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 - If you enjoy feeling inept in math, this is the book for youI just completed test #3 of 6 that are in the book and once again I feel like I don't know a thing about math after studying for the past 2 and a half months for an hour or two a day. There are questions that are asked on the test based on material that you usually don't see until grad school. A total waste of time and negative emotion. Rating:  - I found myself pounding my head after an hour.I bought this book because of the 6 practice exams. However, after trying the first practice exam, I found myself digging out all my college mathematics books. It was getting ridiculous, and I'm glad that several other reviewers agree that the practices exams in this book is harder than the actual exam. I suppose it would be good practice, so I will keep the book; but I will be purchasing Princeton Review's test prep to prepare for this exam. Rating: - A terrible bookUnder no circumstances should you buy this book. It has major flaws: 1) The material covered does not seem to match what is actually on the test. 2) The mathematics is full of typographical errors; as a result many of the problems are incomprehensible. 3) Some of the solutions are ridiculous, incoherent nonsense. A much better book is "Cracking the GRE Math Test" by Leduc Rating:  - BIG book that may help you prepare your GRE Math test.Pros: 1. It has 6 full-length exams with "explanations" to every question. Cons: 1. The included "Comprehensive Mathematics Review" which is supposed to cover all major topics, is pretty BAD. It is rarely useful, I didn't like it at all. I recommend much more the review that's included in "Cracking the GRE Math", which is much more detailed and explanatory, with plenty of exercises. 2. As someone has already noted, the exam does not have the same "feeling" as a real ETS test. The questions are generally more difficult, and the distribution of question types are very strange. It seems that they had never seen a real GRE Math test when they did this book. 3. The explanations to every question are very often quite unsatisfactory. The explanations given in "Cracking the GRE Math" are much more helpful. Summarizing, it could have been a great book, because it has 6 full-length questions, which I think, it is the best way to prepare for this test. However, one notices right away that it has a completely different flavor from the actual GRE Math test. Knowing this, I still bought it, because I needed more practice tests, but I'm not really sure if it did help me. Rating: - Not Quite for the GREThis book is excellent; but at a level above what you need for the GRE. The first grouping of this book is a general review of everything you could possibly see, the second is 6 practice tests. I found the review to be better as a "guide" to your own studying; seeing what topics they cover, then doing more detailed work on each topic apart from the book. The tests are harder than the GRE, and I find them better for practice for Candidacy Exams than for the GRE. My advice: Don't buy this book. Instead, save your money and time, and just cover notes from past math classes. In association with Amazon.com | |