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| adam_text | Titel: Peterson s master the GMAT 2013
Autor: Stewart, Mark Alan
Jahr: 2012
Contents
Before You Begin............................................................................xi
How This Book Is Organized.....................................................................xi
Special Study Features.............................................................................xii
You Are Well on Your Way to Success......................................................xii
Find Us on Facebook®...............................................................................xiii
Give Us Your Feedback.............................................................................xiii
Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score.....................................................xiii
PART I: GMAT BASICS
1 All About the GMAT........................................................................3
The GMAT at a Glance................................................................-...............3
An Overview of the GMAT Sections...........................................................6
How the Computer-Adaptive GMAT Works...............................................8
The GMAT CAT Interface...........................................................................9
The GMAT CAT Test-Taking Experience................................................17
Your GMAT Scores....................................................................................20
Score Reporting.........................................................................................22
How Business Schools Evaluate GMAT Scores.......................................22
Top 10 Tips for GMAT Prep......................................................................22
Accommodations for Test-Takers with Disabilities..................................25
Commonly Asked Questions About the GMAT........................................26
Summing It Up..........................................................................................28
2 GMAT Questions: A First Look.......................................................29
Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA).....................................................29
The Integrated Reasoning Section...........................................................32
The Quantitative Section..........................................................................45
The Verbal Section.....................................................................................52
Summing It Up..........................................................................................61
PART II: DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS
AND WEAKNESSES
3 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic............................................................71
Analytical Writing Assignment................................................................71
Integrated Reasoning................................................................................72
Quantitative Section..................................................................................88
Verbal Section............................................................................................94
Answer Key and Explanations................................................................106
Integrated Reasoning Section................................................................107
Quantitative Section................................................................................112
Verbal Section..........................................................................................119
PART III: GMAT ANALYTICAL
WRITING ASSESSMENT
4 Argument Analysis......................................................................127
The 7-Step Plan.......................................................................................127
Common Reasoning Flaws and How to Handle Them..........................134
Adding Optional Elements to Your Essay .............................................141
Keys to Writing a Successful GMAT Argument Analysis Essay..........143
Summing It Up...............................................................................•.........146
5 Writing Style and Mechanics......................................................147
The Basics................................................................................................147
Advanced Techniques..............................................................................152
Summing It Up........................................................................................ 158
PART IV: GMAT INTEGRATED REASONING SECTION
6 Integrated Reasoning..................................................................161
The 3-Step Plan for Graphics Interpretation and
Table Analysis Questions...................................................................162
The 3-Step Plan for Multi-Source Reasoning Questions.......................175
The 4-Step Plan for Two-Part Analysis Questions................................180
Keys for Answering Integrated Reasoning Questions Successfully ..... 183
Summing It Up........................................................................................185
PART V: GMAT QUANTITATIVE SECTION
7 Problem Solving...........................................................................189
The 5-Step Plan for Problem Solving.....................................................190
Some Advanced Techniques....................................................................197
Use Common-Sense Guesstimates to Narrow the Field.....................198
When to Plug In Numbers for Variables................................................199
When-and When Not-to Work Backward from
Numerical Answer Choices.................................................................200
Find the Easiest Route to the Answer....................................................201
Search Geometry Figures for Clues.......................................................202
Sketch a Geometry Figure to Solve a Problem......................................203
Plug In Numbers for Defined Operation Questions............................204
Keys to Successful GMAT Problem Solving...........................................205
Summing It Up................................................................ ..|.....................210
8 Data Sufficiency and Analysis....................................................211
The 5-Step Plan for Data Sufficiency Problems.....................................212
Data Sufficiency Strategies.....................................................................219
Keys to Successful GMAT Data Sufficiency...........................................223
The 5-Step Plan for Data Analysis Problems.........................................226
Keys to Successful GMAT Data Analysis.............................,................230
Summing It Up........................................................................................232
9 Math Review: Number Forms, Relationships, and Sets............233
Percents, Fractions, and Decimals.........................................................234
Simplifying and Combining Fractions....................................................236
Decimal Place Values and Operations....................................................239
Simple Percent Problems.........................................................................241
Percent Increase and Decrease...............................................................242
Ratios and Proportion.............................................................................244
Altering Fractions and Ratios.................................................................246
Ratios with More Than Two Quantities.................................................247
Proportion Problems with Variables.......................................................248
Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, and Range........................................248
Standard Deviation.................................................................................251
Geometric Sequences...............................................................................252
Arithmetic Sequences..............................................................................254
Permutations.............................................................,..............................255
Combinations...........................................................................................256
Probability...............................................................................................257.
