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3.0 out of 5 stars
I was not happy with this book, May 3, 2006
This review is from: College Mathematics CLEP Study Guide
I purchased this book and I am not happy with the results.
PROS: The book covers all of the major aspects of the exam, and offers a 100 question quiz at the end the book; provides flash cards to aid memorization.
CONS: Answers are provided without explanations. EXTERMELY poor customer service for those that have questions about the material;
I would suggest use of this book with some other material. Using only this book, IN MY OPINION, you have a 50/50 shot to pass the exam.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not impressed..., November 4, 2009
This review is from: College Mathematics CLEP Study Guide
I purchased this book online as a PDF. The website offered a "don't pass, don't pay" guarantee, however, the download costs about $30 and the test is at least twice that... and if you don't pass it, you can't take it again for 6 months. In hindsight, I would have probably purchased a book with better explanations to the problems. While some of the subjects were review, the other concepts are new to me.
Although the study guide was somewhat useful to familiarize myself with the types of questions on the CLEP test, I also found a ton of typos and wrong answers.
On page 33, Questions 8, the explanation for the answer is completely wrong. (i.e 3/5 * 1/3 = 3/15 = 1/3?? What!?)And the answer its trying to explain is 1/15?? The obvious answer is 1/5, but for someone trying to figure out these problems it's a nightmare.
If you're going to use this just as a review, it's probably OK, but if you're like me and haven't taken a math class in over 10 years, try something else.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Too many mistakes in the book, August 29, 2009
This review is from: College Mathematics CLEP Study Guide
I use the download version of this book (Ver.110308), and I am so frustrated to find so many mistakes. One of those many is on P18, it gives 9 as one of the prime numbers (a prime number is a number that can only be devided by 1 and the number itself) I mean, I can see that it's a simple mistake they made, but when you pay price to buy a book, you'd expect it to be as accurate as possible.
It will do good to know what the exam will cover, but you will definetely need more than this book to pass it.
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