GMAT Focus Edition course

Contenido del curso

1. Unidad 1

   Getting started

   How the GMAT Exam is put together: three 45-minute sections, adaptive question selection, the Review & Edit rule and the score scales, with a pacing plan you can use in every practice set.

   1. 1.How the GMAT works: format, adaptivity, review and pacingThe three 45-minute sections, question-by-question adaptivity, the three-change Review & Edit rule, and a pacing plan built from the timings.20 min

2. Unidad 2

   Quantitative Reasoning: arithmetic

   GMAT Quantitative Reasoning is 21 problem-solving questions in 45 minutes, without a calculator, measuring arithmetic and algebra. This unit covers the arithmetic: number properties, fractions, decimals and percents, ratios and mixtures, rates and work, and the statistics the section uses, each taught with the hand methods that keep you inside the time.

   1. 2.Number properties: primes, divisibility, remainders and parityUse prime factorisation, divisibility rules, remainders and odd-even rules to settle integer questions in a line instead of a page of arithmetic.20 min
   2. 3.Fractions, decimals and percents without a calculatorSwitch between fractions, decimals and percents, compare fractions fast, handle decimals by hand and chain percent changes correctly.20 min
   3. 4.Ratios and mixturesWrite ratios as parts, link ratios through a common term, follow a ratio as quantities change, and solve mixtures with the balance method.20 min
   4. 5.Rates, work and travelUse distance equals rate times time, average speeds correctly, relative speed for meetings and chases, and add work rates rather than times.22 min
   5. 6.Statistics for Quant: averages, medians and spreadWork with sums instead of averages, find medians, handle weighted and evenly spaced sets, and judge standard deviation without computing it.20 min

3. Unidad 3

   Quantitative Reasoning: algebra

   GMAT Quantitative Reasoning is 21 problem-solving questions in 45 minutes, without a calculator, measuring arithmetic and algebra. This unit covers the algebra: linear equations and systems, quadratics and exponents, inequalities and absolute value, functions, sequences and defined operations, and how to use estimation and the answer choices to save time.

   1. 7.Linear equations and systemsSolve one- and two-variable linear equations by hand, combine equations to reach the asked quantity directly, and spot systems with no unique solution.20 min
   2. 8.Quadratics and exponentsFactorise quadratics, use the three special products, and apply the exponent rules to solve equations with powers quickly and without a calculator.22 min
   3. 9.Inequalities and absolute valueSolve linear inequalities without losing the direction, read absolute value as distance, and find the range of a sum, difference or product.22 min
   4. 10.Functions, sequences and custom operationsEvaluate and compose functions, apply operations defined in the question, and work with arithmetic, geometric and recursive sequences.22 min
   5. 11.Estimation and working from the answer choicesEstimate by hand to the precision the choices need, back-solve from numeric choices, and pick numbers when the choices are expressions.20 min

4. Unidad 4

   Quantitative Reasoning: word problems

   GMAT Quantitative Reasoning questions are problem solving in arithmetic and algebra, often set in an everyday situation. This unit covers four kinds of word problem that reward a method more than arithmetic: overlapping sets, counting, probability, and interest and growth, all worked by hand since the section allows no calculator.

   1. 12.Overlapping sets: Venn diagrams and double-matrix tablesCount groups that overlap with the two-set formula, a double-matrix table or the three-set formula, and find the largest and smallest overlap.20 min
   2. 13.Counting: arrangements, selections and restrictionsCount with the multiplication principle, permutations and combinations, identical items and restrictions, and know which tool each question needs.22 min
   3. 14.Probability: counting, complements and combined eventsFind probabilities by counting, use the complement for "at least one", multiply for "and", add for "or", and draw without replacement correctly.22 min
   4. 15.Interest and growth: simple, compound and repeated changeTell simple from compound interest, compute compound growth by hand, compare compounding periods and work growth and decay backwards.20 min

5. Unidad 5

   Verbal Reasoning: Critical Reasoning

   GMAT Verbal Reasoning mixes Reading Comprehension with Critical Reasoning: short arguments followed by a question about how they work. This unit starts with taking an argument apart, then covers each common question type in turn: assumption, strengthen, weaken, evaluate, flaw, plan and discrepancy, and inference.

