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SAT II Math IIC
Math IIC covers a variety of mathematical
topics. ETS, the company that writes the SAT IIs, provides the following breakdown
of the topics covered on the test
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Topic
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Percent of Test
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Usual Number of Questions
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Algebra
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18%
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9
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Plane Geometry
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—
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—
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Solid Geometry
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8%
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4
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Coordinate Geometry
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12%
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6
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Trigonometry
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20%
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10
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Functions
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24%
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12
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Statistics and Sets
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6%
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3
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Miscellaneous
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12%
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6
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While accurate, this breakdown
is too broad to really help you direct your studying toward the meaningful areas
of the test. We’ve created the following detailed breakdown based on careful examination
of the test:
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Topic
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Percent of Test
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Usual Number of Questions
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Algebra
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18%
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9
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Arithmetic
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2%
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1
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Equation solving
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5%
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2.5
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Binomials, polynomials, quadratics
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14%
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7
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Solid Geometry
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8%
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4
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Solids (cubes, cylinders, cones,
etc.)
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4%
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2
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Inscribed solids, solids by rotation
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1%
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0.5
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Coordinate Geometry
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12%
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6
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Lines and distance
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6%
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3
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Conic sections (parabolas, circles)
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5%
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2.5
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Coordinate space
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2%
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1
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Graphing
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2%
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1
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Vectors
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1%
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0.5
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Trigonometry
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20%
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10
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Basic functions (sine, cosine,
tangent)
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12%
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6
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Trigonometric identities
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4%
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2
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Inverse trigonometric functions
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2%
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1
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Trigonometry in non-right triangles
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1%
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0.5
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Graphing trigonometric functions
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1%
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0.5
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Functions
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24%
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12
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Basic, compound, inverse functions
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8%
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4
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Graphing functions
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6%
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3
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Domain and range of functions
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8%
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4
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Statistics and Sets
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6%
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3
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Mean, median, mode
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2%
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1
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Probability
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2%
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1
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Permutations and combinations
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4%
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2
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Group questions, sets
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1%
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0.5
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Miscellaneous
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12%
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6
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Arithmetic and geometric series
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4%
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2
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Logic
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1%
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0.5
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Limits
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1%
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0.5
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Imaginary numbers
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1%
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0.5
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This course is organized according
to the categories in the above breakdown, allowing you to focus on each topic to
the degree you feel necessary. In addition, each question in the practice tests
at the back of this course has been categorized according to these topics so that
when you study your practice tests, we will can very precisely identify your weaknesses
and then use our SAT Tutoring services to address them.
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