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2. Rusty with Math or want to be very methodical - start with basics: Manhattan GMAT Foundations of GMAT Math
3. OK with Math but need a good review in a short amount of time: Kaplan Math Workbook + MGMAT Number Properties + MGMAT Word Translations
4. Need highest score and have time: MGMAT Guides + GMAT Club tests
5. Need specific question practice: PR 1012 (has some errors/typos), Quant OG, or use gmat club tags
6. Probability and Combinations review: combinations-permutations-and-probability-references-56486.html and MGMAT Word Translations
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Explain how GMAT works, provide general principles and strategies, give an idea about weaknesses, provide practice tests | Kaplan Live Online
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- Poor guidebook, more of a question collection | Kaplan Live Online
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+ Great for practice | Kaplan Live Online
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Refresh math principles, fill gaps, and learn patterns | Kaplan Math Workbook
- missing probability and combinations | Kaplan Math Workbook
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1. GMAT Math Books1. Manhattan GMAT (MGMAT) GuidesRecommended for best results if you have the time.Strengths: 1. Good balance between test taking strategies and background theory explanations 2. Single-topic focus of each guide allows the student to purchase only those guides that pertain to his/her weaknesses 3. Covered concepts are illustrated with examples that are conveniently assigned to either PS or DS section. 4. Access to 6 Online CAT's (same for each book) 5. Additional online practice question banks (different for each book) Weaknesses:1. Time and Money 2. Books themselves do not contain many practice questions (though online and OG 12 references more than compensate) Notes: most often recommended guide is the Manhattan GMAT Number properties and MGMAT Word Translations
3. Veritas Prep GuidesRival of the MGMAT bundle though a bit higher priced.Strengths: 1. 12 total guides + an intro book for quant + test simulation booklet2. Practice questions. Every one of the guides is packed with practice questions 3. Fresh questions; you probably have not seen them on forums/etc since these books have just been published Weaknesses:1. Price: $250 2. Spacing is a bit strange sometimes with only one question per page
3. Kaplan GMAT Math WorkbookA solid supplement to the Official GuideStrengths: 1. Fairly comprehensive review of the basic math concepts needed for the GMAT 2. Structure of the book allows you to work from start to finish, building on previous skills learned 3. Sections devoted to Word problem and Data Sufficiency questions Weaknesses:1. Statistics, Combinations/Permutations and Probability are not covered 2. Questions do not reflect GMAT questions, but rather are designed to insure that the material is mastered Notes: Recommended/most interesting problem compilation from Kaplan Math WorkbookFaster than going through the math MGMAT Guides, but also not as thorough
4. Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review Great for additional math practice questions, but don't expect to find any strategies or math lessons here.Strengths: 1. 300 real GMAT questions 2. Real GMAT questions retired from past tests 3. The practice questions are organized by level of difficulty 4. The practice questions follow actual GMAT test patterns - great to have one's ear trained. Weaknesses:1. The book does not contain any strategies 2. It does have a few short review sections but they are very weak 3. Mostly low and medium difficulty questions. Not very helpful to a person aiming to get above 700. Bottom Line: this book is optional; usually OG 12 is sufficient by itself.
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1. Good strategies 2. Plenty of practice questions 3. Well organized and laid out Weaknesses:1. Possibly crosses into non-gmat section but a very minor concern
. 5. Manhattan GMAT Word Translations Guide - added 11/11/091936240122 Attachment: 
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1. Coverage of combinations and probability 2. Coverage of Statistics and Overlapping sets problems 3. Comes with 6 MGMAT tests Weaknesses:1. As with all MGMAT Guides, lacks practice questions and relies on the Official Guide for additional practice. If you have covered the OG, you may have to look elsewhere for practice, such as GMAT Club's free collection of probability questions: combinations-permutations-and-probability-references-56486.html
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1. Works well with other MGMAT books (structured in a similar way) 2. Best book for brushing up on long forgotten math concepts (fractions, powers, etc) 3. Comes with additional online practice questions Weaknesses:1. The book has 400 practice questions but they are not in a GMAT format, rather a math-textbook format 2. Long! 300 full-size pages - I think the expectation is that you skip parts that you know 3. No access to MGMAT tests that usually are included with all of the other 8 guides Notes: recommended instead of the Kaplan Math Foundations. See a very detailed review of the Foundations of GMAT Math by a member
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The McGraw Hill GMAT Math book by Robert Moyer is decent, especially if you're very rusty.
Pros:
- no-nonsense in its explanations
- immediate examples during "lessons" are extremely simple so that you really learn it, great for someone who is rusty or did not learn math property. The actual questions are slightly more challenging.
- does include some tactical advice, though it's succinct.
- should be sufficient to place in the mid-high 40's with a month of practice.
