Hello implex,
I agree with u, tat CAT tests ur basic understanding of the concepts(the class 8-10 stuff), and mind u tat these "class 8-10 stuff" questions is wat makes u sweat in the exam hall.
As far as using wiki is concerned they give a general view(and often a lot of unrelated information) which often confuses the reader, here is where a book comes in handy cos these books are written taking CAT into perspective, so they don't bog u down with information.

is there a need for a book of quant ??
its all class8-10 stuff people
just use common sense and some basic formuales
and use wikipedia for those formula .. its better

arsumit Says

I am not in touch with maths since long time, can you please tell me that arun sharma book will be gud for explaining all the concepts relating quant. or i should go with arihant quant. pls guide me.

If you want to get your basics clear, What I would suggest is 8th, 9th, 10th books. I bought CBSE BOOKS. However, I found they were not really good.
They didn't more of Airthmeatic. Personally, it was not of much help.

I have done my schooling for ICSE board and was not really satisfied with the content of the books, I got ICSE books of 8th, 9th and 10th- Trust me guys, for those who wants to get their basics right really great. These are really gud books. You must go throuth, though they are difficult to get in delhi, however you can get them in Nai Sarak or Phargang. As they are published for here....
For Quants which would be a better book: TMG(Tata mack grill) or Arun Sharma?

dooms bhai i wuld suggest u to subscribe the di Q a day

and practice from any material u got at hand

it helps a lot:)

Can anybody suggest a good book for DI/LR for CAT?
And we terribly miss a DI/LR thread for cat2007 in Pg..

can you suggest some other books.......
which one is better amongst Arun Sharma and Abhijit Guha?:neutral:

aspire9 Says

which LODs to go for in Arun Sharma ...if you are a beginner?:satisfie:

The0ne Says

good book....with innovative methods

aspire9 Says

Can anyone tell the dependability of Arun Sharma for quants?:neutral:

Hi,

Its absolutly crap to go thru all these books to crack quant in CAT or any exam.
These are good for guys who want to specialize in a particular topic or branch in mathematics.
All you need for CAT or any MBA entrance exam is 10 std mathematics or at the max 12 std maths.IT takes patiencs and hard work to get the basics correct and apply them to the problems

Hope this helps

Sanil

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Dear PMS/Mahip.

Let me introduce myself, I am an FMS graduate and been in industry for while, and head E-business in a MNC firm. I like follow up on quantitative as I teach the subject for fun, but not been able to do since 1-2 years due to my busy schedule. But I must congratulate the creaters and moderators of this forum, fantastic work!!

In my opinion, looking at CAT paper of 2006 and the opinion of people who make the CAT paper( I have personally interacted with a gentleman who contributed to 2003 CAT), The test is of problem solving not mathematics, the two things are similar but not the same, you can learn to solve a maths problem but problem solving skills in not about memoery of formula, it is sharpness of application! I think the books suggested are not bad but may not serve well and may put lot of aspirants in a long loop. I think basics need be very clear and post that lot of applications in the right manner. but again this is my opinion!! my best of luck to XLRI/FMS aspirants.

Another request to Mahip, I dont think PMS intention was to place advertisement, I think good books and materials should be encouraged. But at the same time to keep the forum clean, control is essential. No offence meant!! you guys are doing a great job

Enjoy life

San