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Post by mypassion on Feb 3, 2008 21:40:16 GMT 5.5
In the GRE Math section, questions can be classified into the following categories :
Arithmetic Questions involve
Arithmetic operations Powers Operations on radical expressions Estimation Percent Absolute value Properties of numbers (e.g. divisibility, prime numbers, odd and even integers) Factoring Algebra Questions involve
Rules of exponents Factoring and simplifying algebraic expressions Understanding concepts of relations and functions Solving first and second degree equations and inequalities Solving simultaneous equations Setting up equations to solve word problems Applying basic algebra skills to solve problems Geometry Questions involve properties of
Parallel lines Circles and their inscribed central angles Triangles Rectangles Other polygons Area Perimeter Volume Pythagoras theorem Angle measure in degrees Simple coordinate geometry (including slopes, intercepts, and inequalities) Data Analysis Questions involve
Elementary probability Basic descriptive statistics Mean Median Mode Range Standard deviation Percentiles Interpretation of data in graphs and tables Line graphs Bar graphs Circle graphs Frequency distributions
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