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Does your graduate department require or recommendthat graduate applicants take the Mathematics Testoffered by the G raduate R ecord E xaminations ® Program?

This Subject Test can be very useful in distinguishing among candidates whosecredentials are otherwise similar. The test measures undergraduate achievementand provides a common yardstick for comparing the qualications ofstudents from a variety of colleges and universities with different standards.

Consider these factors:

Predictive validitySubject Test scores are a valid predictor of graduate school performance,as conrmed by a meta-analysis performed by independent researcherswho analyzed over 1,700 studies containing validity data for GRE tests.* Thisstudy showed that GRE Subject Tests are reliable predictors of a range ofoutcome measures, including rst-year graduate grade-point average,cumulative graduate grade-point average, comprehensive examination scores,publication citation counts, and faculty ratings. For more information aboutthe predictive validity of the GRE tests, visit www.ets.org/gre/validity .

Content that reects today’s curriculaThe test consists of approximately 66 multiple-choice questions, drawn fromcourses commonly offered at the undergraduate level. A brief summary of testtopics can be found on the back of this sheet. Additional information about thetest and a full-length practice test are provided FREE with test registration andcan be downloaded at www.ets.org/gre/subject/prepare .

Developed by leading educators in the eldThe content and scope of each edition of the test are specied and reviewedby a distinguished team of undergraduate and graduate faculty representingcolleges and universities across the country.

*Source: “A comprehensive meta-analysis of the predictive validity of the Graduate Record Examinations ®: Implications forgraduate student selection and performance.” Kuncel, Nathan R.; Hezlett, Sarah A.; Ones, Deniz S., Psychological Bulletin,January 2001, Vol. 127(1), 162-181.

The GRE ® Mathematics Test

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The test consists of approximately66 multiple-choice questions, drawnfrom courses commonly offered at theundergraduate level. Approximately50 percent of the questions involvecalculus and its applications—subject

matter that can be assumed to be commonto the backgrounds of almost all mathematicsmajors. About 25 percent of the questionsin the test are in elementary algebra, linearalgebra, abstract algebra, and number theory.The remaining questions deal with otherareas of mathematics currently studied byundergraduates in many institutions.

The following content descriptions mayassist students in preparing for the test. Thepercentages given are estimates; actualpercentages will vary somewhat from oneedition of the test to another.

CALCULUS (50%)

Material learned in the usual sequence ofelementary calculus courses—differentialand integral calculus of one and of severalvariables—including calculus-basedapplications and connections with coordinategeometry, trigonometry, differential equations,and other branches of mathematics

ALGEBRA (25%)

Elementary algebra: basic algebraic techniquesand manipulations acquired in high schooland used throughout mathematics

Linear algebra: matrix algebra, systems oflinear equations, vector spaces, lineartransformations, characteristic polynomials,eigenvalues and eigenvectors

Abstract algebra and number theory:elementary topics from group theory, thetheory of rings and modules, eld theory,and number theory

Who developsthe GRE

Mathematics Test?

Individuals who serve or haverecently served on the Committee

of Examiners are faculty membersfrom the following institutions:

California State University–Fullerton

City College of CUNY

Georgia Institute of Technology

Morehouse College

Morgan State University

Pennsylvania State

UniversityTexas A&M University

University of California,San Diego

University of Iowa

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

University of Washington

Wake Forest University

Wesleyan University

Committee members are selectedwith the advice of the Mathemati-cal Association of America and the

American Mathematical Society.

Test questions are written bycommittee members and byother subject-matter specialistsfrom colleges and universitiesacross the country.

Test Content

ADDITIONAL TOPICS (25%)

Introductory real analysis: sequences andseries of numbers and functions, conti-nuity, differentiability and integrability,elementary topology of ℝ and ℝ

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Discrete mathematics: logic, set theory,combinatorics, graph theory, andalgorithms

Other topics: general topology, geometry,complex variables, probability and statis-tics, and numerical analysis

The above descriptions of topics coveredin the test should not be consideredexhaustive; it is necessary to understandmany other related concepts. Prospectivetest takers should be aware that questions

requiring no more than a good precalcu-lus background may be quite challenging;such questions can be among the mostdifcult questions on the test. In general,the questions are intended not only to testrecall of information, but also to assess thetest taker’s understanding of fundamentalconcepts and the ability to apply thoseconcepts in various situations.

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