Barron's SAT Subject Test Math Level 1

My daughter used the Barron's Math level 1 5th edition, as well as the Math level 2 Barron's book, when preparing for her SAT Math 2 subject test. Like many have noted, the practice tests in Barron's for the math subject tests tend to be much harder than what you encounter on the actual test day. However, my daughter found this very assuring, as she felt over-prepared rather than under prepared going into the test. It really depends on what type of student you are, but at least for my daughter she found motivation from attempting the most challenging Barron's math problems, and was able to score in the top percentile in her actual SAT Subject Test. When using the Barron's book, it is important to go through the content review, at least for areas that you need to brush up on, and then attempt the practice tests. When doing the practice test, don't feel discouraged by the difficulty. Correct all your incorrect problems at the very end, and focus on understanding the concepts and theories used to arrive at those solutions. If you're able to understand that, then you'll be well equipped to solve any problem that is thrown your way on the real test day!

After having spent several years prepping for/taking standardized tests I'm familiar with the difficulty of Barron's test prep books. They are indeed excellent content review books, but the practice tests included at the end are well above the difficulty of the actual tests. While this may seem like a good thing, I feel that this extra difficulty is mostly a disadvantage - it will lower your confidence. Not only will you be less likely to pick up the book and do the practice tests, you will also go into the test itself with the wrong mindset. I wish I could provide specific examples of the excess difficulty, but the problems are copyrighted. To give you an idea, you will encounter geometry questions in the teens/20 range on the practice tests that would rarely, if ever appear on the SAT 1 Math sections as the hardest problem. You will also encounter questions about imaginary roots, trig identities, and other Algebra 2 topics that are more likely to appear on the Math 2 subject tests, if anywhere.I was a 740 student on the SAT 1 Math, a 780 student on the Official SAT guide to Subject tests Math 1 test and a 680 student in this book.if you're looking for a challenge, pick this book up, but otherwise go for something easier. Good luck!

Contains review of all critical material for the level 1 exam and the review is quite good. The practice tests are *way* on the hard side relative to what you will actually see on the real exam, but if you can solve those problems the real test should be a relative cakewalk.

It's very confusing. I studied for SAT using other sources.

I bought both this book and the Literature Subject Test study guide and do not regret it. I thought the book was thoughtfully organized and with some serious studying, I was able to score 2200 on the SAT.

Covers all the topics of the Math I, I just took it today and this Math book sufficiently prepared me for the questions I faced. As with all Barron's books the questions the questions in this were harder, so I was relieved as compared to the Math I test. The chapter reviews are very helpful and it dicusses each topic, although some are rarely even tested, this is a full comprehensive guide, and possibly one of the best guides you can purchase. If only I had had enough time to complete the entire book, it is a very helpful teaching and reference guide.

I just received this book and it is a waste of money. I would not have bought it, except because of the free shipping I got half of it paid for by going over $25 on another book.I am helping my daughters prepare for the SAT and I wanted some more practice problems to work, so I got this.I have an old copy of Barron's "How to Prepare for the SAT I" test prep guide I bought from Amazon's sister used book company. It is a far better buy than this test prep book. First of all, they have all of the same test tips, and many of the same example problems; so by buying the regular SAT prep guide you get all the same math information, three times the problems to solve, and all the info on the English part of the exam including an excellent list of 3000 words with short definitions. Second of all the type in this book is huge, the margins take up one third of the page and the answers are listed up and down. In other words, half of each page is blank space.I would return it if the shipping did not cost me so much.If you are looking for extra problems to use for the SAT, look somewhere else.

Good Book.