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ARCO GRE/GMAT Math Review 6th Edition (Gre Gmat Math Review) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Frieder
Publisher: Peterson's
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 67362
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Pages: 450
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0768918316
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.76
EAN: 9780768918311
Publication Date: March 25, 2005
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Book Description
The only book of its kind available today, this popular handbook features comprehensive math review for the major graduate and business school exams. It helps sharpen the understanding of basic and complex math concepts to achieve high scores.
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 Well Worth It! October 25, 2005
Lassie VeUss (Knoxville, TN)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I'm self-proclaimed "Math Stupid." It had been nearly 5 years since my last basic algebra course and I had forgotten it all, so I purchassed this book in order to "relearn all my math" for the GRE. I gave myself roughly a month to steadily work through the book's sections and practice questions...and walked away with a great understanding and ability. I even learned things that didn't make sense to me throughout highschool or college.
The format of this GRE/GMAT math review is very easy to follow. It gradually builds on itself and has fantastic, clear, easy-to-understand explanations. There are also several full-length practice tests. If you need to relearn your math/algebra/geometry for the GRE or GMAT, do not rely on the brief math reviews in general study guides: the ARCO GRE/GMAT Math Review will start you from scratch and, before you know it, you will know what you're doing!
(I scored higher on math than verbal because of this book...and I have an English degree!!)
Higher Scores Made Easy!! May 18, 2005
Kurt M. Bertram (Boston, MA USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
I bought this book about 3.5 weeks before I took the GRE. I knew my math skills were weak and I was looking for a review book that would start from the basics and work its way into the more challenging material. That is exactly what this book did! It starts by teaching you the fundamentals of algebra and then proceeds to word problems, geometry, and then includes a special chapter/practice section of the GRE quantitative comparisons ---a real helper. Included in this book is tons of practice problems to help you gain the skills you need to pass the GRE. I went from scoring in the 400s to a score of 650 on the actual test. And that was just with 3 weeks of practice. I thank the authors for producing such a comprehensive and compatable review book.
The Right Help at Last! April 6, 2005
James Hullinger (New York City)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book was a great help for my son who was preparing for his GRE. The algebra and word problem sections were especially helpful. Being a little fearful of math in general, he accepted the book reluctantly but his test score improved dramatically and he's now on the way to grad school! It was a great investment.
Great book for people who want to brush up math skills !! March 17, 2007
Deepak Madabushi
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am writing this after trying different books and methods at teaching math for people who want to take GRE. What I have seen and experienced is that this book breaks the concepts down into lucid and simple terms and walks the person through each step. It has been a very good tool atleast for me during my teaching. My student was able to understand the concepts when they just looked at how it was solved. It is good for beginners and for people who have relatively less background in math.
Thought all math texts were horrid...until this book. June 14, 2006
J. Brown (Cleveland, Ohio)
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am working on studying and taking my GMAT exam and I always struggled with math. I found a lot of this was due to the fact that incompetent individuals taught and ONLY showed you the text book examples which only managed to show the EASIEST question. For example what do you do with polynomials with inverse exponents if you (like me) don't generally toil with text book math in my spare time. Hmm...first section is good...hmm...now what? This has ALWAYS bugged me and frustrated me as math is a system and a language. Master the system and learn the pattern and it's all pretty routine.
I learned with this book though that it is the material and how it is presented. The author is very helpful and everything is broken down so you can observe multiple problems and then practice them. At the end of each section you can practice what you learned to ensure that you have the hang of it. The lessons make sense, steps are generally not skipped. While I can't say that the information therein will allow me to break the 700 mark (hey i'm too practical...can't justify the 45k for the top tier schools requiring these scores...it's JUST school...) I have little doubt that it will provide a sound basis so that there will be NO surprises on exam day.
I've looked at a lot of different prep resources and most of them I find are lacking. X=34 and there is like no explanation nor any tips with how you got that. With the 4th purchase of GMAT study guide books...still go back to this one.
I'm working with the GMAT prep software, this text, and McGraw Hill's GMAT study book (stay away from the GMAT Baron's study guide!!!!)...and between the three resources...should be good to go.
In conclusion, after spending a few hours researching texts out there and about 20 hours working through it question by question, I have no reservations in recommending this book to those that have any questions/concerns or desire to ensure your math is bulletproof on the GMAT. It teaches you from the basics (most math is based on simple algebra and arithmetic and if you have picked up bad habits over the years.....likely have your work cut out for you)...to the established person. My two cents...may pawn it off to relatives to help with their math in college/university/HS when I am done as it makes more sense than most HS texts.
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