The TestMasters GMAT Course consists of twenty lessons. Each lesson is three hours in length and taught by a live instructor. In addition to the sixty hours of in-class teaching time, students are given extensive homework assignments and seven full-length computer adaptive diagnostic tests. TestMasters students should expect to spend an average of ten to fifteen hours a week preparing for the GMAT outside of class. The course material includes all of the real GMAT questions that appear in the current edition of The Official Guide for GMAT Review. The following syllabus outlines what is covered in each of the twenty lessons of the TestMasters GMAT Course.

Lesson One

Course Introduction The GMAT Scoring Scale Introduction to the CAT Format The CAT Pacing Strategy Introduction to the Quantitative Section Distribution of Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Questions Approximating Numbers Recognizing Sucker Choices Basic Math Review Definitions of Key Terms Fractions and Decimals Order of Operations Introduction to Data Sufficiency The Two/Three Elimination Technique™

Lesson Two

Introduction to the Verbal Section Distribution of Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning,    and Reading Comprehension Questions Introduction to Sentence Correction Grammatical Errors vs. Stylistic Errors Accelerated Elimination™ Capitalizing on Answer Choice Variance Problem Solving—Algebra Solving Equations Solving Inequalities Transforming Algebra into Arithmetic, Part One

Lesson Three

Data Sufficiency—Algebra Analyzing Equations Problem Solving Transforming Algebra into Arithmetic, Part Two Must Questions Cannot Questions Introduction to Critical Reasoning Reacting to the Stimulus Arguments vs. Sets of Facts Identifying Premises and Conclusions The Six Question Types™

Lesson Four

Critical Reasoning Type One Questions Type 1M Questions Sentence Correction Pronoun Agreement Pronoun Ambiguity The TestMasters Catalog of Idioms

Lesson Five

Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Translating English into Math Manipulating Complex Word Problems Introduction to Percents The Percent Change Formula Introduction to Reading Comprehension Categorizing the Passages The Pros and Cons of Outlining

Lesson Six

Critical Reasoning Type Three Questions Cause and Effect Stimuli Problem Solving Reverse Engineering Problem Solving—Geometry Angles Quadrilaterals Triangles Perimeter Area The Coordinate Plane

Lesson Seven

Sentence Correction Misplaced Modifiers Parallel Construction Data Sufficiency—Geometry Analyzing Figures Redrawing Figures

Lesson Eight

Reading Comprehension Political Correctness Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Exponents Square Roots Averages Range, Median, and Mode Standard Deviation

Lesson Nine

Critical Reasoning Type Two Questions The 2N Negation Technique™ The 2S Justification Technique™ Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Simultaneous Equations The Rate Matrix™

Lesson Ten

Data Sufficiency The Yes/No Stratagem™ Sentence Correction Verb Tenses, Part One Subject/Verb Agreement Noun Agreement

Lesson Eleven

Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Ratios and Proportions The Ratio Matrix™ The Group Formula The Group Matrix™ Reading Comprehension Business Passages

Lesson Twelve

Critical Reasoning Type Four Questions Type Five Questions Flawed Methods of Reasoning Three-Four Combination Questions Type 5F Questions Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Probability Quadratic Equations

Lesson Thirteen

AWA—Analysis of an Issue The Issue Analysis Template™ Choosing Compelling Examples Rules of Argumentation Sentence Correction—Stylistic Errors Active Voice vs. Passive Voice Common Errors in Diction Proper Use of Gerunds

Lesson Fourteen

Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency—Advanced Geometry Circles Overlapping Figures Line Equations Volume Critical Reasoning Type Six Questions Type Two-Three Combination Questions

Lesson Fifteen

Reading Comprehension Science Passages Sentence Correction Comparison Words Quantity Words Redundancy

Lesson Seventeen

Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Patterns Summation Surface Area The Third Side Rule Reading Comprehension History/Humanities Passages

Lesson Eighteen

Sentence Correction Verb Tenses, Part Two The Subjunctive Mood Quantitative Scientific Notation Functions Calculating Interest The TestMasters Formula List

Lesson Nineteen

Critical Reasoning Review Problem Solving Review

Lesson Twenty

Sentence Correction Review Reading Comprehension Review Data Sufficiency Review

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