McGraw-Hill's ASVAB with CD-Rom (McGraw-Hill's ASVAB (W/CD)) [Paperback]

Dr. Janet Wall (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071453369 | ISBN-13: 978-0071453363 | Publication Date: October 16, 2006 | Edition: 1

Insider advice for the exam used to qualify and place recruits in all branches of the armed services--plus a CD that mimics the computerized test!

Written by the former manager of the Department of Defense’s ASVAB Career Exploration Program, McGraw-Hill’s ASVAB provides rare, never-before-published insider advice on the test used to qualify and place recruits in all branches of the armed services. You will discover exactly how your test results are used, plus full-length model paper-and-pencil ASVABs and computer-adaptive tests just like the real ones that recruits take at Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS).The book also includes the most complete review of ASVAB test subjects available anywhere.

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From the Back Cover

Get the Inside Track to ASVAB Success – And Make the Most of Your Career in the U.S. Military!

If you want to join the U.S. Armed Forces, you’ll have to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The ASVAB determines if you qualify for enlistment – and for the military occupation of your choice. You need to score high – but how can you be sure you’re getting the very best ASVAB preparation available?

McGraw-Hill’s ASVAB with CD-ROM is the answer. It’s best because it was created by an expert you can trust—a former key member of the U.S. government’s ASVAB team. It will give you the inside track to scoring higher on the ASVAB, with up-to-the minute test information and sample tests that help you sharpen your skills and practice for the real exam--and a CD-ROM that mimics the way you'll actually take the test. Everything you need is here, from intensive practice for the all-important mathematics and verbal sections to surefire strategies for the tough Electricity, Auto and Shop, and Mechanical Comprehension questions. Make your ASVAB study plan the only one created by an expert who really knows the ASVAB– and launch your career in the U.S. military!

McGraw-Hill’s ASVAB gives you an unbeatable edge with:

• The latest information provided by the Department of Defense and the military.
• 4 full-length Practice Tests with complete explanations for every question
• In-depth review of all test subjects, from algebra to electric circuits to auto repair
• Proven strategies for the ASVAB subtests that determine if you are eligible for enlistment and for job training programs
• Actual ASVAB test directions, answer sheets, and score reports
• Answers to your questions about military entrance
• Comprehensive information about available military careers

About the Author

Dr. Janet E. Wall headed the ASVAB Career Exploration Program for the Department of Defense.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071453369
• ISBN-13: 978-0071453363
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,085,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a good buy!!!, February 13, 2008

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V. M. Gray "NavyWifeJSG" (Virginia Beach,VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's ASVAB with CD-Rom (McGraw-Hill's ASVAB (W/CD)) (Paperback)

This is definitely a good study guide. I used this before taking the ASVAB and scored an 87, which is pretty damn good. Worth every penny. Good luck to all who use this!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Poorly Put Together:, March 11, 2009

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JR (Monterey, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: McGraw-Hill's ASVAB with CD-Rom (McGraw-Hill's ASVAB (W/CD)) (Paperback)

This is an awful product. I have completed most of the tests on this book in preparation for the ASVAB and concluded without a doubt after the third test that:

1)As another reviewer mentioned, several answers from each test have been transposed so that where you answered A, you'll get in wrong, only to read the explanation and discover you are correct. Or, worse yet, not realize you were right and memorize the wrong answer.

2)The test got the Volume of a Sphere wrong EVERY time. Every time, every test, it claims 4/3piRsquared again and again. A sphere formula must be cubed... as it's, you know, three dimensional. Fortunately, all of it's other formulas were correct... though, I still feel quite ashamed for the test writer for this book.

3)There are MANY more mathematical mistakes where, after testing and re-trying the problem several times, the correct answer is clearly not present.

4)The additional CD that comes with this product is simply a re-arrangement of the problems in the book. I've yet to run into any problems unique to the CD after attempting three tests, save for some algebra variations on constants in the math sections.

5)I decided I would be helpful and send some of the errors I had cataloged to McGraw-Hill, only to find that the website that they have in the book does not have any customer service, the link that you're supposed to use to report errors is broken, and all of the phone numbers don't work. So, save for writing them a letter, I think I've tried hard enough to fix stupid. By the way, you can't fix stupid. This book is a lost cause.

So, the only useful portion of this book was the Word Knowledge. I'm skeptical about the electrical, auto & shop, and mechanical portions because I'm worried that I've even been reading the right answers for just about everything except perhaps Ohm's Law.

Avoid this product and purchase something you can trust.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy, February 26, 2009

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M. Lacy (Dayton, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McGraw-Hill's ASVAB with CD-Rom (McGraw-Hill's ASVAB (W/CD)) (Paperback)

Do not buy. This book contradicts itself many times. In the lessons and on the tests. Be careful if you decide to buy this book anyway despite my review. On the tests you may answer the question (by choosing "a", "b", etc.) and flip to the answer page to find that you answered "c" and it says the correct answer is "a". But if you also look at the full answer description you'll find that the answer truly was "c". This will be very confusing as the answer key and answer explanation page are two different things. Always double check or you'll end up more confused then when you started.