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1 Table of Contents: Session 1 Assignments Between 1 & 2 Session 2 Assignments Between 2 & 3 Session 3 Assignments Between 3 & 4 Session 4 Assignments Between 4 & 5 Session 5 Assignments Between 5 & 6 Session 6 Assignments Between 6 & 7 Session 7 Assignments Between 7 & 8 Session 8 Assignments Between 8 & 9 Session 9 For during class For between classes Type of Document: You are looking at this Syllabus as either a PDF or a Google Doc (the "Sheets" kind). PDF: Print and go to town with your tried-and-true technology. Google Doc: You first encounter this file as a locked, "view-only" version -- the master copy. To make your own copy, go to the File menu and choose "Make a copy..." Rename the document whatever you want. Leave blank the box that says "Share with the same people" (unless you love oversharing). Now you can make edits, mark things done, take notes, etc. Navigate between sections by using the tabs at the bottom. Assignment Priority: Be selective. Don't do everything on the following pages. These labels will guide you: Essential: Important: Optional: Get these assignments done before you come to class. Try to do these assignments in the assigned week, but it's okay if you can't get to them till later. Be very selective with these assignments. It's fine not to do any of them at all. Often, we assign only the odd-numbered problems in the Strategy Guides. At the risk of obviousness, that means you should just do #1, 3, 5, etc. Only do #2, 4, 6, etc. if you really want & need extra practice. 1

2 Homework questions? Post in our instructor-staffed Forums at May 2016: MPrep Strategy Guides 4th Ed, Official Guide GRE revised Gen Test 2nd Ed, 5lb Book (2nd Ed.) 2

3 Manhattan Prep Session 1 Start of Session 1 What are your GRE score goals? When do you plan to take the test? d Any prior GRE experience? How would you assess your strengths & weaknesses? What do you want out of class today? Session 1 Topics Intro to Learning Science Intro to GRE Quant QC Game Plan 1 Intro to GRE Verbal RC Main Course Overview Vocab Toolbox End of Session 1 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 3

4 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 1 & 2 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Get exposed to exam conditions Complete Online Practice Exam #1. (Skip the essays. Do not review the test closely until after Session 2.) Student Center (see Welcome Guide) Build vocab Memorize Week 1 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 1 Review GRE format Read Chapter 1. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp Review QC format Read Chapter 2. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp Rehearse QC, try other formats & topics Do sample Quant problems. Do not review new topics closely at this point. Official Guide, Chapter 5 (Quant), pp Rehearse RC Main Idea Do/redo OG problems: #8 p. 59, #5 p. 65, #25 p. 328, #11 p Official Guide Rehearse RC, try other formats Do sample Verbal problems. Do not review new topics closely at this point. Official Guide, Chapter 3 (Verbal), pp Prepare for Session 2 Learn Number Properties concepts problems in Chapters 2-5 (Divisibility Number Properties GRE Strategy & Primes, Odds & Evens, Positives & Guide, pp Negatives, Exponents). Prioritize Chapter 5: Exponents. Important Practice Number Properties skills Read Sections (Arithmetic) and do odd-numbered problems. Official Guide, Chapter 7 (Math Review), pp Refresh reading principles problems in Chapter 2. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp Refresh vocab learning principles Read Chapter 4. Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide, pp

5 Optional Practice Number Properties skills Do odd-numbered problems in Drill Sets 1-3 in Chapter 9. Number Properties GRE Strategy Guide, pp Refresh math terms Read Appendix A: GRE Math Glossary. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp

6 Manhattan Prep Session 2 Start of Session 2 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 2 Topics Intro: Spaced Repetition Number Properties QC 2, Non-QC 1, Calculator RC Detail How & When to Study Vocab End of Session 2 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 6

7 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 2 & 3 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Learn the right lessons from practice exam Do a "light review" of Online Practice Exam #1. (Recognize what you did well. Only review closely any problems you think you should have gotten right at this point.) Student Center (see Welcome Guide) Build vocab Memorize Week 2 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 2 Practice Number Properties skills Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 146, #4 p. 151, #6 p. 151, #14 p. 154, #3 p. 156, #5 p. 331, #8 p. 331, #22 p. 335, Official Guide #7 p. 339, #15 p. 341, #21 p. 343, #3 p. 465, #5 p. 466, #24 p Practice RC Detail skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #9 p.59, #4 p. 65, #6 p. 66, #8 p. 67, #9 p. 67, #21 p. 326, #12 p. 440, #14 p. 441, #13 p. Official Guide 450, #14 p. 450, #19 p. 452, #20 p Prepare for Session 3 Learn Fractions concepts & skills Read and do the odd-numbered problems in Chapter 2. Fractions, Decimals, & Percents GRE Strategy Guide, pp Learn Equations concepts & skills Read and do the odd-numbered problems in Chapter 2. Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp Learn Algebraic Translations concepts & skills Read and do the odd-numbered problems in Chapter 2. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp Important Practice RC analysis problems in Chapters 4 and 5. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Fractions skills Do Drill Sets 1-3, odd numbers, in Chapter 6. Fractions, Decimals, & Percents GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Equations skills Do Drill Sets 1-3, odd numbers, in Chapter 6. Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Algebraic Translations skills Do Drill Set 1 (odd numbers) and Drill Set 2 #1-9 (odd numbers) in Chapter 9. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp

