The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT [Paperback]

Lighthouse Review Inc (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967759404 | ISBN-13: 978-0967759401 | Publication Date: December 31, 1999

A comprehensive math review for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT. This math refresher workbook is designed to clearly and concisely state the basic math rules and principles of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry which a student needs to master. This is accomplished through a series of carefully sequenced practice sets designed to build a student's math skills step-by-step. The workbook emphasizes basic concepts and problem solving skills. Strategies for specific question types on the GRE, GMAT, and SAT are the focus of the Lighthouse Review self study programs.

Editorial Reviews

Review

While viewing the data that was presented by your company, I decided to order materials to prepare for the GMAT. I received the study guides of which one was the math refresher workbook. After being out of the college enviornment for over 20 years, I was amazed at how little I had retained. But, I can say without reservation the information in the math refresher workbook was vital in my grasping the materials for the GMAT. The information in the actual GMAT booklet proved invaluable. Thanks for being a provider of information that was crucial to my understanding of the GMAT. -- David F. Wagoner, Sr.

About the Author

The workbook was designed by graduates from University of Texas at Austin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Lighthouse Review Inc (December 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967759404
• ISBN-13: 978-0967759401
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

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176 of 178 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good refresher, no practice questions, May 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT (Paperback)

I'd recommend this book for anyone who needs a good math refresher. This book is in an easy to use format, starting with easy material and progressing to the more difficult from there. Each section contains a brief (but good) explanation followed by a fair number of practice questions. Don't look for any long-winded explanations in this book, it is a refresher, just as they say. Also, it is printed on good stock, so it holds up nicely. I took mine cross country with no problems, unlike the review books printed on newprint which didn't fare as well.

The biggest problem I encountered with this book is that it does not contain any test specific questions such as the GMAT's data sufficiency questions or the quantitative comparisons on the GRE. If you are looking for practice questions, this is not the book for you. If you want a math refresher, this is the book for you. If you are particularly strong in math, you probably won't find this book very helpful, unless you want to do basic math problems, out of test format. I used this book as a math refresher, then went on to one of the other review books for specific question practice. That combination seemed to work for me.

75 of 78 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for GMAT Prep!, November 5, 2003

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MyDog'sMom (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT (Paperback)

I am horrible at math but needed to brush up for my second shot at the GMAT. This book did an exceptional job of reintroducing math concepts I hadn't seen in years. There were plenty of practice problems with simple and practical explanations.

The first time I took the GMAT, I used Kaplan's math prep book. Although it gave me practice answering GMAT type questions, the reality was I really needed to first was brush up on my math fundamentals.

This book covers arithmatic, algebra, and geometry in 37 lessons. A great buy for anyone taking an ETS test!

57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent review!, October 17, 2005

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mibi52 (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT (Paperback)

I was faced with the frightening prospect of taking GREs again, some thirty years after the first time I took them, since I'm now applying to grad school for a second Master's degree. I expected that I'd have no problems with the written portion of it, but frankly the math portion terrified me.

This book provided succinct and clear explanations of the basic principles I needed to do well on the math section. I am sure I would have scored in the 10th percentile without it; with it, I got a very respectable (for a humanities major) 650.

I have since passed it along to my daughter, who was preparing for her SATs. Her comments mirrored mine. I look forward to seeing how her scores improved over her first administration of the test.

I would recommend it highly.