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Kaplan GRE Math Workbook, Sixth Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: Kaplan
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 6 Workbook
Pages: 352
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 1427795045
Dewey Decimal Number: 378
EAN: 9781427795045
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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Product Description
* Hundreds of test-like practice questions* Detailed answer explanations * Proven score-raising strategies * Tactics for solving all question types * Review of core math concepts * Details on the linear computer-based testing format and on-screen calculator
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 greatest help ever sold February 9, 2007
Ethan Hamilton
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
i love, love, love what kaplan has done for us with the math workbook. i haven't taken math for more than four years and so i was beyond rusty, but this book really does what it claims to do: it goes step by step and has easy to understand explanation for every question so even the math inept can pass the gre
Use this book for astounding results! October 2, 2007
Intrepid Traveler
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought this book in an attempt to review high school math concepts that I hadn't used in over a decade. It far exceeded my expectations. There are chapters for basic review of each of the math concepts tested on the GRE--and most helpful, at the end of the book, there are 3 chapters that combine all the concepts into problem solving questions exactly like those that are likely to appear on the test iteself. Furthermore, the explanations are clear and easy to understand. I took the GRE last week and was stunned when I saw my math scores. I have already recommended this book to friends who are long out of high school!
very useful !!! February 28, 2008
N. Mujumdar (lubbock, TX USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
the book was shipped immediately by the seller, and was indeed very useful to study for GRE !!
 Good basic math review December 3, 2006
Christa (Boston, MA)
37 out of 37 found this review helpful
This book offers a good overview of the math tested on the GRE General Test. It's essentially an overview of math concepts learned in high school - but this is the level of math tested on the general test. (Only the GRE Math Subject Test tests more advanced concepts like calculus.) If you are like me and have not taken any sort of math class in years and would like a refresher in Algebra and Geometry to prepare for the GRE General Test, then this book is a good place to start.
It provides overviews of the concepts - including how to apply them to the specific kinds of questions you will see on the GRE - and there are lots of practice problems, which are divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels so you can focus on the level you're at in each section. The difficulty levels of the problems are comparable to the difficulty levels of the practice problems you can download from the ETS site itself. (The main difference is that the Kaplan book offers many more practice problems.)
However, if you already have a solid understanding of high school level math concepts, then even the most advanced problems in this book will seem easy. The Barron's "How to Prepare for the GRE" book is a much better book for practicing difficult math problems and upping your chances for an 800 in math. Overall, the Kaplan math workbook offers more practice problems than any other study resource I came across and is a great place to start if you're not already at the advanced level in math. It's also sufficient enough to use as your only math preparation if you're not aiming for the 800 level.
Great math review for non-math people. July 22, 2007
K. Wallace
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was really an excellent review for the GRE general test math section. I really am horrible at math, and I was dreading taking the GRE because I thought my math score would really bring me down. I didn't start using the book until a week before the test (after not taking a math course for two years) and it definitely prepared me. It helps you look for "tricks" in the quantitative section - such as problems when they don't necessarily want you to work out some complicated problem but rather see in simple ways how the two columns equal. This was such a help to me, as I would probably have tried to work out all these crazy problems without realizing there are simple solutions.
The best way to use it is to read the explanations, and then look at lots of the sample problems to help you see how to work them. Some of the explanations I don't think were the best (thus the "4 star" rating) but the tons of examples makes up for this.
I just took the GRE, and I ended up doing great on the math section! When I saw my score I actually laughed because I assumed it had to be wrong... :)
So yes -- great little review for someone taking the GRE general test that really needs to go through all those things (like fractions heh) that they perhaps haven't done in years and just need a refresher on what the heck all that math crap means ;)
Good luck taking those tests!
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