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- Doesn't cover the more difficult material, either conceptually or because the practice questions are a bit too easy
- Like just about everything but the OG, it contains mistakes
- May have originally been conceived as a GRE/GMAT book, I can think of no other explanation for the lack of difficulty
- Tactical advice a bit too embedded in the material, I actually overlooked some of it the first time around
It's great for getting reacquainted with the math that features in sthe GMAT, but it's not the best test-prep material.
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bb wrote: gottabwise wrote: During a conversation with a friend, it hit me that I really haven't been exposed to GMAT math content since high school. I was an urban studies major and was able to satisfy a math requirement with a game theory course..lol. A while back, another friend (SAT tutor) recommended Peterson's GMAT/GRE Math Review. I also took note of GMATClub's review of Kaplan's Math Workbook. Initially, I looked at both but opted to really digg into the Peterson's book. I haven't really touched the Kaplan book maybe because of it's organization? Peterson's seemed to break down the content really well and in my case, served as a good primer to some Manhattan GMAT materials I'll be using the rest of the way. Thanks for the feedback (I will try to review the book) - would be interested to hear your feedback about Peterson's after you are done with MGMAT guides. Peterson's is great as a primer for leading up to quant review. It starts with the basics...PEMDAS...and builds up from there. Kaplan's book on the other hand starts with a concept like ratios and gives you no initial foundation. The tips are good but where's your foundational knowledge if you've been away from math for years? Ultimately, Manhattan GMAT's strategy guides are super. I'm progressing very well. However, I wouldn't recommend them to until after you've done an initial review with something like Peterson's or even Princeton's basic math review book.
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Once I started studying in earnest, I realized my math skills are way rustier than I realized, so I went back to the Kaplan Foundations book - I agree that the typos/errors are kind of irritating, but not a deal breaker. I've also started working through the Winner's Guide to GMAT Math, which starts with the basics and is making me feel more confident. Plus, it's an e-book, which means it doesn't make my study bag any heavier.  Probably I'll get the other math book & maybe the question bank offered by that same company next... and then I was thinking about grabbing the Princeton review book, since I can probably get a copy pretty cheap, but reading everyone's thoughts here, I'm not so sure about that anymore. Is the Kaplan Workbook a good next step, probably?
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Hi, I've taken 2 practice tests already and my scores have ended up WELL below where I want to be. At this point, I think I need to go back to basics before I can move forward with GMAT specific stuff and taking practice tests again. I looked over the wrong answers I had on the practice tests, and my weak areas are sentence correction, reading comprehension, a mix of math issues, and data sufficiency (far and away the area where I missed THE MOST questions). Based on that, I plan to revisit general math concepts using "The Ultimate Math Refresher for the GRE, GMAT, and SAT (Paperback)" before going back to studying GMAT specific math concepts again. Has anyone else used this book? Also, does anyone have recommendations on the best book(s) for data sufficiency? Thanks
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Also, does anyone have recommendations on the best book(s) for data sufficiency?
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The only DS book I know of is this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188905 ... 1889057541I have this book but have not spent time to review it yet - it is LONGGGG
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Is anyone aware of GMAT material from www.4gmat.com ? They seem to be very good in covering quantitative for top score ?
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GMATMadeeasy wrote: Is anyone aware of GMAT material from http://www.4gmat.com ? They seem to be very good in covering quantitative for top score ? See here: all-gmat-cat-practice-tests-links-prices-reviews-77460.html
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It does not talk about 4GMAT material.  Also , how about GMAT Focus quant tests which costs 25 dollars per test and supposed to be very good diagnostic tool. Do we have some input on that from users ?
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Hi, I am hoping somebody can help me with my selection of maths guides. I was a physics UG and am now finishing my PhD so I have been using maths daily for the last 7 years. Of course, for the standardised tests one generally needs to know "shortcut rules" to do well under timed conditions. If there is no time pressure one will approach questions differently... Given this difference, I was wondering if other physicists or engineers had any advice on the choice of maths books. (Or anybody else...) I am considering the MGMAT Guides but are they really useful for somebody with my background? Or should I just do problems and try to concentrate on the questions that make me stumble? (I am preparing for 750+.) Also while we are at it: in the forum "the four quant MGMAT guides" is often mentionned. Are there not five? (i.e. the guides numbered 1-5.) Many thanks!
