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For questions relevant to the general or subject-specific Graduate Record Examination, abbreviated GRE.

For questions relevant to the general Graduate Record Examination, abbreviated GRE or subject-specific GRE

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GRE Subject Test - Past Papers, Books, Advice

This is not for the Maths part of the General GRE. This is for the GRE Subject Test in Maths. Feel free to add or comment. How do I know the definition of rings or of anything on the GRE given that definitions can vary? What does the subject GRE…
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Books to study for Math GRE, self-study, have some time.

I just graduated from a regional university in the US with a minor in mathematics. There is a masters program overseas, for economics, that I want to attend but they require applicants to take the Math subject GRE. I have never had a formal…
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Is a good GRE score enough for a non-math graduate to be accepted in a decent pure mathematics graduate program?

I have a computer engineering degree , and i have studied several mathematics courses like single variable and multiples variables calculus , complex variables , probability , numerical analysis ... etc I fell in love with mathematics after…
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recommending books for GRE math subject test

I wonder if anyone could recommend some books (other than Princeton Review) to prepare for the GRE math subject exam. I've heard that the REA books have lots of typos, though it has 6 practice exams. So I am really looking for the books with some…
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Counting numbers in a sequence - explain "Add $1$ before you're done" rule (fencepost error)

I'm studying for the GRE, and my study book uses a rule that it never justifies for counting numbers in a sequence: "Add $1$ before you're done." For example, how many multiples of $3$ are between $250$ and $350$? My study book says: $$ 348 - 252 =…
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GRE Math Subject Test

I am studying for GRE Math. I am looking for specific tips. What types of questions usually come up? Does anyone know any tricks (e.g. integration tricks) that might be helpful? Which theorems are absolutely essential? Apparently, most of the test…
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Explicitly finding the sum of $\arctan(1/(n^2+n+1))$

This is from a GRE prep book, so I know the solution and process but I thought it was an interesting question: Explicitly evaluate $$\sum_{n=1}^{m}\arctan\left({\frac{1}{{n^2+n+1}}}\right).$$
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Math Subject GRE 1268 Question 55

If $a$ and $b$ are positive numbers, what is the value of $\displaystyle \int_0^\infty \frac{e^{ax}-e^{bx}}{(1+e^{ax})(1+e^{bx})}dx$. A: $0$ B: $1$ C: $a-b$ D: $(a-b)\log 2$ E: $\frac{a-b}{ab}\log 2$ I really don't see how to start this one, I'm…
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What is the greatest integer that divides $p^4-1$ for every prime number $p$ greater than $5$?

What is the greatest integer that divides $p^4-1$ for every prime number $p > 5$? This was on a practice math GRE so it's probably really easy.
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About $I(a,b)=\int_{a}^{b}\sqrt{1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4}\text{ d}x$

The following is an MCQ question, one should answer it without a calculator, $\color{red}{\text{within $3$ minutes}}$. $\text{Consider the expression}$ $$I(a,b)=\int_{a}^{b}\sqrt{1+x+x^2+x^3+x^4}\text{ d}x.$$ $\text{Which of the following is…
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Is there a mistake in a GRE preparation book?

Preface: I am preparing for the GRE Math subject test, and one of the books that I use is this one by Charles Rambo. I have currently been solving through the “Linear Algebra #1” section of the book, and there is one problem that I think has an…
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Are there 3 or 4 quartiles? 99 or 100 percentiles?

So I understand that a quartile is a quantile where the data is divided into four groups. 1 2 3 ---|---|---|--- And 1, 2, and 3 are the quartiles. The second quartile is the median, etc. But while studying for the GRE, I read this as part of…
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GRE linear algebra question

The following is a question from the sample GRE Mathematics Subject Test found on the ETS website: Let $M$ be a $5\times 5$ real matrix. Exactly four of the following five conditions on $M$ are equivalent to each other. Which of the five conditions…
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Interesting GRE problem

I found this in a practice GRE problem. I thought I would have a crack at it after being spoiled by the answer At how many points in the xy-plane do the graphs of $y = x^{12}$ and $y = 2^x$ intersect? So I thought about doing something what most…
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Which of the following sets of matrices are dense in the set of square $n \times n$ square matrices over $\mathbb{C}$?

Practicing for the GRE I found this question and I was wondering if anyone had any general tips to approach this type of questions or any literature I could review to approach them. Which of the following sets are dense in the set of square $n…
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