GRE TEST PREP SESSION SCHEDULE
Spring 2014
Instructor: Katie Monoskey
Location: Burke 203
Materials: calculator
Recommended Supplemental workbooks (not needed in class):
1. Kaplan "GRE Premier 2014"
2. Princeton Review "Cracking the GRE"
Feb. 5, 2014
Beginning Algebra: verbal expressions, order of operations, factors and
multiples, adding and subtracting rational numbers, multiplying rational
numbers, dividing rational numbers, The Distributive Property
Equations: one-step equations, two-step equations, multi-step equations,
absolute value equations, mixture word problems, distance, rate, time word
problems
Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension, and sentence equivalence of
mathematical examination questions.
Feb. 12 , 2014
Exponents: properties of exponents, graphing exponential functions, writing
scientific notation, operations and scientific notation
Radical Expressions: simplifying single radicals, The Distance Formula, The
Midpoint Formula, adding and subtracting, multiplying, dividing, equations
Rational Expressions: simplifying and excluded values, multiplying and
dividing, adding and subtracting, equations
Feb. 19, 2014
Polynomials: naming, adding and subtracting, dividing, multiplying,
multiplying special cases
Factoring: quadratic expressions, special cases, by grouping
Quadratic Functions: graphing, solving equations by taking square roots,
solving equations by factoring, solving equations with The Quadratic Formula,
understanding the discriminant, solving equations by completing the square
Feb. 26, 2014
Inequalities: graphing single-variable inequalities, one-step inequalities, twostep inequalities, multi-step inequalities, compound inequalities, absolute
value inequalities
Linear Equations and Inequalities: slope, more on slope, graphing linear
equations, writing linear equations, graphing linear inequalities, graphing
absolute value equations
Systems of Equations and Inequalities: solving by graphing, solving by
elimination, solving by substitution, graphing systems of inequalities, word
problems.
Mar. 5, 2014
Data Displays: analyzing graphs, charts, etc.
Proportions and Percentages: solving proportions, percentages, percent of
change
Probability and Statistics: sample space, outcomes, likelihoods,
independent/dependent events, mean, median, and mode
Data Sufficiency Questions: type of question focused for the GMAT exam
Mar. 19, 2014
Basics of Geometry: classifying angles, basic angle terminology, Angle Addition
Postulate, angle relationships, geometric diagrams and notation
Parallel Lines and the Coordinate Plane: parallel lines and transversals, points on
the coordinate plane, The Midpoint Formula, The Distance Formula, slope and lines,
graphing linear equations, writing linear equations
Constructions: line segments, perpendicular segments, angles, triangles, medians of
a triangle, altitudes of a triangle, angle bisectors, circles
Congruent Triangles: Classifying triangles, triangle angle sum, Exterior Angle
Theorem, Triangles & Congruence, proving triangles congruent, isosceles and
equilateral triangles
Properties of Triangles: angle bisectors, medians, centroid, Triangle Inequality
Theorem, inequalities in one triangle
Right Triangles: The Pythagorean Theorem, Multi-step Pythagorean Theorem
problems, special right triangles, multi-step special right triangle problems, Surface
Area and Volume
Mar. 26, 2014
April 2, 2014
Quadrilaterals and Polygons: classifying, angles, parallelograms, trapezoids, area of
triangles and quadrilaterals, Polygon Basics, area of regular polygons
Similarity: solving proportions, similar polygons, similar triangles, similar right
triangles, proportional parts in triangles and parallel lines
Transformations: translations, rotations, and reflections
April 9, 2014
Circles: naming arcs and central angles, measures of arcs and central angles, arcs and
chords, circumference and area, arc length and sector area, inscribed angles,
tangents, secant and tangent angles, segment measures, using equations of circles,
writing equations of circles
April 16, 2014
Solid Figures: identifying, volume, and area; nets of solids, similar solids