8 Optional Practice Algebra skills Read sections (in Algebra) and do exercises #1, #2, #5, and #7. Official Guide, Chapter 7 (Math Review), pp , Practice Algebraic Translation skills Do Drill Set 2 #11-25 (odd numbers) and Drill Set 3 #1-5 (odd numbers) in Chapter 9. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice general Quant skills Do odd-numbered problems, Easy difficulty, in Math Practice Section 1. 5-lb Book of GRE Practice Problems, pp Learn Roots concepts problems in Chapter 6. Number Properties GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Roots skills Do odd-numbered problems in Drill Sets 1, 2, and 4 in Chapter 9. Number Properties GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice QC game plan problems in Chapter 6. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp

9 Manhattan Prep Session 3 Start of Session 3 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 3 Topics Intro: Making Memory Work Fractions & Algebra 1 QC 3, Story Problems RC Inference Vocab: Make It Memorable End of Session 3 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 9

10 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 3 & 4 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Build vocab Memorize Week 3 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 3 Practice Fractions & Algebra 1 skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #5 p. 146, #9 p. 148, #8 p. 152, #8 p. 157, #7 p. 331, #4 p. 338, #22 p. 343, #8 p. 458, Official Guide #16 p. 461, #21 p. 462, #2 p. 465, #14 p. 468, #15 p Practice RC Inference skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #2 p. 57, #3 p. 57, #4 p. 57, #5 p. 57, #6 p. 58, #7 p. 58, #1 p. 63, #2 p. 63, #7 p. 67, #5 p. 73, #6 p. 73, #7 p. 73, #8 p. 74, #5 p. 320, #6 p. 320, #8 p. 322, #9 p. 322, #13 p Official Guide Prepare for Session 4 Learn Percents concepts & skills problems in Chapter 4. Fractions, Decimals, & Percents GRE Strategy Guide, pp Learn Quadratics concepts & skills problems in Chapter 2. Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp Important Learn Inequalities concepts & skills problems in Chapter 4. Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Quadratics skills Do Drill Sets 4-5 in Chapter 6 (oddnumbered problems only). Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice RC questions Read and do exercises in Chapter 7. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp Optional Learn Digits & Decimals concepts problems in Chapters 3 and 5. Fractions, Decimals, & Percents GRE Strategy Guide, pp , Practice Digits & Decimals skills Do odd-numbered problems in Drill Sets 4-6 in Chapter 6. Fractions, Decimals, & Percents GRE Strategy Guide, pp Learn Formulas & Functions concepts Read and do exercises in Chapter 5 (odd-numbered problems only). Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp

11 Practice RC questions problems in Chapters 3 and 6. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp , Practice FDP questions Do Chapter 7 problem sets (oddnumbered problems only). Fractions, Decimals, & Percents GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice RC questions Do Chapter 7 problem sets (oddnumbered problems only). Algebra GRE Strategy Guide, pp

12 Manhattan Prep Session 4 Start of Session 4 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 4 Topics Intro: Connections & Interleaving Percents & Algebra 2 QC 4, DI, Non-QC 2 TC 1 Vocab Network End of Session 4 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 12

13 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 4 & 5 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Build vocab Memorize Week 4 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 4 Practice Percents & Algebra 2 skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #1 p. 145, #3 p. 146, #2 p. 161, #15 p. 333, #17 p. 334, #18 p. 334, #19 p. 334, #8 p. 339, #10 p. 340, #1 p. 457, #2 p. 457, Official Guide #3 p. 457, #13 p. 460, #22 p. 463, #6 p. 466, #7 p. 466, #13 p. 468, #17 p. 470, #19 p. 470, #22 p. 471 Practice TC 1 skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #1 p. 54, #3 p. 54, #5 p. 55, #1 p. 60, #3 p. 60, #1 p. 68, #2 p. 68, #5 p. 310, #7 p. 311, #9 p. 312, #10 p. 313, #11 p. 313, #12 p. Official Guide 313, #14 p. 314, #16 p. 314, #18 p. 315, #19 p. 315, #20 p. 315, #24 p. 317, #17 p. 325, #19 p. 325, #23 p. 328, #24 p. 328, #1 p. 437 Prepare for Session 5 Learn Triangles & Circles concepts & skills problems in Chapters 3 and 5. Geometry GRE Strategy Guide, pp Important Learn other Geometry concepts & skills problems in Chapters 2, 6, and 7. Geometry GRE Strategy Guide, pp , Learn Sentence Equivalence concepts problems in Chapter 3 through only the Easy Drill Set. Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Geometry skills Do Drill Sets 1-4 in Chapter 8 (oddnumbered problems only). Geometry GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice TC skills problems in Chapter 2 through only the Easy Drill Set. Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide, pp

