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RickC

Easy to understand. Information is compiled and delivered very well

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2020

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While this book is missing some math needed for the GMAT, it is perfect to get you back in the swing of things if you are rusty or been away from it for a while. The website access is great and I enjoyed learning from this book. You will need to do more math after this book, but it's a great start, especially when the GMAT is based on strategy, knowing rules and how to identify them fast. You can only get this from truly understanding the basics. I am glad I spent the time on this book than pulling my hair out and wasting time in more advanced books too soon.

Manelis

I found this method much better than GMAC's own guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2014

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Very well structured.

You get a piece of theory (for example Quadratic Equations) and sets of tests on that particular theory. I found this method much better than GMAC's own guide.

It still has GMAT like structured tests and exams.

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It's a good book. It certainly helps with all of the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 June 2016

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It's a good book. It certainly helps with all of the things we learnt at school but need to brush up on! 4 star because I prefer the Kaplan Range, I think they're slightly better, but this book seemed to be the best option to recap on the foundations of maths.

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MAYANK KABRA

Good for Basics

Reviewed in India on 20 May 2021

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As name suggests, this book covers only basic mathematics, but still topics like statistics, permutations and combinations, probability etc are not available.
Please don't rely on it solely, do practice some good GMAT level questions.

Amazon Customer

Great book to start from scratch

Reviewed in India on 12 April 2020

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I really liked the structure of the concept building in this book. For someone, who needs to start their quant preparation right from ground zero, this is a must. I must say, this book has helped me brush my basics.

saloni pravindra

so if someone has a good hand in maths dont go for it otherwise it ...

Reviewed in India on 7 February 2015

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This book is for basic level maths! Absolutely basic...so if someone has a good hand in maths dont go for it otherwise it is good for people like me who have to brush up their basic math concepts!

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Anish Kumar

Four Stars

Reviewed in India on 22 January 2016

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GREAT FOR BEGINNER HIGH SCHOOL CONCEPTS,THOSE ACCUSTOMED TO MATHS ARE BETTER OFF WITHOUT IT

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Alex

基礎の数学知識満ちている

Reviewed in Japan on 18 November 2012

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高校以後は数学の勉強は中断しましたが、この本のおかげで、大部分の基礎を思い出しました。
これからの本当のGMATの数学部分も頑張りましょう。

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GMAT Club (Expert)

Fundamental Review of GMAT Math but only if you need it

Reviewed in the United States on 26 November 2011

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Foundations of GMAT Math is the second edition of the book dedicated to a review of basic math principles. If you picked a GMAT Math book and having a hard time with it, this book is for you. Prepare to see pie charts explaining factions, multiplications table, explanations of what a multiple or prime is and how to factor numbers. If you have not faced math (or were afraid to) in the past 5 years, this book is for you. Here are some important facts:

PROS:
- Very thorough
- Fixed all(?) of the previous typos
- Significantly reworked and improved the sequence of topics (now arithmetic is before word problems)
- Added Arithmetic (2nd edition only)
- Great coverage of coordinate geometry
- Helpful and valuable divisibility and exponents section
- TONS of bonus questions online (500+ of GMAT-format questions)
- Have not verified every question, but hoping for quality better than the first edition (had many mistakes)

CONS:
- The book has 500 practice questions but they are not in a GMAT format, rather a math-textbook format
- Massive! Massive (see my images I uploaded comparing it to the previous edition) 500 full-size pages - I think the expectation is that you skip parts that you know
- Some shortcuts (such as diamond method of solving quadratic equations) are confusing to those educated in formal math (but then those probably won't be using this book)
- Easy (i know it is supposed to be), but still - only easy questions

Bottom line: if you are comfortable with other MGMAT books, this book is probably not for you. If you are uneasy about math, give this book a try - you don't regret it. It is fantastic value for the 800 questions it offers. Would also recommend you pick up Number Properties and Word Translations by Manhattan GMAT. If you have purchased a full Manhattan GMAT set of books and hesitating between this book and Kaplan's version, definitely get this one - it integrates better.

For reference, here are the topics covered by the book:
1. Arithmetic (new)
2. Divisibility (very helpful!)
3. Exponents and roots - helpful as well
4. Fractions
5. Fractions, decimals, and percents
6. Equations
7. Quadratic Equations
8. Beyond equations
9. Word Problems
10. Geometry (very extensive section)

BB, GMAT 750
Founder of GMAT Club

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Kindle Customer

It's pretty basic, but very useful for starters

Reviewed in the United States on 3 March 2016

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It's pretty basic, but very useful for starters. I feel like there are not enough practice problems though. I do recommend this book for everyone who wants to refresh his/her math skills before getting serious with GMAT prep.

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