Fall 2007 : MATH495 (section 1) GRE Preparation
General information
Structure of the course
This course is designed to help you study for the mathematics GRE subject test by emphasizing problem-solving rather than theory. It will be assumed that you've taken the necessary courses to have a solid background in calculus and algebra, and we will focus on applying those ideas to solving problems.
The course will be conducted fairly informally. Usually some problems will be assigned for homework and then we will discuss the solutions in the following class. Some classes will be spent surveying relevant theory and seeing how it applies to specific problems, but obviously we don't have enough time to review all of college calculus (for instance) in any detail. There will be several in-class tests, designed to give you further practice at working through problems in GRE conditions.
Bearing in mind that the amount of effort you put into this class will be reflected in your result on the GRE test, I have decided to grade this class as pass/fail. Thus the homework and in-class tests are not really for evaluative purposes, but the benefit you get from them should be proportional to the effort you make.
Textbook
There is no textbook for this course but you may find Cracking the GRE Math Test helpful. Similar books are available from Amazon.
Information about the GRE
You should double-check the following information: The mathematics GRE subject test can be taken on October 6th or November 3rd; the corresponding registration deadlines are August 31st and September 28th. The number for the CSU test centre is 7557. It pays to register early as the test centre may fill up (in which case you could take the test in Longmont 1220, Denver 7735, or Boulder 7559 instead). Further information can be found at the GRE webpage, where you can register online.
Class announcements
Mon, Aug 20: Please spend 170 minutes (which could be broken into several sessions if needed) to attempt the GRE test which can be found in this online practice booklet. We will be going over the solutions in class this week.
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