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funky wrote: Hi, I am hoping somebody can help me with my selection of maths guides. I was a physics UG and am now finishing my PhD so I have been using maths daily for the last 7 years. Of course, for the standardised tests one generally needs to know "shortcut rules" to do well under timed conditions. If there is no time pressure one will approach questions differently... Given this difference, I was wondering if other physicists or engineers had any advice on the choice of maths books. (Or anybody else...) I am considering the MGMAT Guides but are they really useful for somebody with my background? Or should I just do problems and try to concentrate on the questions that make me stumble? (I am preparing for 750+.) Also while we are at it: in the forum "the four quant MGMAT guides" is often mentionned. Are there not five? (i.e. the guides numbered 1-5.) Many thanks! You are correct - there are 5 MGMAT Math Guides; 3 Verbal Guides and 1 Intro Guide ( Foundations of GMAT Math) If you are good with math, take a diagnostic test and see how you do. If you get above 42, would suggest you try a Kaplan Math Workbook - it is shorter and gives you a decent review. If less, then MGMAT.
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One simple question for you guys. Does OG 12 Quantitative review contains the same questions as OG 12 Official guide? Thanks
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alexBLR wrote: One simple question for you guys. Does OG 12 Quantitative review contains the same questions as OG 12 Official guide? Thanks No, there is no overlap between OG 12, Quant OG, and Verbal OG.
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can you kindly advice me some books as a good review of data sufficienty questions?
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lucalelli88 wrote: can you kindly advice me some books as a good review of data sufficienty questions? There is only one dedicated DS book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/188905 ... 1889057541I would suggest focusing on areas you lack rather than question types, though you can if you want to. PR 1012 also has DS questions (though it has some typos here and there).
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Hi guys! I've read through this section, and I see that to get the best practice for the quant section of the GMAT, you guys recommend the Manhattan Guides. Based on the thread, the Manhattan Guides lack practice questions and the books often refer to the OG for questions. You pointed out that the OG's difficulty ranges from easy to medium. My question is - what's in the Manhattan Guides that provide additional value over the OG's material? Are these books good if you're aiming for 700+? Are there other books out there that provide a 700-800 difficulty collection of questions? I know that EZ guides got a bad rap in this forum because of their unethical practices but has anyone used them and did you find them useful, or would it just muddle your brain? Thanks for the tips here! They really are quite helpful. :D
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I am picking up a few misunderstandings from your note, let me address them: 1. Official Guide is not a textbook but a collection of questions. If you think you can improve your score considerably by simply going through 900 questions, think again. 2. There is no magic guides. Search for feedback on the EZ books - they are too easy, even the title says it. See this post for details: gmat-study-plan-for-gmat-novices-start-your-gmat-journey-80727.html
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Hi All Im planning to give my GMAT by the end of November this year. Before I drop in my question, I would give you a brief background of myself... I have done my grad 4 years back and not in touch with math since the past 7 years or so, really forgotten all the basic and concepts. I wont mind shedding few more funds on buys books. After going through various post and threads I have developed 2 plans for my study material, I would really appreciate if you could provide your advice on the same: Plan A: Math- I will start with Kaplan Math Foundation, moving forward to Kaplan math workbook and then the MANHATTAN GMAT book Verbal- Will Start with Kaplan Verbal Foundation, moving on to Kaplan verbal workbook and then the MANHATTAN GMAT books. Will use All OG's for practice and Kaplan GMAT Live Online 2010 for general strategies (won’t use this for practice as I have a major phobia for this book) Plan B: Math- I will start with Kaplan Math Foundation, moving forward the MANHATTAN GMAT books ( Will Skip the Kaplan Workbook) Verbal- Will Start with Kaplan Verbal Foundation, moving to the MANHATTAN GMAT books ( Will Skip the Kaplan Workbook) Will use All OG's for practice and Kaplan GMAT Live Online 2010 for general strategies (wont use this for practice as I have a major phobia for this book) The only difference between Plan A and Plan B is that I won’t use the Workbooks in plan B Please advice me keeping in consideration that im really poor in math and have some good amount of time to spend for my preparation.Many thanks
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Plan B. You only need the "foundations" books if you are very rusty with math/verbal. For your plan, since you will be using MGMAT Guides, would suggest you get the MGMAT Foundations of GMAT math (fits in better and has fewer typos) For verbal, Kaplan Verbal Foundations is grammar only - helpful if you are international but may be boring if you are very familiar with grammar/english.
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HI BB Thanks a lot for your advice, just one quick clarification. Please advice which one out of the below is better:- 1. MGMAT Foundations of GMAT math2. Kaplan GMAT math workbook. Thanks a lot !!! Kind regards MOhit love
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mohitlove wrote: HI BB Thanks a lot for your advice, just one quick clarification. Please advice which one out of the below is better:- 1. MGMAT Foundations of GMAT math2. Kaplan GMAT math workbook. Thanks a lot !!! Kind regards MOhit love Two different books, depends what you are trying to accomplish. Both are described here in detail as well as on amazon.
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Re: Best GMAT Math Prep Books (Reviews & Recommendations)
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