Nathan Burke is an engineer at Knewton. His interests include, but are not limited to: -improving education -20th and 21st-Century classical music -negative results in theoretical computer science -the artwork of James Niehues -literature
Nate is a content developer at Knewton, and he loves thinking up ways to help students with their GMAT prep. – Geometry is an important part of any GMAT test-taker’s conceptual toolkit. On Data Sufficiency geometry questions, it’s especially key to have an intuitive feel for what is and is… READ MORE
You have prepared for months, perhaps even years for an important exam. Days and weeks before the exam your understanding grows to the point where you are sure that you have a complete mastery of the material. Your scores on GMAT practice tests are consistently good, your grasp of the… READ MORE
Nate Burke is a Content Developer at Knewton, specializing in GMAT prep. In Part I of this series, I talked about approaching wordy GMAT questions as a businessperson would–by carefully reading these questions the first time around in order to absorb all information. The following GMAT problem has inspired me… READ MORE
Nate Burke is a Content Developer at Knewton, specializing in GMAT prep. Are you stubborn? There are many situations in which stubbornness would help a human being. A stubborn nature can be extremely useful when trying to accomplish a complicated goal over an extended period of time. Building a house,… READ MORE
Nathan Burke is a Math Content Developer at Knewton, specializing in GMAT prep. The GMAT quantitative section is different from most math tests. You don’t usually see Data Sufficiency questions outside the GMAT, for one thing. They’re tricky, and mastering them requires a high level of familiarity. The good news… READ MORE
Nate Burke is a Content Developer at Knewton, specializing in question creation for the Quantitative section of Knewton’s GMAT prep course. “The best way to win at Russian Roulette is to not play at all. Or you could just have the other guy go first and then run away quickly.” –Unknown… READ MORE
