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Intermediate Algebra (5th Edition) (Tobey/Slater Wortext Series)

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This regular version is the one you want.

The instructor's version can actually be bought for much cheaper (but is not at all appropriate for the student), and it appears that someone in Salem, OR has bought a huge load of the instructor's version and is NOT making it clear that they are NOT the same thing as the student version. Therefore, he/she/they are selling them for $36 and up and making it look like that's a deal when it appears to me you can actually find the instructor's version for $7.99 and up.

Make sure to read the fine print. Look carefully for the words "instructor" and "annotated" and don't by the book unless you are looking for that version...in which case you can get it cheaper elsewhere, anyway. (Do a search her for "intermediate algebra annotated tobey" and you will see the lower price ranges on the instructor version.)

He/she/they are selling them all over the internet and sending them from Salem, OR.

I am a mother who didn't do well in Algebra in high school. I am now having to help my 8th grade daughter with her Algebra. Having used Tobey & Slater's Basic College Math and Beginning Algebra (whenever her textbook doesn't make sense to me or to her), I am exceedingly impressed with their exceptional ability to explain clearly yet simply the mathmatical concepts. My experience with these books gave me the confidence to buy their Intermediate Algebra (4th Edition 2002). This updated edition provides clear explanations that make sense to someone who is not a math whiz. It includes not only exercises, but also practice problems, real-life applications, cumulative reviews, and writing exercises to teach students to translate numbers into words. It is a very comprehensive approach to empower the student to not just grasp the concept but also to retain it.

Thx for the quick, and in great condition the book was. I will def use u for more of my school needs. THX!!!

I ordered my college book and it came very quick and was perfect. Bought it for like half the price.

The cover of the product is a little damage but the pages are like new. The book is in good codition.

This book is excelent, but you need to have some knowledge to do the practice because is intermediate level. I like it. Thanks.

This textbook is extremely frustrating for the novice, who, after all,will be using it! It omits critical steps in its examples, and leaves the user confused. It is very difficult to succeed in class with this book as a resource. I am online to purchase a book which has a comprehensive format, to get me through the course I'm taking!

I received the book I ordered however, the version I received is for instructors. I have not been penalized by my professor however the book does not serve me as a student. My homework assignments have little credit because my book contains all the answers. The titles in the book that specify the book as an instructor's have been covered with black tape. I am very dissatisfied with this purchase.

I decided to pay extra for this textbook because it was being shipped from a known company, as I felt that this gave me a better chance of having an accurate quality rating for the book. I was obviously mistaken. this book was listed as Very Good condition, but is Acceptable at best. It is filled with extensive notes and highliting, the cover is in poor condition and I will not be able to resell this book for a fraction ofthe purchase price when I am done with this course. I would have returned the purchase, but I required it for my class and had no extra time to rectify the false claims of the seller. To make matters worse, there was another book available for the same listed quality for ten dollars less that I could have purchased, but I opted to go with the one from Textbooksrus.

I can't believe I bought the book for dirt and received a brand new book!! I got it a lot sooner than expected too!