From the course: Test Prep: GRE
Overview of GRE math questions
From the course: Test Prep: GRE
Overview of GRE math questions
- [Voiceover] The quantitative reasoning aka math section of the GRE will test a variety of math skills, as well as your ability to think, reason, and adapt to unfamiliar looking questions. In this video, I'll talk about the kinds of things the math sections will throw at you. Many of my students need to relearn a lot of concepts since they haven't done math in years. A great place to start learning about the GRE's quantitative section is the GRE's official website. There's a math review on there that will discuss all the kinds of concepts that will be tested and it provides some examples so that you can practice those concepts. There's also a list of mathematical conventions that the test plays by. The concepts the GRE tests can be divided into four main categories, arithmetic, which is things like fractions, decimals, and percents. Algebra, which are things like equations, functions, and word problems. Geometry, which is the coordinate plane and things like circles and triangles. Finally, data analysis, which is things like questions pertaining to graphs, probability, and statistics. Along with normal multiple choice questions, for which you select one answer, the GRE math sections will also have a small number of questions for which you have to type in your numerical answer. For those questions, you won't have the benefit of multiple choice. There's also going to be a few questions for which you can select one or more answer choices. In this course, I'll cover all the concepts the GRE will test, and provide you with my favorite techniques for solving the kinds of questions that commonly appear on the GRE. Your first job is to make sure you know the concepts, so that you can more easily handle the reasoning style questions the GRE writes. I'll make some recommendations for learning math concepts in the next video.
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Overview of the GRE essays1m 52s
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Review sample GRE issue essay prompt2m 9s
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Review sample GRE argument essay prompt2m 19s
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Scoring criteria for both essays1m 58s
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Develop a thesis for the issue essay2m 15s
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Issue essay examples1m 57s
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Argument essay flaws2m 44s
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Language, grammar, and writing mechanics1m 44s
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Analyze an issue essay2m 55s
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Analyze an argument essay2m 42s
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Using the calculator2m 19s
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Quantitative comparison technique4m 58s
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Estimation technique3m 8s
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Backsolving technique3m 21s
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Translation technique2m 25s
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Variables in choices (VIC) technique3m 26s
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Adding numbers technique2m 41s
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Make things look alike technique3m 8s
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Find patterns technique3m 43s
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Trial-and-error technique3m 27s
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Integers: Factors, multiples, and remainders2m 7s
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Integers: Even and odd and primes3m 29s
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Order of operations2m
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Number properties3m 46s
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Adding and subtracting fractions3m 36s
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Multiplying and dividing fractions1m 22s
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Decimals3m 9s
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Mental percents2m 55s
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Taking percents and increasing by percents1m 55s
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Percent change3m 36s
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Ratios and proportions4m 20s
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Direct proportion and inverse variation3m 6s
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Exponents2m 7s
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More exponents2m 7s
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Fake exponent rules2m 10s
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Scientific notation3m 32s
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Square roots3m 45s
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Cube and fourth roots2m 34s
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Operations with expressions3m 46s
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Multiplying expressions1m 42s
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Algebraic identities3m 5s
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Linear equations2m 1s
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Linear equations with two variables3m 33s
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Quadratic equations4m 5s
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Linear inequalities1m 37s
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Functions4m 6s
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Symbol functions58s
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Coordinate geometry4m 26s
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Function graphs1m 5s
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Distance between points2m 56s
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Equation of a line3m 16s
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Finding intercepts2m 15s
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Special slopes3m 2s
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Solving incomplete points and equations2m 21s
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Solutions of lines and inequalities3m 8s
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Quadratic equation graphs3m 6s
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Circle equations2m 47s
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Absolute value graphs and graph shifts4m 6s
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Point, lines, segments, and planes1m 29s
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Angles2m 4s
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Parallel lines2m 19s
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Polygons2m 37s
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Triangles4m 2s
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Pythagorean theorem3m 11s
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Special right triangles3m 51s
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Area of a triangle2m 30s
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Congruent triangles2m 17s
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Similar triangles2m 40s
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Quadrilaterals4m 30s
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Circles3m 6s
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Circle area and circumference4m 10s
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Boxes5m 1s
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Cylinders3m 26s
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Frequency1m 22s
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Mean, median, mode, and range2m 57s
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Quartiles and percentiles3m 6s
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Standard deviation2m 48s
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Normal distribution2m 21s
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Intersection and union of a set2m 13s
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Venn diagram problems2m 15s
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Permutations3m 23s
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Combinations3m 35s
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Basic probability3m 21s
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Either/or probability3m 42s
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Probability word problem example2m 27s
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Graph and chart questions2m 33s
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Overview of text completions2m 30s
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Learn the text completion technique3m 41s
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Use signposts2m 23s
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Double-blank text completions2m 15s
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Triple-blank text completion4m 22s
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Analyze complex sentences2m 23s
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Difficult vocabulary in text completions2m 21s
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Review text completions1m 23s
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Reading comprehension overview2m 33s
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Read for the big picture5m 49s
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Read critically3m 48s
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Basic question technique3m 27s
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Detail questions2m 33s
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Whole passage questions3m 26s
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Word-in-context questions2m 29s
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Inference questions3m 41s
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Select-all and select-in-passage questions1m 55s
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Wrong answer types1m 55s
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Review reading comprehension questions1m 48s
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