14 Optional Learn additional Geometry concepts & skills problems in Chapters 4 and 9. Geometry GRE Strategy Guide, pp , Practice QC game plan Read Chapters 3-4 and do oddnumbered problems. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp

15 Manhattan Prep Session 5 Start of Session 5 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 5 Topics Intro: Power of Forgetting Geometry Non-QC 3 SE Vocab: Spaced Repetition End of Session 5 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 15

16 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 5 & 6 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Build vocab Memorize Week 5 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 5 Practice Geometry skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 111, #2 p. 146, #3 p. 151, #11 p. 153, #1 p. 155, #6 p. 156, #11 p. 158, #4 p. 330, #14 p. 333, #21 p. 335, #23 p. 336, Official Guide #2 p. 338, #6 p. 339, #16 p. 342, #19 p. 343, #23 p. 344, #25 p. 344, #11 p. 460, #1 p. 465, #10 p. 467, #16 p. 469, #23 p. 471 Practice SE skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #2 p. 54, #6 p. 55, #7 p. 55, #2 p. 60, #6 p. 62, #7 p. 62, #8 p. 62, #3 p. 68, #7 p. 70, #8 p. 70, #6 p. 310, #1 p. 318, #4 p. 319, Official Guide #14 p. 324, #15 p. 324, #16 p. 325, #3 p. 437, #9 p. 439, #10 p. 439, #15 p. 441, #19 p. 442, #22 p. 454, #23 p. 454, #24 p. 455 Prepare for Session 6 Learn Statistics concepts and skills problems in Chapter 5. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice Statistics skills Do Drill Set 3 #6-10 in Chapter 9. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, p. 164 Important Learn Essays concepts and skills Do GRE Essay Interact, as much or as little as you need. Student Center Optional Practice RC skills Do Questions 1-7 in Chapter 5. 5-lb Book of GRE Practice Problems, pp Practice QC game plan problems in Chapter 5. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp

17 Manhattan Prep Session 6 Start of Session 6 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 6 Topics Intro: Associations Word Problems 1 (Statistics) TC 2 Vocab: Improving Memory End of Session 6 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 17

18 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 6 & 7 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Rehearse under exam conditions Complete Online Practice Exam #2. Do the essays. Student Center (see Welcome Guide) Know where you are Review the practice exam and assess strengths and weaknesses. Student Center (see Welcome Guide) Build vocab Memorize Week 6 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 6 Practice Statistics skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #3 p. 122, #7 p. 147, #8 p. 147, #13 p. 149, #2 p. 150, #7 p. 152, #9 p. 152, #13 p. 154, #2 p. 155, #4 p. 156, #9 p. 157, #14 p. 159, #15 p. 160, #4 p. 162, #5 p. Official Guide 163, #7 p. 163, #20 p. 335, #9 p. 339, #11 p. 340, #14 p. 341, #5 p. 458, #9 p. 459, #12 p. 460, #17 p. 461, #18 p. 462, #12 p. 468 Practice TC 2 skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 54, #8 p. 55, #4 p. 61, #5 p. 61, #5 p. 69, #8 p. 311, #2 p. 318, #10 p. 322, #20 p. 326, #2 p. 437, #4 p. 437, #6 p. 438, #16 p. 441, #22 p. 444, #23 p. 444, #24 p. 445, #25 p. 445, #2 p. 446, #3 p. 446, #6 p. 447, #9 p. 449, #10 p. 449, #11 p. 449, #12 p. 450, #15 p. 451, #17 p. 451 Official Guide Prepare for Session 7 Learn Ratios, Rates, and Probability concepts and skills problems in Chapters 3, 4, and 7. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp , Important Learn Combinatorics concepts and skills problems in Chapter 6. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp Optional Review Essay directions and examples Read Chapter 2. Official Guide, pp Practice Essay skills problems in Chapter 10. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp

19 Learn Idiom concepts problems in Chapter 5. Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide, pp

20 Manhattan Prep Session 7 Start of Session 7 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 7 Topics Intro: Growth Mindset Word Problems 2 RC Arguments End of Session 7 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 20

