GMAT数学圣经bible.pdf

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Ifyoudon’thaveapencilinyourhand,getonenow!Don’tjustreadthisbook—writeonit,studyit,scrutinizeit!Inshort,forthenextfourweeks,thisbookshouldbeapartofyourlife.Whenyouhavefinished the book, it should be marked-up, dog-eared, tattered and torn.Although the GMAT is a difficult test, it is a very learnable test. This is not to say that the GMAT is“beatable.”Thereisnobagoftricksthatwillshowyouhowtomasteritovernight.Youprobablyhavealready realized this. Some books, nevertheless, offer "inside stuff" or "tricks" which they claim will enableyou to beat the test. These include declaring that answer-choices B, C, or D are more likely to be correctthan choices A or E. This tactic, like most of its type, does not work. It is offered to give the student thefeeling that he or she is getting the scoop on the test.The GMAT cannot be “beaten.” But it can be mastered—through hard work, analytical thought, andby training yourself to think like a test writer. Many of the exercises in this book are designed to promptyou to think like a test writer. For example, you will find “Duals.” These are pairs of similar problems inwhich only one property is different. They illustrate the process of creating GMAT questions.TheGMATmathsectionisnoteasy—noristhisbook.ToimproveyourGMATmathscore,youmustbewillingtowork;ifyoustudyhardandmasterthetechniquesinthisbook,yourscorewillimprove—significantly.This book will introduce you to numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not onlyon the GMAT but in business school as well. For this reason, studying for the GMAT can be a rewardingand satisfying experience.To insure that you perform at your expected level on the actual GMAT, you need to develop a level ofmathematicalskillthatisgreaterthanwhatistestedontheGMAT.Hence,about10%ofthemathproblems in this book (labeled "Very Hard") are harder than actual GMAT math problems.Although the quick-fix method is not offered in this book, about 15% of the material is dedicated tostudyinghowthequestionsareconstructed.Knowinghowtheproblemsarewrittenandhowthetestwritersthinkwillgiveyouusefulinsightintotheproblemsandmakethemlessmysterious.Moreover,familiarity with theGMAT’s structure will help reduce your anxiety. The more you know about this test,the less anxious you will be the day you take it.