I got an 800, mostly thanx to this book. Barron's was too detailed, but good for reference and practice tests. Princeton review was 2 broad.
Book Description
The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT II: Chemistry Subject Test is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about chemistry–only what you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the SAT II: Chemistry, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and
·Master test-taking strategies that will help you outsmart the test and improve your score
·Ace the exam by familiarizing yourself with its format
·Use the Process of Elimination and the divide and conquer method to solve complicated problems
·Perfect your test-taking skills with our practice questions and detailed answers and explanations
This book includes three full-length practice SAT II: Chemistry Subject Tests. All of our practice test questions are just like the ones you'll see on the actual exam, and we fully explain every solution.
Customer Reviews:
The single most effective guide to the SAT2 Chemistry.......2005-06-07
I took both practice tests the morning of the SAT2 and found the diversity of questions to be extremely well-correlated with the actual test. Barron's and Kaplan's test questions contain far greater discrepancies in style and format. It's true that the princeton review study guide is "dumbed-down", but it's effective for cramming purposes and utilizes nifty techniques for optimum memorization and fantastic conceptualization. I recieved an 800 on my first testing.
If you need a little refresher............2004-06-19
I bought this book two weeks before the SAT II Chemistry exam so I could get a feeling for what would be on the test. I had already studied extensively for the AP exam and was already familiar with all of the concepts. I did get a 780 on the SAT II, but I wouldn't attribute it all to this book.
The tips and tricks provided were mediocre at best (ex. Don't let the BIG WORDS fool you!)
I felt the actual material was presented in a very "dumbed-down" manner that (like other Princeton Review Books) was targeted at a student looking for a 500+ score. If you weren't familiar with the concepts in the first place, this book isn't going to help you learn them. As a very light refresher for someone who took the AP three weeks before the SAT II, this will be sufficient.
Probably the best part of the whole book is the exam section. I felt the difficulty very closely mirrored that of the actual SAT II. My scores on the practice exams (780 and 790) very closely reflected that of my own actual score (780)
So if you're looking for a quick refresher and introduction to the test format, this book is for you. If you aren't familiar with basic chemistry concepts and want a book to teach you the material, I suggest you look elsewhere.
Lots of mistakes.......2004-05-15
This book has a lot of typos and other mistakes. please think twice before buying it.
Think about it first.......2003-11-12
Princeton doesn't provide a good amount of information and will not improve your grade much. After using this book, I scored a 550, but after using Barron's, I scored 740. Barron's is the ultiate testbook. It may seem hard but it gives you every tiny detail necessary that may come on the actual exam. I would recommend Barron's for everyone taking the SAT II Biology or Kaplan as a second choice. I would only recommend Princeton if it was the only or last book left for the SAT II Biology.
IT'S A GOOD REVIEW.......2003-07-02
If you're looking for a little review before the test, this book will help. It is very general and does oversimply things, but it helps. The tests in it are accurate, exept for the third one which is exeptinally hard.
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