College Algebra Demystified
Monday, 8. March 2010
- ISBN13: 9780071439282
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
A BETTER WAY TO COLLEGE ALGEBRA X-PERTISE
One of the most valuable tools acquired in a university education, college algebra is essential for courses from the sciences to computing, engineering to mathematics. It can help you do better on placement exams, even before college, and it’s useful in solving the computations of daily life. Now anyone with an interest in college algebra can master it. In College Algebra Demystified, entertaining author and experienced teacher Rhonda Huettenmueller breaks college algebra down into manageable bites with practical examples, real data, and a new approach that banishes algebra’s mystery.
With College Algebra Demystified, you master the subject one simple step at a time—at your own speed. Unlike most books on college algebra, general concepts are presented first—and the details follow. In order to make the process as clear and simple as possible, long computations are presented in a logical, layered progression with just one execution per step.
This fast and easy self-teaching course will help you:
- Perform better on placement exams
- Avoid confusion with detailed examples and solutions that help you every step of the way
- Conquer the coordinate plane, lines and intercepts, parabolas, and nonlinear equations
- Get comfortable with functions, graphs of functions, logarithms, exponents, and more
- Master aspects of algebra that will help you with calculus, geometry, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, computing, and engineering
- Reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses with questions at the end of every chapter, and a final at the end of the book
Rhonda Says:
Math is really hard for me and when I took college algebra online I had a really hard time (no surprises there). I had some super high expectations for this book and sadly, it did not deliver as I’d hoped. I expected the book to make the work more plain and easy to understand. Instead soon after my class reached(week 3), I gave the book a frustrated toss toward the nearest corner. Perhaps I needed Pre-Algebra demystified, because for the next three months, I was quite confused and I didnt find the book very helpful.
Rating: 2 / 5
Terry Abendschein Says:
The only reason I gave 2 stars was because there are quite a few problems to work out. If you want supplemental problems for a College Algebra class to work then this book is right for you, if you are trying to use it as a self study guide then do not bother purchasing this book, I would recommend Schaum’s Outline College Algebra. The author does not explain the steps in how problems are solved, if you are using this for self study, which the author proclaims, you do not have access to a instructor to ask your questions so adequet explanations should have been included.
Rating: 2 / 5
Y. Stanley Says:
I like this book. I checked out this author’s series at the library before I bought this one. I don’t like her algebra book, not college algebra book.However, this one is really good one. It helps me to understand detailed topics. I think this is a very good book although I bought for just reference.
Rating: 5 / 5
MW Link Says:
I purchased this book hoping to supplement a very cryptic college textbook. To say the least, I am very disappointed that this book does not cover in depth problem solving and fails to cover several advanced areas of college algebra. I would say the material in this book borders right below the college algebra level and really isn’t written to self-teach. In other words, you need to be very familiar with algebra if you really want to make sense of the material in this book.
Rating: 1 / 5
KJB Family Says:
This is a well-written, easy to understand book.
I ordered it as a companion to help me through my Algebra courses via UofPhoenix.
The curriculum didn’t quite follow the same pattern as my college course, so I was unable to use the book as a reference.
It’s probably best for a jr high/high school level algebra or remedial algebra college course.
Worth looking at if you are needing a review of algebra.
Rating: 3 / 5