Barron's Geometry

Cal Newport

How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

Looking to jumpstart your GPA? Most college students believe that straight A's can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don't study harder--they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master. You will learn how to: - Streamline and maximize your study time - Conquer procrastination - Absorb the material quickly and effectively - Know which reading assignments are critical--and which are not - Target the paper topics that wow professors - Provide A+ answers on exams - Write stellar prose without the agony A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students--with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class. ...

Unrein Judy, Zahler Kathy, Judy Unrein

McGraw-Hill's Conquering the New GRE Verbal and Writing

Be ready for the verbal and writing sections of the GRE General Test--scheduled to be revised in August 2011 McGraw-Hill's Conquering GRE Verbal and Writing offers you intensive review for every kind of verbal question on the GRE, a well as in-depth essay-writing guidance for the Analytical Writing section. It is packed with examples, drills, and two complete sample GRE Verbal sections for practice. Also included is a comprehensive GRE vocabulary review, along with tips and strategies for sharpening reading skills. Features: A complete review of GRE vocabulary Sample GRE verbal and analytical writing questions to build your test-taking confidence The knowledge of GRE experts and textbook writers who have written or revised several major test-prep guides Topics include: The GRE Verbal Reasoning Section; How Verbal Reasoning Is Scored; Action Plans; Vocabulary; Reading Comprehension; Sentence Structure Skills; GRE Verbal and Writing Question Formats; GRE Analogies; GRE Antonyms; GRE Sentence Completions; GRE Reading Comprehension; GRE Text Completions; The GRE Analytical Writing Assessment; GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Tests; GRE Verbal Practice Test 1; GRE Verbal Practice Test ...

Hugh M. Miller, Dale Cockell

HarperCollins College Outline History of Western Music

Prof. Hugh Miller's History of Music was first published in 1947, and quickly became a reference for students of music history worldwide. This thorough revision incorporates new knowledge on music, an updated 20th century section, and a brand new section about vernacular music. The book offers characteristics of form and style of multiple types of music from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque period, the classical era, the romantic era, the 20th century, and popular music. Prepared for students by renowned professors and noted experts, here are the most extensive and proven study aids available, covering all the major areas of study in college curriculums. Each guide features: up-to-date scholarship; an easy-to-follow narrative outline form; specially designed and formatted pages; and much more.