Customer Reviews

Basic College Mathematics

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at the ripe old age of 45, I had to retake math and for somebody whose math skills aren't above fourth grade, I dreaded the idea. This book made things easy for me. The only reason I do not give it 5 stars is that the algebra section was severely lacking but one math book cannot cover everything. I even used this book in my allied health math class and that book for that class STANK. I resorted back to this book many times as a refresher. My professor for the allied health math class would explain a long, drawn-out version of how to find an answer and a simple shortcut was supplied in this book. I would have the answer before the professor was even half way done with HIS method! I can't imagine ever giving up this book.

I am a homeschool mom to a 13 yr old dd who is not very self-motivated when it comes to math. We have tried two pre-algebra courses made for the homeschool environment, however; either she didn't care for the format or I couldn't sit through every single lesson explaining it since their explanations were too wordy and I, who was an A student in math, couldn't undestand it.After much researching,I found this AWESOME book which explains in examples, not just words, the steps to solve the particular math lesson. There are 10 chapters with about 6 to 10 sections each, covering basic addition through basic algebra and statistics; at the end of each chapter there is a summary review and test. I will definitely continue using this series by Margaret Lial through high school.One more thing, if you get this book used, you will save a bundle over the homeschooling editions which cost up to $185.

I used the 5th edition of this text in my homeschool resource with my daughters, then gave it to my 12 year old gifted niece to use before she took the SAT early. It helped her greatly. I now am tutoring a young man who needs math help to get his GED, and knew this was the book I needed to help him. Loads of practice, and detailed explanations in bite sized chunks that do not overwhelm. Having many of the answers make it a great book to use for practice and self-study, as well.

The book is really easy to read and follow directions.

I like the exercise reviews after each class and the test at the end of each chapter it is very helpful.

I really recomend this book.

I just started going to college after being out of school for 9 years. This was an excellent book! It was really helpful and explained everything needed to sharpen my math skills and get an A in the course. Don't buy the book new! Buy it used and then buy the code for like $60.00 on the mymathlab website.

Used it for the teas test. Really helped although I think I next time I would go for somthing a bit more specific

The book is very helpful but needs to cover more ground. It should also be reorganized so that all answers are in the back of the book. A person needs more encouragement and feel that he/she is on the right track before going to check it out. Other than that, this is a wise buy for someone who wants to brush up on their math skills or students.

this book was sent to me in excellent condition. it was a used book but looked brand new with no damage or any writing in it. It looked as if it had never been used. It took a while to get here, but other than that this seller will be one of my top picks for next time i buy!

I was terribly disappointed as the text received is the instructors edition with all answers noted within the text. As a student of course this text was not what I thought I was purchasing. It was too late to return the text as the semester was in session at the time the text was purchased. I will definitely not use this service again as there will questions as to what I will receive and there is no time for returning and reordering text. Thanx for asking