This latest edition in the highly respected Swokowski/Cole precalculus series retains the elements that have made it so popular with instructors and students alike: its exposition is clear, the time-tested exercise sets feature a variety of applications, its uncluttered layout is appealing, and the difficulty level of problems is appropriate and consistent. The goal of this text is to prepare students for further courses in mathematics. Mathematically sound, FUNDAMENTALS OF COLLEGE ALGEBRA effectively prepares students for further courses in mathematics through its excellent, time-tested problem sets. This edition has been improved in many respects including the addition of technology inserts with specific keystrokes for the TI-83 Plus and the TI-86, ideal for students who are working with a calculator for the first time. The design of the text makes the technology inserts easily identifiable, so if a professor prefers to skip these sections it is simple to do so.
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"The clarity of the presentation is wonderful. The examples are well-chosen and to the point. The logical flow of the ideas is beautifully paced and perfectly connected." "Ah the exercises. Such expanse, such variety.... My only problem would be selecting from all this wealth, and, as far as I am concerned, that is a good problem to have."
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Earl Swokowski was the successful author of numerous textbooks, including: CALCULUS: THE CLASSIC EDITION, Fifth Edition; CALCULUS OF A SINGLE VARIABLE, Second Edition; and PRECALCULUS: FUNCTIONS AND GRAPHS, Ninth Edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A good book, but you may need outside help or supplementaion,
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This review is from: Fundamentals of College Algebra (Hardcover)
I've just completed this book as part of a correspondence course. I found most of the explanations clear and to the point, but there were places in which the author lost me completely. Much of the theory, which should have clarified the topics under discussion, only gave me more reason to ask, "Why?" The solutions provided in the back of the book only covered the odd-numbered exercises, and there were absolutely no explanations. Techniques of solving problems is the very foundation of the course. I'd like to see more of this included in future editions.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor explanations, poor book,
This review is from: Fundamentals of College Algebra (with CD-ROM, iLrn Tutorial, and InfoTrac) (Hardcover)
This book explains the absolute bare minimum on how to do the problems. Every problem in a set is a curve-ball type, and with only the odd answers, you never feel like you get enough practice, other than re-doing each problem.
(side note) The solutions manual is absolute garbage, the explanations dwell on the most obvious points, then gloss over things that actually need explanations.Unless you really know this stuff, you will need outside help. It's one of "those" manuals where it tells you the answer and how to start problems, but every solution will have you scratching your head thinking "how did they get from here to there?" Only the odd problems are solved, so you're better off with just the crappy book, and hope you have a really good instructor.
5.0 out of 5 stars
very helpful,
This review is from: Fundamentals of College Algebra (with CD-ROM, iLrn Tutorial, and InfoTrac) (Hardcover)
using it for algebra class and its been helpful...i would recommend getting the solutions manual as well....
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