Intermediate Algebra (with CD-ROM, BCA/iLrn™ Tutorial, and InfoTrac ) [Hardcover]

R. David Gustafson (Author), Peter D. Frisk (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0534463428 | ISBN-13: 978-0534463427 | Publication Date: February 12, 2004 | Edition: 7

Get a good grade in algebra with INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA! Written with you in mind, the authors provide clear, no-nonsense explanations that will help you learn difficult concepts with ease. Prepare for exams with numerous resources located online and throughout the text such as live online tutoring, chapter summaries, self-checks, getting ready exercises, vocabulary and concept problems, web quizzes, and chapter tests. Use this text, and you'll learn solid mathematical skills that will help you both in future mathematical courses and in real-life!

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About the Author

R. David Gustafson is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College in Illinois and co-author of several best-selling math texts, including Gustafson/Frisk's BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, COLLEGE ALGEBRA, and the Tussy/Gustafson developmental mathematics series. His numerous professional honors include Rock Valley Teacher of the Year and Rockford's Outstanding Educator of the Year. He earned a Master of Arts from Rockford College in Illinois, as well as a Master of Science from Northern Illinois University.

Peter D. Frisk, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rock Valley College, earned both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in mathematics from University of Illinois. He is the co-author of several best-selling mathematics texts including BEGINNING ALGEBRA, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA: A COMBINED APPROACH, ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, and COLLEGE ALGEBRA. He has been the recipient of the Rock Valley Teacher of the Year.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 816 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 7 edition (February 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534463428
• ISBN-13: 978-0534463427
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #684,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worst textbook ever, November 21, 2007

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Alexander Knecht (Loma Linda, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intermediate Algebra (with CD-ROM, BCA Tutorial, TLE Student Guide, BCA Student Guide, and InfoTrac) (Paperback)

This has to be one of the worst textbooks ever, as I found out when I took Intermediate Algebra at a Community College the summer after my freshman year.

Its format is to state a theorem, NOT prove or explain it, and then show several examples of numbers being plugged into it. Then there are a whole bunch of problems that are exactly the same; plug a number in and solve. They require absolutely no thinking or synthesis of skills. The whole thing is completely based on rote memory, and it's utterly boring and takes all the fun out of math. Even when it tries to explain stuff in layman's terms (which every math textbook should do as much as possible), it never helps you understand anything better; it just says "remember to apply theorem _."

Theoretically there's a whole bunch of supplemental material online or on the CD-ROM, but let's be honest, nobody's ever going to use that. A good textbook should have everything right there on paper. I don't think I even could get onto the website when I tried, since it was all restricted by passwords that I didn't know.

There are much, much better textbooks out there. Sure, the colors and illustrations are cool, but the book itself is crud.

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Math Rocks!!, December 3, 2004

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Matt Jammon "Math Wizard" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intermediate Algebra (with CD-ROM, BCA/iLrn™ Tutorial, and InfoTrac ) (Hardcover)

This book made math fun and easy. Math Rocks!!! As we used to say back in the day, "Full Tilt, Rock and Roll."