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In a bit of a math rut. [#permalink] New post   24 Jul 2012, 17:07
Hello all - first time poster here.

I have been studying the math portion of the GMAT for some time. I started off with the OG and then purchased Jeff Sackman's GMAT hacks review in hopes that it would go over the basics more. It seems that after a considerable amount of studying, I still don't know many basic concepts and still cannot solve problems that I have already studied many times in the past. I fear that no matter what I do, I will continue not to pick up on key concepts, not pick up on the fundamentals and still have a tough time completing questions that I have studied many times in the past.

Are there any books that spend a good deal of time working on the basics and moving their way up? In addition, I have heard good things about Kaplan's in person course. Does anyone have any opinions on that?

Thanks in advance!
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Re: In a bit of a math rut. [#permalink] New post   24 Jul 2012, 22:05
You can try MGMAT strategy guides. But if you feel that you need more content on concepts then you can go for NOVA - Gmat prep course - It is a good one for beginners, but use it only to learn the concepts after that you have to switch to some other books for practice because the problems given in the book won't be very close to GMAT standard. The basic difference between NOVA GMATPrep and MGMAT or any other gmat prep course materials is that NOVA book tells you that 'right angle has a measure 90' while others won't. MGMAT Math Foundations is similar to NOVA book, which handles the basics. So decide whether you want to learn from basics or you just need to brush up the concepts. You can search for all the books in net.
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Re: In a bit of a math rut. [#permalink] New post   25 Jul 2012, 13:03
MathConfused wrote:
Hello all - first time poster here.

I have been studying the math portion of the GMAT for some time. I started off with the OG and then purchased Jeff Sackman's GMAT hacks review in hopes that it would go over the basics more. It seems that after a considerable amount of studying, I still don't know many basic concepts and still cannot solve problems that I have already studied many times in the past. I fear that no matter what I do, I will continue not to pick up on key concepts, not pick up on the fundamentals and still have a tough time completing questions that I have studied many times in the past.

Are there any books that spend a good deal of time working on the basics and moving their way up? In addition, I have heard good things about Kaplan's in person course. Does anyone have any opinions on that?

Thanks in advance!


This is a great post:
https://www.manhattangmat.com/blog/index ... -the-gmat/

I am sure you can find your own way. Good luck and never give up!

PS I also sent you a PM.
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Re: In a bit of a math rut. [#permalink] New post   25 Jul 2012, 18:36
MathConfused wrote:
I started off with the OG and then purchased Jeff Sackman's GMAT hacks review in hopes that it would go over the basics more.

The first error was relying on the OG for reviewing math concepts. The OG is excellent for question practice, but its review section is not even worth reading. I am very familiar with Sackmann's products. In my view, his math sets are excellent and well worth the price. His math guidebook, however, does not cater to everyone. He's very knowledgeable, but kind of assumes that his audience is too. Consequently, he breezes through each topic. I never could gain more than a superficial understanding of the concepts with his book. And for a PDF file, the book isn't cheap either.

The best advice that I can offer is to look into the Manhattan math series. Others have already mentioned this, so I will just leave it at that. :wink:
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