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1、SATII PHYSICS Orientation 1 0 Introduction to the SAT II 2 0 Introduction to SAT II Physics 3 0 Strategies for Taking SAT II Physics SAT II Physics Review 4 0 Vectors 1 5 0 Kinematics 6 0 Dynamics 7 0 Work Energy and Power 8 0 Special Problems in Mechanics 9 0 Linear Momentum 10 0 Rotational Motion
2、11 0 Circular Motion and Gravitation 12 0 Thermal Physics 13 0 Electric Forces Fields and Potential 14 0 DC Circuits 15 0 Magnetism 16 0 Electromagnetic Induction 17 0 Waves 18 0 Optics 19 0 Modern Physics 20 0 Physics Glossary Practice Tests 21 0 Practice Tests Are Your Best Friends Introduction to
3、 the SAT II The SAT II Subject Tests are created and administered by the College Board and the Educational Testing Service ETS the two organizations responsible for producing the dreaded SAT I which most people call the SAT The SAT II Subject Tests were created to act as complements to the SAT I Whe
4、reas the SAT I tests your critical thinking skills by asking math and verbal questions the SAT II Subject Tests examine your knowledge of a particular subject such as Writing U S History Physics or Biology The SAT I takes three hours the Subject Tests take only one hour In our opinion the SAT II Sub
5、ject Tests are better tests than the SAT I because they cover a definitive topic rather than ambiguous critical thinking skills that are difficult to define However just because the SAT II Subject Tests do a better job of testing your knowledge of a useful subject doesn t mean the tests are necessar
6、ily easier or demand less studying A better test isn t necessarily better for you in terms of how easy it will be 2 The Good Because SAT II Subject Tests cover specific topics such as Grammar Chemistry and Biology you can study for them effectively If you don t know the structure of DNA you can look
7、 it up and learn it The SAT IIs are therefore straightforward tests if you know your stuff you ll do fine Often the classes you ve taken in school have already prepared you well for the SAT IIs If you ve taken a Chemistry class you ve probably covered most of the topics that are tested on the SAT II
8、 Chemistry test All you need is some refreshing and refocusing which this book provides The Bad Because SAT II Subject Tests quiz you on specific knowledge it is much harder to beat or outsmart an SAT II test than it is to outsmart the SAT I For the SAT I you can use all sorts of tricks and strategi
9、es to figure out an answer There are far fewer strategies to help you on the SAT II Don t get us wrong having test taking skills will help you on an SAT II but knowing the subject will help you much much more In other words to do well on the SAT II you can t just rely on your quick thinking and inte
10、lligence You need to study Colleges and the SAT II Subject Tests We re guessing you didn t sign up to take the SAT II just for the sheer pleasure of it You probably want to get into college and know that the only reason for taking this test is that colleges want or require you to do so Colleges care
11、 about SAT II Subject Tests for two reasons First the tests demonstrate your interest knowledge and skill in specific subjects Second because SAT II tests are standardized they show how your knowledge of Chemistry or History or Math measures up to that of high school students nationwide The grades y
12、ou get in high school don t offer such a measurement to colleges some high schools are more difficult than others and students of equal ability might receive different grades even in classes with a relatively similar curriculum When it comes down to it colleges like the SAT IIs because the tests mak
13、e the colleges job easier SAT II tests allow colleges to easily compare you to other applicants and provide you with an excellent chance to shine If you got a 93 on your Chemistry final and a student at another high school across the country got a 91 colleges don t know how to compare the two grades
14、 They don t know whose class was harder or whose teacher was a tougher grader But if you get a 720 on the SAT II Chemistry and that other kid gets a 650 colleges will recognize the difference in your scores College Placement Occasionally colleges use SAT II tests to determine placement For example i
15、f you do very well on the SAT II Chemistry you might be exempted from a basic science class It s 3 worth finding out whether the colleges you re applying to use the SAT II tests for this purpose Scoring the SAT II Subject Tests There are three different versions of your SAT II score The raw score is
16、 a simple score of how you did on the test like the grade you might receive on a normal test in school The percentile score compares your raw score to all the other raw scores in the country letting you know how you did on the test in relation to your peers The scaled score which ranges from 200 to 800 compares your score to the scores received by all students who have ever taken that particular SAT II The Raw Score You will never know your SAT II raw score because it is not included in the scor
