Vince Kotchian - MAT For Dummies

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In his free time, Vince enjoys playing and watching sports, reading and writing fiction, and running (which is enjoyable at least some of the time). Edwin Kotchian is an MAT tutor and freelance writer who has contributed to a variety of test-prep material. He is also a professional musician and composer. Dedication Vince would like to dedicate this book to Julie Melisse. Authors Acknowledgments We would first like to thank Margot Hutchison, our agent, for bringing us this opportunity. Wed also like to thank Tracy Boggier for helping the project get off the ground; Tracy Brown, our project editor, for her organizational guidance; Krista Hansing for her skillful copyediting; and our technical editors, Lisa Tolliver and Jake Fox-Rabinovitz, for their invaluable feedback about the books content.

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