Kaplan Math Power, Third Edition : Score Higher on the SAT, GRE, and Other Standardized Tests

Empower Yourself. Conquer Math Anxiety.

Whether you want to sharpen your skills for school or standardized tests, better manage your personal and business finances, or just make more sense out of sports statistics, this book will boost your math skills and confidence. Covering all the math skills an educated person should know, Kaplan Math Power is the essential mathematics guide for non-mathematicians.

Kaplan Math Power includes: • A thorough review of key content areas, including algebra, percents, geometry, and probability
• Engaging real world examples to help you apply math in school, on standardized tests, at work, and even at play
• A user-friendly organization that adapts to your needs
• Clear explanations of all practice material
• A glossary of key terms

Definitely skip the introduction. It will insult your intelligence and make you want to burn the book. Nevertheless, the remaining 18 chapters are solid.


Excellent!   March 19, 2001
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I found this math book to be very well written and very helpful. I used this book to teach myself complex math and simple math for job exams. This is a great choice for a study guide.


helpful   March 21, 2001
0 out of 4 found this review helpful

helpful math review I recieved a lot out of reading this book.


Decent test review...   April 15, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book is obviously made for people studying (or reviewing) for standardized tests. It contains a good overview of algebra and geometry. Topics are explained in a "light" and easy to understand language. Although I liked the inclusion of "formulas" throughout the book, I wish the authors would have made an appendix with all these formulas consolidated into one easy reference section. I also would have liked more of the "plug ins" (sample problems at the end of each chapter). For each chapter/topic there were only 5 problems to do. If you want to read about math and not a lot of "homework" this is the book for you.


Needs a better review for accuracy   October 19, 2001
John P. Wright (Seattle)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

Lots of good explanations - but also many sidebars which don't help. Biggest problem is lots of errors in the math examples which hopefully will be caught if reprinted:
pg20 - 94 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 (meant to be 96=2x2x2x2x2x3)
pg21 - this time correct prime factorization but still says 94
pg100 - products of 4 & 9 roots mixes addition and multiplication... 3 errors in the step-by-step process; complicated by using yet another "+" when should be "X" in the description afterwards.
pg103 - denominator of final answer should be 5, not 15
Frustrating I've been marking the book up for errors.