Customer Reviews

Beginning Algebra Plus MyMathLab Student Access Kit (5th Edition)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This book was an excellent helper for my Algebra class I took for Summer 2009.... Too bad I was too much of an idiot, and therefore needs to repeat the class again. Not the book's fault, I assure you.

Only bad thing about this is that, you will need to purchase a $70 access code from the website to get access to the online requirement for the class I took (some form of coursecompass, which gives you reviews, online quizzes, online tutors and such). The book I purchased did not come with this code.

I am currently taking a summer course with this book. The examples that the book gives are the simplest examples, then half way through the exercises they get into more complicated problems that they have no examples for. They change the entire format of the problems so it really throws you a curve ball. My entire class agrees that this book does not give you the necessary examples to complete the exercises in the book. Maybe so you will go online and buy a subscription for the MyMathLab? If your professor/teacher has chosen to use this book...good luck and you will be spending alot of time in tutoring or online trying to figure things out!!

Book is oK, but you need the access code ( wont get if used ) and therefore have to spend $78 ****** dollars for some stupid letters. what a total rip! You think you're saving with getting a cheap used book at $30 when the new price is $120-160, and feel good, then the teacher mentions..."oh yeah, by the way..." wish he told us before hand about the access code stuff. What a rip, what a money making book. $78 more to spend for a stupid code. RIP-OFF!

very pleased with this purchase!! thank you for being honest with this transaction! using this book for college! the book was affordable and saved me a lot of money!

Three and a half decades ago was my last math course in high school. I thought I had managed to avoid it but here I am 35 years later enjoying it. I think it's the instructor more than the book though.

One of the local colleges in my area uses this book for their beginning algebra course. It's not the worst book I've seen. It does have a lot of nice examples, and a fair number of homework problems. The integration with MyMathLab can be a tremendous asset, or very detrimental. It is quite easy to simply open up all the homework and let the students have their way with it. If used properly, it can really assist in the learning of the material presented in the text.

My primary reasons for giving it only 3 stars is because it doesn't do anything that about 50 other algebra books do. Also, the integration with MyMathLab isn't unique. So why pay so much for it? Ultimately, any algebra books written within the past 20 years or so are pretty much the same.

I had to get this for school. To be honest with you, it is pretty good but a lot of the stuff in the book my teacher still had to completely explain because the book did not make a lot of sense of it.

The item I got was a used textbook and the book was at my house on time and had no issues with the book.

Product received timely and as expected. Working CD - simply what was needed for class!