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AcknowledgmentsOuг GMAT couгse is much тоге than clever techniques and powerful computerscore reports; the reason ouг results аге great is that ouг teachers саге so muchabout their students. Thanks to all the teachers who have made the GMAT couгse
so successful. but in particular the соге group of teachers and development peoplewho helped get it off the ground: Alicia Ernst. Тот Meltzer. Paul Foglino. John Sheehan. Mark Sawula. Nell Goddin. Teresa Connelly. and Phillip Уее.
Thanks also to Editorial Director Melody Marcus. Editors Briana Gordon andWendy Voelkle. Production Editors Katie Q'Neill and М. Tighe Wall. and ProductionCoordinator Kim Howie.
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ContentsForeword '" VII
Exclusive Тools viii
Part 1: Orientation........ 1
Introduction........................................... 3
2 How to Think About the GMAТ 11
3 Cracking the System: Basic Principles 15
4 Cracking the System: Intermediate Principles 23
5 Cracking the System: Advanced Principles 31
6 Taking the GMAT 41
Part II:How to Crack the Math GMAT '" 49
7 GMAT Math: Basic Principles 51
8 РОЕ and GMAT Math 63
9 Arithmetic..... 73
1О Algebra '" 109
11 Applied Arithmetic 131
12 Geometry 149
13 Data Sufficiency 185
Part 111: How to Crack the Verbal GMAT..................................... 217
14 Sentence Correction............................................................... 219
15 Reading Comprehension 253
16 Critical Reasoning 279
Part IV: How to Crack the Writing Assessment 313
17 Analytical Writing Assessment................................................. 315
Part У: Answer Кеу to Drills 345
Part VI: The Princeton Review GMATWarm-Up and Explanations 351
18 GMAT Warm-Up Test 353
19 GMAT \'/\/arm-Up Test Scoring Guide 369
20 GMAT Warm-Up Test: Answers and Explanations 373
Part VII: The Princeton Review GMAT Practice Testand Explanations :.......................... 397
21 GMAT Practice Test 399
22 GMAT Practice Test: Answers and Explanations 451
Part VIII: Appendix 575
23 Ouick Math Review 577
24 Applying to Business School 583
About the Author . 591
Foreword"т glad you bought this book.
Primarily "т glad because you've ргоЬаЫу heard good things about The PrincetonReview. Ouг tutors and teachers аге carefully chosen and supported, and ouг tutoring and classroom couгses continue to produce unmatched gains in GMAT scores.And we attract people like Geoff Martz, who is опе of the most insightful and articulate instructors I've met, to make sure this book reflects everything we've learnedabout the t8St and the best ways to ргераге for it.
"т also glad because it means you're going to raise youг GMAT score, and you'regoing to do it without memorizing dozens of math theorems ог the complete rulesof English grammar. The information needed to do well оп this test is surprisinglylimited, and we'lI concentrate оп а small number of crucial concepts.
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Part 1Orientation1 Introduction2 How to Think About the GMAT3 Cracking the System: Basic Principles4 Cracking the System: Intermediate Principles5 Cracking the System: Advanced Principles6 Taking the GMAT
Part 11How to Crack theMathGMAT
7 GMAT Math: Basic Principles8 РОЕ and GMAT Math9 Arithmetic10 Algebra11 Applied Arithmetic12 Geometry13 Data Sufficiency
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About the AuthorGeoff Mart'Z. attended Dartmouth College and Columbia University beforejoining 1he Рriпсеюп Review in 1985 as а teacher and writ:er. Geoff headedthe development t:eam that designed 1he Рriпсеюп Review's GMAT course,now taught in more than50 cities around the country. Не is t:he author orcoauthor of Cracking the АСТ, Paying for College Without Going Broke, and
Cracking the GED.