Summing It Up........................................................................................261
10 Math Review: Number Theory and Algebra............................263
Basic Properties of Numbers...................................................................264
Factors, Multiples, and Divisibility........................................................266
Prime Numbers and Prime Factorization..............................................268
Exponents (Powers).................................................................................268
Exponents and the Real Number Line...................................................271
Roots and Radicals..................................................................................272
Roots and the Real Number Line...........................................................275
Linear Equations with One Variable................................................... ... 276
Linear Equations with Two Variables....................................................279
Linear Equations That Cannot Be Solved.............................................283
Factorable Quadratic Expressions with One Variable...........................284
The Quadratic Formula... ........................................................................287
. Nonlinear Equations with Two Variables..............................................287
Solving Algebraic Inequalities................................................................288
Weighted-Average Problems....................................................................289
Currency Problems..................................................................................290
Mixture Problems....................................................................................291
Investment Problems......................................•.........................................292
Problems of Rate of Production or Work.................................................293
Problems of Rate of Travel (Speed).........................................................294
Problems Involving Overlapping Sets.....................................................296
Summing It Up........................................................................................298
11 Math Review: Geometry.................................. .........................299
Lines and Angles.....................................................................................300
Triangles.................................,................................................................303
Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles.......................................................306
Rectangles, Squares, and Parallelograms..............................................308
Circles......................................................................................................313
Advanced Circle Problems.......................................................................314
Polygons.................................................................... ...............................320
Cubes and Other Rectangular Solids.....................................................322
Cylinders..................................................................................................324
Coordinate Signs and the Four Quadrants............................................325
Defining a Line on the Coordinate Plane................................................326
Graphing a Line on the Coordinate Plane.............................................328
Midpoint and Distance Formulas...........................................................330
Coordinate Geometry..............................................................................331
Summing It Up........................................................................................335
PART VI: GMAT VERBAL SECTION
12 Critical Reasoning.......................................................................339
The 6-Step Plan.......................................................................................339
Assumption Questions.............................................................................342
Additional Evidence Questions...............................................................346
Inference Questions.................................................................................352
Strategy Questions..................................................................................355
Hypothesis Questions..............................................................................358
Necessary Inference Questions...............................................................362
Parallel Argument Questions.................................................................368
Summing It Up........................................................................................371
13 Sentence Correction...................................................................373
The 4-Step Plan.......................................................................................373
Grammatical Errors Involving Parts of Speech..................................... 375
Problems with a Sentence s Structural Elements...................................381
Redundancy, Wordiness, Awkwardness, and Omissions.......................384
Errors in Parts of Speech........................................................................389
Problems in Tense, Voice, and Mood.......................................................392
Sentence Structure and Sense................................................................396
Summing It Up........................................................................................403
14 Reading Comprehension............................................................405
Interactive Reading: The Key to Reading Comprehension.................405
The 7-Step Plan.......................................................................................406
Techniques for Interactive Reading........................................................410
Sample Reading Passages and Question Types.....................................414
Top 10 Wrong-Answer Ploys....................................................................427
Keys to Successful GMAT Reading Comprehension: The Basics..........427
Keys to Successful GMAT Reading Comprehension:
Advanced Techniques..........................................................................429
Summing It Up........................................................................................431
PART VII: FIVE PRACTICE TESTS
Practice Test 2.....................................................................................441
Analytical Writing Assignment..............................................................441
Integrated Reasoning..............................................................................442
Quantitative Section................................................................................461
Verbal Section..........................................................................................467
Answer Key and Explanations................................................................479
Integrated Reasoning Section.................................................................480
Quantitative Section................................................................................485
Verbal Section..........................................................................................494
Practice Test 3......................................................................................507
Analytical Writing Assignment..............................................................507
Integrated Reasoning..............................................................................508
Quantitative Section................................................................................528
Verbal Section..........................................................................................535
Answer Key and Explanations................................................................547
Integrated Reasoning Section................................................................548
Quantitative Section...............................................................................553
Verbal Section..........................................................................................560
Practice Test 4......................................................................................571
Analytical Writing Assignment..............................................................571
Integrated Reasoning..............................................................................572
Quantitative Section................................................................................588
Verbal Section..........................................................................................594
Answer Key and Explanations................................................................606
Integrated Reasoning Section.................................................................607
Quantitative Section................................................................................612
Verbal Section..........................................................................................619
Practice Test 5......................................................................................631
Analytical Writing Assignment..............................................................631
Integrated Reasoning..............................................................................632
Quantitative Section................................................................................644
Verbal Section..........................................................................................650
Answer Key and Explanations................................................................662
Integrated Reasoning..............................................................................663
Quantitative Section................................................................................669
Verbal Section..........................................................................................677
Practice Test 6......................................................................................689
Analytical Writing Assignment..............................................................689
Integrated Reasoning..............................................................................690
Quantitative Section................................................................................707
Verbal Section..........................................................................................713
Answer Key and Explanations................................................................725
Inegrative Reasoning..............................................................................726
Quantitative Section................................................................................731
Verbal Section..........................................................................................738
APPENDIXES
A Resources for GMAT Preparation...............................................747
GMAT Books............................................................................................747
Online GMAT Resources......................................................................................747
GMAT Prep Courses...............................................................................748
GMAT Availability and Registration......................................................749
Contacting the Testing Service...............................................................750
B Determining Your Score..............................................................753
Can You Predict Your GMAT Score?......................................................753
C Why a Graduate-Level Business Degree?.................................755
What s Hot in the Office Is Hot in the Classroom . . .
and Vice Versa.....................................................................................755
Two-Year Versus One-Year......................................................................756
Changes in the Financial Sector............................................................757
Big Possibilities at Smaller Companies..................................................757
Tomorrow s Entrepreneur.......................................................................758
Opportunities in the Twenty-First Century...........................................758
Postgraduate Tips....................................................................................759
D Choosing the Right Program for Your Career Needs...............761
1. Why Pursue an Advanced Business Degree?.....................................761
2. When and How Do You Want to Pursue Your
Advanced Business Degree?...............................................................762
3. Where Do You Want to Pursue Your Advanced
Business Degree?.................................................................................763
4. What Schools and Programs Are Right for You?...............................764
E Word List........................................................................................765
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