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Forgotten Algebra

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I used this book to prepare for the GRE and, while it really did help jog my memory on the math, it really bothered me that there were so many typos. I found at least 10 where the sign or number was wrong in the equation or answer. I think in a math book, that is a travesty. I finally quit looking at answers in the higher chapters because I lost confidence that it would tell me the correct result. The book is terrific for what it's geared toward and, if they come out with a corrected edition, I would recommend it. However, the way it stands now, it's not acceptable for many users.

As an adult wanting to learn algebra again, I looked for a clear, in-depth, easy to read book, that offered many examples that were carefully explained. Eureka! This book is wonderful, and has really made algebra clear for me. Just wish they had a Forgotten Geometry and Forgotten Trig! :)

I was real excited about this book because I havent taken math in over three years. I liked the simple explanations and refreshing review. There is plenty of space for practice and just enough problems to work so that the book is not jumbled with practice.

The only gripe and I think this is important one , is that their are tons of errors! I am only on page 53 and I have found at least 6 errors. If you don't know your algebra or dont remember much you can be misled in your learning. I think this deters in the learning of the material. It also makes the explanations and answers confusing.

I am working on the third edition of Forgotten Algebra with a publication date of 2003. In the process I am reworking all the examples and problems. I would like the new edition to be error free. Thus far I have found six errors.
Page 288, prob 14
Page 290, prob 9
Page 301, prob 25
Page 302, prob 21
Page 303, prob 5
Page 305, prob 9
If you know of more, please send the info along WITH YOUR SOLUTION to me at P.O. Box 5928, Key West, FL 33045. That way, if the mistake happens to be yours, not mine, I will correct your work and return it to you. Thanks in advance.

Because of the unorthodox education I received, I have always had a lot of problems with math. Thanks to this book and Forgotten Calculus I was able to go from a background of only 2 years of HS math over 25 years ago and an elementary algebra class taken in college over 10 years ago and parlay that into a B in a Business Calculus class in only one semester!! Granted I had to work VERY VERY hard to do this, but I even managed to come pretty close to making an A. Bleau's books also teach you how to use a TI-83, a valuable skill and something I couldn't figure out how to do with a TI manual at all. I reviewed and bought a lot of other math books and none of them were anywhere near as good as these two. The only other books I'd recommend are Schaum's for extra practice problems.

This is a very helpful book. I'm only fourteen and I'm very interested in looking into a career that had to do with mathematics. I had never even delt with algebra before so I knew absolutely nothing about it. I bought the book to prepare for mathematical courses in High School and it made a huge difference. The book gives many examples that help you understand the different algebraic concepts. It explains mostly anything that you could need to know. The only part in this great book that wasn't so good was when they got into the higher chapters with the high level of difficulty they didn't explain the concepts well enough to have a totally thorough understanding. Other than that the book was very helpful and now I can go on to harder subjects in mathematics with confidence.

I have been dreading taking a college math class for years because I felt I had never learned algebra, and what I had learned, I'd long since forgotten. This book has undone years of fear! I've been working in the book for about a week and a half, and I'm almost a third of the way through. I feel very confident now because this stuff is acutally makes sense! Thank you, Barbara Lee Bleau!

If you are studying for:

* SAT
* GED
* Math placement tests

or you need to brush-up on your algebra for work (or because you never understood it in the first place!), I HIGHLY recommend this book.

If you are sitting there right now thinking to yourself "...if I don't learn this stuff now I'm in a world of hurt...", and looking for the right learning tool out of desparation, buy this book.

Good stuff, highly recommended!

I'd been out of school for twenty years. I was ready to drop my algebra class, fearing I'd forgotten too much and would never be able to keep up. This book cleared up every problem I was having. I've recomended it to two other students and both have improved their grades. I've just ordered Forgotten Calculus to help prepare me for my next step in math.

I was looking for a mental challenge and found this book and bought it without looking at any reviews. I have to say that it's been a joy to go through and I look forward to it every evening. I used to be quite good in math, and I'm pleased to realize that I haven't forgotten as much as I had thought. The clear style and to-the-point examples are making it easy to get back up to speed. I particularly like the wide margins and area to work out the problems. I did find the rare error, but it didn't bother me a bit - they can be easily fixed in a new version. I am looking forward to calculus now. :)