GRE Prep Course

✍ Scribed by Jeff Kolby

• Publisher: Nova Press
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 611
• Series: Prep Course
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Comprehensive, Rigorous Prep for the GRE. Every year students pay as much as $1,000 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. Although the GRE is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test. GRE Prep Course presents a thorough analysis of the GRE and introduces numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only on the GRE but in graduate school as well. Features: Math: Twenty-two chapters provide comprehensive review of all the math properties you need for the GRE. Verbal: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a passage (pivotal words, counter-premises, etc.). Also, learn the 4000 essential GRE words. Writing: Comprehensive analysis of the writing task, including writing techniques, punctuation, grammar, rhetoric, and style. Mentor Exercises: These exercises provide hints, insight, and partial solutions to ease your transition from seeing GRE problems solved to solving them on your own. Detailed solutions to hundreds of GRE questions! Also includes test prep software! Software Features: Mentor Mode: In Mentor Mode, you are immediately told whether you answered a problem correctly, and you can immediately view a detailed solution of the problem. Test Mode: In Test Mode, you can take a test timed and scored by the program.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS......Page 7
ORIENTATION......Page 9
Part One MATH......Page 17
Substitution......Page 23
Defined Functions......Page 32
Math Notes......Page 40
Number Theory......Page 45
Quantitative Comparisons......Page 58
Hard Quantitative Comparisons......Page 93
Geometry......Page 100
Coordinate Geometry......Page 142
Elimination Strategies......Page 154
Inequalities......Page 160
Fractions & Decimals......Page 175
Equations......Page 184
Averages......Page 196
Ratio & Proportion......Page 201
Exponents & Roots......Page 207
Factoring......Page 215
Algebraic Expressions......Page 223
Percents......Page 232
Graphs......Page 240
Word Problems......Page 250
Sequences & Series......Page 265
Counting......Page 272
Probability & Statistics......Page 278
Miscellaneous Problems......Page 284
Summary of Math Properties......Page 287
Diagnostic/Review Math Test......Page 296
Part Two VERBAL......Page 307
Reading Comprehension......Page 311
Antonyms......Page 373
Analogies......Page 415
Sentence Completions......Page 446
Vocabulary 4000......Page 459
Part Three WRITING......Page 501
Punctuation......Page 508
Usage......Page 532
General Tips on Writing Your Essays......Page 561
Present Your Perspective on an Issue......Page 570
Analyze an Argument......Page 590