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| Critical, but hopefully objective review.There are several conceivable uses of this StudyGuide: for initial familiarization of basic materials (that often is not covered in standard undergraduate curriculum), for subsequent in-depth study, and for practicing on the model tests / questions included. Writing a book that concisely yet succinctly covers every aspect of undergraduate curriculum in chemistry is a behemoth task, and it deserves credit for bringing up most of the material I've encountered in either other model tests, or the actual GRE I've taken. I estimate the coverage of the material on my actual exam be about 90%. I would not recommend anyone to rely solely on this for in-depth studying. As mentioned by a large number of reviewers, the guide is in much want of care and quality. I wonder if there has been any reviewer who have gone through the book before publishing. To cite an example, I refer you the Physical Chemistry practical questions #20 (pp. 277). The question implicitly requires examination and interpretation of a graph; however, the graph is nowhere to be found with the question; in fact, it is located with the *answers* on page 281. There are 4 pieces of possible facts that constitute the answer - I, II, III, V (not a typo on my part). The answers are [A. I and II] [B. II and IV] [C. II and III] [D. II and IV] [E. I and IV] - again, not a typo on my part for B and D to be identical. 3 critical errors in one single question is perhaps abit too much. Beyond the careless in proof-reading & preparation (like the multitude of five-bonded carbons), some of the material is outright *wrong*. To cite an example, on page 314, Median is defined as 'the value that appears the most frequently in the group' - this is the definition for Mode (median is the value in the middle of the series of number). These seriously hamper the use of the StudyGuide as a study guide - afterall, in case of doubt, one is never sure whether to trust the book or not! The model test is of appreciably better quality. My suspicion is that it's cropped directly from ETS materials (since some questions recurred from other guides) so there is not much to comment upon. My advice is to get an old edition of this book and treat it as a half-rotten treasure map. Yes, there's an X and some landmark that could be worth looking at - but to trust it wholehearted, and expect it to actually lead you to the treasure is something I'd do only as last measure. JKWC.
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