The Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for MBA Entrance Examinations

0.0

For students appearing for the Common Admission Test (CAT); the Management Aptitude Test (MAT); the Xavier Admission Test (XAT); the AIMS Test for Management Admission (ATMA); the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET); the Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT); the FMS and other state-level joint entrance tests. The section on quantitative aptitude occupies a very important place in any business-school entrance examination as it covers the most number of questions and, hence, the maximum number of marks. Comprising forty-one chapters spread over six parts, this book is designed to cater specifically to the needs of candidates appearing for MBA entrance examinations. Each chapter contains concise definitions and explanations of fundamental principles that are further augmented by illustrative examples to enable students to recall the subject matter before attempting to answer the questions. Features A curtain-raiser on various MBA entrance examinations as a guide for students More than 5,000 solved problems to help develop problem-solving skills Numerous short-cut methods covering each and every kind of question asked in competitive exams, each method being explained with the help of illustrative examples Model test papers based on different MBA entrance examinations Practice exercises for self-assessment covering all the topics in each chapter A large number of problems from competitive exams, along with their explanatory answers, in every chapter About The Author Dinesh Khattar M.Sc, Ph.D, has impeccable academic credentials to his credit. He topped both BSc and MSc examinations of University of Delhi and is a gold medalist. He has been teaching Mathematics to undergraduate classes at Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, for the past 14 years. He is also teaching postgraduate students at Faculty of Mathematics, University of Delhi. Table Of Contents Part I Arithmetic 1 Numbers  2 H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Numbers  3 Square Root and Cube Root  4 Simplification  5 Percentage  6 Average  7 Ratio and Proportion  8 Partnership  9 Profit and Loss  10 Time and Work, Work and Wages  11 Pipes and Cisterns  12 Time and Distance  13 Boats and Streams  14 Races and Games of Skill  15 Alligation or Mixture  16 Problems on Ages 17 Simple Interest  18 Compound Interest  19 Logarithms  20 Stocks, Shares and Debentures 21 Discount (True and Banker's)  22 Binary Number System  23 Series  24 Clocks and Calendar Part II Algebra 25 Polynomials  26 H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Polynomials  27 Linear Equations  28 Quadratic Equations  29 Progressions  30 Set Theory  31 Permutations and Combinations  32 Probability Part III Mensuration 33 Mensuration I: Area and Perimeter  34 Mensuration II: Volume and Surface Area Part IV Trigonometry 35 Trigonometric Ratios  36 Heights and Distances Part V Geometry 37 Plane Geometry  38 Coordinate Geometry Part VI Miscellany 39 Data Interpretation  40 Data Sufficiency  41 Miscellaneous Topics Appendix: Vedic Mathematics