Knewton

Knewton If you could do anything to positively impact the
world, what would you do?

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Knewton

Knewton Check out this great slide show from BusinessWeek of the 31 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer winners.

Tech Pioneers of 2011: Individualized Education - BusinessWeek
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Meet 31 innovative startups selected by the World Economic Forum for their potential impact on technology, health, the environment, and human welfare
15 hours ago · Comment ·
Matthew Flores

Matthew Flores Congrats! Just a reminder that we were Facebook friends BEFORE you got famous so I'll still be expecting invites to all the "hip" Knewton parties... PS Carnegie Mellon MBA is A-a-awesome! My classmates are geniuses and I would have def. never gotten in w/out your brilliance....essssspecially considering Jose F. was the... first to suggest applying to CMU - so thanks again.
Love+Snuggles,
Matt F.

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Wednesday at 8:31pm · Comment · · Flag
    • Jose Ferreira that's a great B-school Matt, and an especially good fit for you based on your interest in tech/entrepreneurship. Keep me posted on how it's going!
      Thursday at 10:00am ·
Knewton

Knewton Our founder and CEO Jose Ferreira on CNBC's Closing Bell with foursquare and SecondMarket co-founders, talking about being selected as a Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Wednesday at 3:04pm · Comment ·
Knewton

Knewton Check out what Mayor Bloomberg has to say about 3 NYC startups being selected as Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum in Davos: Knewton, foursquare , and SecondMarket

Foursquare, Knewton, and SecondMarket Among World Economic Forum’s ‘Tech Pioneers’ - WSJ
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg: “Having three New York City-based start-up companies on the World Economic Forum’s 2011 list of Technology Pioneers is a testament to the world-class entrepreneurs launching businesses in New York City today,” Bloomberg said in a statement. “SecondMarket, Knewton, a...
Wednesday at 12:31pm · Comment ·
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    • Knewton
      Hi Vikram,

      I think the best way to understand why we were awarded an innovative technology award, is best described in this video with our CEO, Jose. Take a look, it's short :-)

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR2TTPNfjAE&feature=player_embedd...ed

      Since all our classes are completely online, you can take classes from anywhere in the world! So, if India is your location, you can definitely complete your studying from there. If you're interested in becoming a teacher, take a look at our career page:

      http://www.knewton.com/jobs

      Let us know if you have any other questions, and thanks for being interested in us!       See More
      Wednesday at 2:51pm ·
    • Vikram Gahlot Thanks for the response ! You guys are doing a lot of interesting stuff and as i said before i like the brand ! headed to the careers section now..
      Wednesday at 3:14pm ·
Knewton

Knewton Check out this video of our founder and CEO talking about Knewton's vision for education, on the heels of our 2011 Technology Pioneer selection by the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Technology Pioneer 2011 - Jose Ferreira (Knewton)
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Wednesday at 9:47am · Comment ·
Knewton

Knewton We've been selected as a 2011 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum! Past winners include Google, Facebook, Twitter, PayPal and more. First education company ever! Congrats to fellow NYC winners Foursquare and SecondMarket. See you in Davos! Read more on our blog http://knewt.ly/davos

Forumblog.org - The World Economic Forum Blog: Congratulations to Technology Pioneers 2011!
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The World Economic Forum today announced its new class of Technology Pioneers, comprising 31 of the most innovative technology start-ups from around the world. These companies represent the cutting edge in innovation and are poised to have a critical impact...
Wednesday at 6:28am · Comment ·
Huy Nguyen

Huy Nguyen ‎100 point increase today. Thank you, Knewton! You rock! 610 to 710.

August 27 at 6:54pm · Comment · · Flag
Knewton

Knewton Top 10 Business Movies. See what made the list: http://knewt.ly/8Q

Top 10 Business Movies Before B-School by Knewton
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A list of the top 10 must-see business movies you should watch before going to b-school.
August 26 at 8:13am · Comment ·
  • Lawrence Johny and Manjesh Gorajala like this.
    • Knewton Great suggestions! What else are we missing? Help us build this into a top 100 list of best business movies. What about Risky Business?
      August 29 at 11:35am ·
    • Linda Mitchell And "9 to 5"
      August 29 at 7:52pm ·
Darshan Kumar

Darshan Kumar Do Knewton teach for GRE ?

August 23 at 7:08pm · Comment · · Flag
    • Knewton Hey Darshan, we currently only provide test prep for the GMAT, LSAT and SAT.
      August 24 at 8:33am ·
Knewton

Knewton Our students are so creative! Watch this awesome testimonial by Knewton GMAT student, Vishal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnJeAsrhNsI

GMAT Facebook Testimonial - Vishal
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August 23 at 3:03pm · Comment ·
Huy Nguyen

Huy Nguyen Can someone explain this one for me?

August 20 at 8:44pm · Comment · · Flag
    • Christopher Wu
      Hi Huy,

      The prompt tells you that Area Triangle = Area Square. The area of the square is easy... it = s^2. How about the area of the triangle? Well, we need a base and height. We can pick any side as the base and drop a perpendicular lin...e from the opposite angle to that side and make it the height.

      So, t = base. What is the height? There are 2 ways to find the height.

      Fast way:
      Recognize that if you cut an equilateral triangle in half you will get a 30/60/90 special right triangle. Special right triangles are a big part of GMAT geometry. You must learn the fixed ratio of a 30/60/90 triangle as well as that of a 45/45/90 triangle and also recognize where to find them when they are hidden in larger shapes.

      The ratio of a 30/60/90 triangle is 1:root(3):2. We know the smaller leg (half the base) = t/2. That means the larger leg (the height) must = t/2 * root(3) = t*root(3)/2.

      Slow way:
      If you don't recognize it is a special right triangle, then you must use the Pythagorean theorem. a^2+b^2=c^2.

      (half the base)^2 + height^2 = hypotenuse^2
      (t/2)^2+h^2=t^2
      h^2 = (3t^2 / 4)
      h=root(3t^2 / 4)
      h=t*root(3)/2 <-- we don't care about negative roots in geometry

      Both the fast and slow ways give you an area of b*h/2 = [(t)(t*root(3)/2]/2 = t^2*root(3)/4.

      So, if the areas of the triangle and square are equal, then:

      s^2 = t^2*root(3)/4

      Take the root of both sides (again we don't care about negative roots):

      s = t*fourthroot(3)/2
      t/s = 2/fourthroot(3) which is answer C.

      I hope this helps!

      Chris Wu
      Knewton Instructor      See More
      August 24 at 11:43pm ·
    • Huy Nguyen Thanks, Chris! I didn't have you as a lecturer during class, but I loved your style in the OnDemand content.
      August 27 at 6:55pm · 1 personLoading... ·
Knewton

Knewton Read about our partnership with U.S. News. Just in time for their 2011 Best College Rankings Report.
http://blog.knewton.com/2010/08/17/usnews-sat/

Knewton SAT Prep on U.S. News & World Report
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We've teamed up with the U.S. News Best College Rankings 2011 report to bring you a FREE SAT Review. Read about it on our blog.
August 17 at 11:28am · Comment ·
Knewton

Knewton Proud to have Knewton SAT Prep featured on U.S. News who just released the 2011 Best College rankings http://knewt.ly/usnews

Free SAT Review | SAT Diagnostic Test | U.S. News Best Colleges 2011
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August 17 at 7:02am · Comment ·
Everett Duke

Everett Duke Thanks for the 120 point increase!

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