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HomeMath SAT 800: How To Master the Toughest Problems |
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5 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Math Teacher Says NO Aug 15, 2009
This book is meant to help one perfect their skills for the SAT math test. The problem is, the book is full of mistakes! Some of the solutions are just wrong, and for some questions, the correct answer does not even appear as one of the answer choices! Unfortunately, it is not a matter of spelling mistakes or typos, but some solution methods and definitions provided are simply incorrect. Students using this book may end up learning an incorrect method as a result. It is a complete waste of time trying to sort it all out when there are plenty of well-reviewed SAT books to choose from. I am a math teacher with a degree from the Mathematics Department of Princeton University, and would NOT recommend this book as a study tool.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Good math problems to practice for the SAT Feb 27, 2009
MAT SAT 800 has a lot of medium and difficult math problems to help study for the SAT, so you can skip over all the easy stuff and work on the problems you're getting wrong. They go through the answers for each problem so you can check everything that you don't get right, and there are some good tips for doing the different kinds of problems.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Lots of useful practice problems Feb 12, 2009
good book if you're looking for "medium" and "hard" type problems to practice for the SAT, which make the difference between getting a 600-700 and getting an 800. You don't have to waste time solving the easy problems that you already know how to do, or leafing through the official practice sats to find good practice problems.
the book is divided into 11 sections, so you can focus on the type of problems you want (e.g. word problems or geometry). also, there are two practice exams with a mix of all different kinds of problems. And you can look up the answers and detailed explanations to every problem at the back of each section/exam.
this book is also good for the math sat 2 subject tests in math (IC and IIC)
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
The best SAT math prep book for those who aim at 700 or highter Sep 04, 2008
As a math tutor, I have had students whose SAT math target scores range from 600 to 800. A friend recommended this book to me about 3 weeks ago and I decide to do an experiment right away.
First I used the diagnostic test at the very beginning of this book to test my students and divided them into several groups, then chose different combinations of math topics from this book for those different groups. The examples and detailed explanations under each topic are very well written and organized. The students who were already at the 650-level responded really well--most of them are at the 700-level right now after just 2 weeks of reading and practicing. Several students who started at about 550 also pressed me again and again for harder problems from this book.
Everybody wants a little bit challenge from time to time!
18 of 26 found the following review helpful:
For an Extremely Limited Audience Aug 13, 2008
After buying this book and sharing it with my students (who were confused, frustrated, and overwhelmed by its contents), I have to question exactly who the target audience is. The problems are definitely challenging, but there is no background material to help the reader understand the solutions. Instead, the book simply presents question after question in no particular context, with the assumption that the reader will miraculously "get" the underlying theory.
My students, for the record, all excel in math - many of them have scored extremely well on the quantitative portion of the SAT, which makes them the target audience for this book. And, without exception, every one of them put it down in frustration, wondering how it was supposed to "teach" them anything.
My gut feel is that this book is targeted strictly at math "whiz kids" who want to prove how smart they are. It has NOTHING to offer anyone else on an instructional basis, except a pulsating headache.
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