   1. 16.Argument anatomy: conclusion, premises and the gap between themTake any Critical Reasoning argument apart into conclusion, premises, background and counterpoint, and find the gap that most questions ask about.20 min
   2. 17.Assumption questions: the unstated premise and the negation testFind the unstated premise an argument cannot do without, and use the negation test to confirm it and reject options that are merely helpful.22 min
   3. 18.Strengthen questions: closing the gapStrengthen an argument by narrowing the gap between premises and conclusion: rule out other causes, show the sample fits, or confirm the mechanism.20 min
   4. 19.Weaken questions: widening the gapWeaken an argument by attacking the link, not the facts: rival causes, reversed causation, unrepresentative samples and plans that backfire.20 min
   5. 20.Evaluate the argument: the question whose answer mattersFind the piece of information that would decide whether an argument holds, using the two-answer test to reject questions whose answers change nothing.18 min
   6. 21.Flaw questions: naming the error in the reasoningRecognise the reasoning errors that recur in Critical Reasoning and pick the option that describes what this argument actually does wrong.22 min
   7. 22.Plan and discrepancy questions: will it work, and how can both be true?Judge whether a plan will reach its goal, and explain an apparent paradox by finding the fact that lets both surprising statements be true.22 min
   8. 23.Inference questions: what must be trueDraw only what the statements guarantee: combine facts, respect quantifiers and percentages, and reject answers that go one step too far.20 min

6. Unidad 6

   Reading Comprehension

   Reading Comprehension shares the 45-minute Verbal Reasoning section with Critical Reasoning. These lessons build one method for every passage: map the structure, then answer main-idea, inference, application, detail and tone questions from the map and the text.

   1. 24.Mapping a passage: read for structure, not for detailRead a GMAT passage once for its structure, separate the author from the views reported, and keep a one-line map per paragraph.22 min
   2. 25.Main idea, primary purpose and the role of a paragraphAnswer main-idea, primary-purpose and function questions by predicting from your map and testing each choice for scope and verb.22 min
   3. 26.Inference and application questionsPick the inference the passage forces, not the one it merely allows, and apply a passage's idea to a new case by matching its structure.24 min
   4. 27.Detail, tone and style questionsAnswer "according to the passage" questions by going back to the line, and read an author's tone from the words that judge.20 min

7. Unidad 7

   Data Insights: data sufficiency

   Data Sufficiency is one of the question types in GMAT Data Insights, the section of 20 questions in 45 minutes with an on-screen calculator. Instead of asking for an answer, each question asks whether two statements give enough information to find one. This unit teaches the five fixed answers and a routine for applying them, yes/no questions, and the reasoning traps that cost the most.

   1. 28.Data sufficiency: how the question worksLearn what a data sufficiency question asks, the five fixed answers, and a step-by-step routine that tests each statement alone before combining them.22 min
   2. 29.Data sufficiency: yes/no questionsSettle yes/no data sufficiency questions by testing well-chosen numbers, rephrasing the stem, and remembering that a certain "no" is sufficient too.22 min
   3. 30.Data sufficiency trapsAvoid the data sufficiency errors that cost the most: leaking one statement into the other, unstated assumptions, hidden integer limits and ranges.22 min

8. Unidad 8

   Data Insights

   GMAT Data Insights is 20 questions in 45 minutes, with an on-screen calculator, across five question types: Data Sufficiency, Multi-Source Reasoning, Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation and Two-Part Analysis. This unit teaches the four types beyond Data Sufficiency, each with original tables, graphs described in words and worked examples, and ends with when to use the calculator and how to pace the section.

   1. 31.Table Analysis: reading a data table for exactly what is askedRead a spreadsheet-style table column by column, test each statement against the right figures, and keep rates, counts and averages apart.20 min
   2. 32.Graphics Interpretation: line graphs, bar and pie charts, scatter plots and curvesRead the axes, scale and legend first, then turn a graph into the few numbers a question needs: changes, shares, gaps from a trend line, areas.22 min
   3. 33.Two-Part Analysis: two linked answers from one problemSpot whether the two parts are linked, solve the tighter part first, and check every selection against both conditions before you commit.20 min
   4. 34.Multi-Source Reasoning: combining rules, tables and updatesMap what each source contributes, apply a rule from one source to figures in another, and spot updates, conflicts and questions the sources cannot answer.24 min
   5. 35.Data Insights: when to use the calculator, and how to pace 20 questionsDecide when the on-screen calculator helps and when estimating is faster, catch keying slips, and pace 20 questions in 45 minutes with checkpoints.16 min