21 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 6 & 7 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Build vocab Memorize Week 7 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 7 Practice Statistics skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #5 p. 126, #10 p. 148, #11 p. 148, #12 p. 149, #1 p. 150, #10 p. 152, #5 p. 156, #7 p. 157, #1 p. 161, #3 p. 162, #6 p. 163, #2 p. 330, #3 p. 330, #6 p. 331, #10 p. 332, #11 p. 332, #13 p. 333, #16 p. 333, Official Guide #1 p. 338, #3 p. 338, #13 p. 341, #17 p. 342, #18 p. 343, #20 p. 343, #24 p. 344, #14 p. 460, #15 p. 461, #19 p. 462, #20 p. 462, #23 p. 463, #9 p. 467 Practice TC 2 skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #1 p. 56, #3 p. 64, #6 p. 69, #2 p. 71, #4 p. 310, #13 p. 313, #23 p. 316, #25 p. 317, #3 p. 318, #22 p. 327, #7 p. 438, #8 p. 438, Official Guide #1 p. 446, #4 p. 446, #8 p. 447, #16 p. 451, #18 p. 451, #21 p. 453, #25 p. 455 Important Rehearse DI skills problems in Chapter 8. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice RC Argument skills Read and do all problems in Chapter 9. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp Optional Learn Overlapping Sets concepts Read part of Chapter 8 and do problems #5 and #9. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp Learn Consecutive Integer concepts problems in Chapter 7. Number Properties GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice RC Argument skills Do Questions 1-7 in Chapter 6. 5-lb Book of GRE Practice Problems, pp Practice general Word Problem skills problems in Chapter 10. Word Problems GRE Strategy Guide, pp

22 Manhattan Prep Session 8 Start of Session 8 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 8 Topics Intro: Manage Yourself Quant Odds & Ends Tough TC/SE End of Session 8 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. 22

23 Manhattan Prep Assignments Between Sessions 7 & 8 In order to Do This Where Notes Essential Rehearse under exam conditions Complete Online Practice Exam #3. Do the essays. Student Center (see Welcome Guide) Know where you are Review the practice exam and assess strengths and weaknesses. Student Center (see Welcome Guide) Build vocab Memorize Week 8 Vocab List. Vocab Lists (download from Student Center) Consolidate Session 8 Practice miscellaneous Quant skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #6 p. 147, #14 p. 149, #5 p. 151, #12 p. 153, #10 p. 158, #12 p. 158, #13 p. 159, #1 p. 330, #9 p. 331, #12 p. 332, #24 p. 336, #25 p. 336, #5 p. 339, #12 p. Official Guide 341, #4 p. 457, #6 p. 458, #7 p. 458, #10 p. 459, #24 p. 463, #25 p. 463, #4 p. 465, #8 p. 466, #11 p. 468, #18 p. 470, #20 p. 471, #21 p. 471, #25 p. 472 Practice tough TC/SE skills, with callbacks to earlier topics Do/redo OG problems: #4 p. 69, #9 p. 70, #1 p. 71, #3 p. 72, #4 p. 72, #1 p. 309, #2 p. 309, #3 p. 309, #15 p. 314, #17 p. 314, #21 p. 316, #22 p. 316, Official Guide #7 p. 321, #11 p. 323, #12 p. 323, #13 p. 323, #18 p. 325, #5 p. 438, #17 p. 442, #18 p. 442, #20 p. 443, #21 p. 443, #5 p. 447, #7 p. 447 Important Rehearse DI skills Do questions 1-12 in Chapter lb Book of GRE Practice Problems, pp Practice TC & SE skills Do Medium and Hard TC Drills and Medium and Hard SE Drills Text Completion & Sentence Equivalence GRE Strategy Guide, pp , Practice RC skills Read and do problems in Chapter 8. Reading Comprehension & Essays GRE Strategy Guide, pp

24 Optional Practice QC strategies problems in Chapter 7. Quantitative Comparisons & Data Interpretation GRE Strategy Guide, pp Practice DI skills Read and do exercises in Data Analysis (Section 4) of Chapter 7, Math Review Official Guide, pp

25 Manhattan Prep Session 9 Start of Session 9 How did you do against your goals this past week? What did you get out of the assignments? (Particular skills, new realizations, etc.) What do you want out of class today? Session 9 Topics Intro: Positive Psychology Preparing to Face the GRE 1 & 2 Timed Practice Sets End of Session 9 What did you get out of class today? List personal takeaways (strategies, reminders, specific questions, principles, facts) This week, how many hours can you give to GRE prep? On which days? Be specific. How will you continue to prepare for the GRE? 25

Math 121 Fundamentals of Mathematics I

I. Course Description: Math 121 Fundamentals of Mathematics I Math 121 is a general course in the fundamentals of mathematics. It includes a study of concepts of numbers and fundamental operations with