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SAT Mathematics
SAT Mathematics
Mathematics Level 1: SAT subject test – Mathematics Level 1 is a broad survey test intended for students who have taken three years of college-preparatory mathematics, including two years of algebra and one year of geometry.
Mathematics Level 2: SAT subject Test – Mathematics Level 2 is a broad survey test intended for students who have taken college-preparatory mathematics for more than three years, including two years of algebra, one year of geometry, and elementary functions(precalculus) and/or trigonometry.
Purpose: SAT Subjects Test – This test measures the knowledge of mathematics through the first three years of college-preparatory mathematics for Level 1 and through pre calculus for Level 2.
Format:
SAT Subjects Test – Mathematics follows the following given format:
- 50 multiple-choice questions.
- The tests cover content typically taught in the first three years (for Level 1) or four years (for Level 2) of college-preparatory mathematics.
Students are not expected to have studied every topic on either test.
Use of Calculators : SAT Subjects Test – Guidelines for the use of Calculators-Use of Calculator is allowed in SAT subjects Test-Mathematics (Mathematics Level 1 and Mathematics Level 2).
Both the tests require the use of a scientific or graphical calculator. It is not necessary to use a calculator to solve every question, but it is important to know when and how to use one. Students who take these tests without a calculator may be at a disadvantage. Both tests are developed with the expectation that most students are using graphic calculators. A graphic calculator may provide an advantage over a scientific calculator on some questions. However, student should carry the calculator one they are most familiar with. For 50–60% of the questions on Level 1 and 35–45% of the questions on Level 2, there is no advantage, perhaps even a disadvantage, of using a calculator. For 40–50% of the questions on Level 1 and 55–65% of the questions on Level 2, a calculator may be useful or necessary.
SAT Mathematics At A Glance
Comparisons Between the Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2 Tests
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CONTENT
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APPROXIMATE % OF TEST |
| Number and Operations : Operations, ratio & proportion, complex numbers, counting, elementary number theory, matrices, sequences, series, vectors. |
Mathematics 1 |
Mathematics 2 |
| 10–14 |
10–14 |
| Algebra and Functions : Expressions, equations, inequalities, representation and modeling,properties of functions (linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, periodic, piecewise,recursive, parametric) |
38–42 |
48–52 |
| Geometry and Measurement |
38–42 |
28–32 |
| Plane Euclidean/Measurement |
18–22 |
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| Coordinate : Lines, parabolas, circles, ellipses, hyperbolas, symmetry, transformations, polar coordinates |
8–12 |
10–14 |
| Three-dimensional : Solids, surface area & volume (cylinders, cones, pyramids, spheres, prisms), coordinates in three dimensions |
4–6 |
4–6 |
| Trigonometry : Right triangles, identities, radian measure, law of cosines, law of sines,equations, double angle formulas |
6–8 |
12–16 |
| Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability : Interquartile range, standard deviation, graphs and plots, regression (linear, quadratic, exponential), probability |
6–10 |
6–10 |
Important: * Topics in italics are tested on the Level 2 Test only. The content of Level1 overlaps somewhat with that on Level 2, but the emphasis on Level 2 is on more advanced content. Plane Euclidean Geometry is not tested directly on Level 2.
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