I found this book very useful for my GMAT math prep. It covers a lot of information and includes exercises for every topic. It also offeres a lot of valuable hints.
This is a great book to use when you need to dust off the ole math skills. I was never all that great at math and I needed to brush up on mostly all of my math concepts for the GRE exam. This book was a great help to me in that process.
I finished 3/4 of this book in an attempt to make up for my math deficiencies and to do better on standardized tests. I realized to continue with the author's viewpoint would be futile since I learned to hate the book. The author does well on the early chapters of reviewing basics but stumbles in later sections. Algebra seems to be a particular problem for her to explain clearly and there are shockingly short details. In short, there are not enough explanations, examples, and working through problems. The annoying tone of the author grated on me with her quasi-cheerleading and flat jokes. I would appreciate a more comprehensive answer section which would explain the process. True math confidence can be achieved with hard work, good explanations, and repetition. This book does not deliver. My math tutor, who is a PhD in math, started to cross out sections of the book. I think that says it all.
I wanted to confirm on the website that this book was as good as it appears. Overall, I got so much from the book - from basic algebra to complicated fractions and all of those polynomials.
However, I did find a small handful of answers - like one out of a hundred, when I got all of the answers right - just one would be wrong according to the key. I would rework the problem over and over, and even substituted the book's answer and it still came off wrong. Did anyone else notice that? So I'm a little trepid in totally recommending this book.
It would have been better, I agree had the authors explain how they got their answers.
If you are having trouble in math, this is the book to purchase. It goes Step by steps very easy to understand.
(13 customer reviews)
(13 customer reviews)