GRE Prep Course

by Jeff Kolby

Overview

Comprehensive, Rigorous Prep for the GRE.

Every year, students pay $1,000 and more to test prep companies to prepare for the GRE. Now you can get the same preparation in a book. GRE Prep Course provides the equivalent of a 2-month, 50-hour course.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781889057361
Publisher:	Nova Press
Publication date:	02/01/2006
Series:	Nova's GRE Prep Course
Pages:	616
Product dimensions:	8.34(w) x 10.86(h) x 1.45(d)

Table of Contents

ORIENTATION 9

Part One: MATH

Substitution 23
Defined Functions 32
Math Notes 40
Number Theory 45
Quantitative Comparisons 58
Hard Quantitative Comparisons 93
Geometry 100
Coordinate Geometry 142
Elimination Strategies 154
Inequalities 160
Fractions & Decimals 175
Equations 184
Averages 196
Ratio & Proportion 201
Exponents & Roots 207
Factoring 215
Algebraic Expressions 223
Percents 232
Graphs 240
Word Problems 250
Sequences & Series 265
Counting 272
Probability & Statistics 278
Miscellaneous Problems 284
Summary of Math Properties 287
Diagnostic/Review Math Test 297

Part Two: VERBAL

Reading Comprehension 311
Text Completions 381
Sentence Equivalence 397
Vocabulary 4000 411
Etymology 453
Vocabulary Drills 479

Part Three: WRITING

Punctuation 508
Usage 532
General Tips on Writing Your Essays 561
Present Your Perspective on an Issue 570
Analyze an Argument 590

Software Introduction 613

Editorial Reviews

To all who had a part in writing the GRE Prep Course book.

When I took the GRE for the first time, I used books like Princeton Review and Peterson's material put out by ETS. I used these books to study mostly on my weak area, math.

I decided to take the test again. I only studied math and used the GRE Prep Course book. It was hard at first. The book was different than the rest -- it actually had hard math problems in small print on 300 pages, instead of large print baby problems like in the Princeton Review. I've never done well in math, but your book made sense. It made the other prep books seem like they were written to make you have to take the test twice.

Anyway, when the date to the test came around, I felt prepared. I got up at 4 AM on the morning of the test to drive 2 hrs. to the testing site. On my way, my car started to have problems. I called my mechanic uncle and he said the car wouldn't make it. I was passing the airport, so I pulled into a rental car place, rented a car and got myself there with minutes to spare. Two hours later, I got my scores: 240 points higher on my math!

Your book works,

Thank you,

--Leah

Must read and helpful

The math really helped. It had been 15 years since I had a math class..maybe more. I passed my GRE and got into grad school! :) The word lists were great too. If you have a ton of time, the whole book is helpful and very cost effective. However, I found the math to be a godsend in the practical ways to solve the equations.

--brenda beachon

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