Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra ( Third Edition ) [Paperback]

Barnett Rich (Author), Philip Schmidt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 007141083X | ISBN-13: 978-0071410830 | Publication Date: January 5, 2004 | Edition: 3

This third edition of the perennial bestseller defines the recent changes in how the discipline is taught and introduces a new perspective on the discipline. New material in this third edition includes:

• A modernized section on trigonometry
• An introduction to mathematical modeling
• Instruction in use of the graphing calculator
• 2,000 solved problems
• 3,000 supplementary practice problems and more

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From the Back Cover

Confusing Textbooks?

Missed Lectures?

Tough Test Questions?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you

• Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge
• Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field
• In-depth review of practices and applications

Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.

About the Author

Philip A. Schmidt, Ph.D. is the director of the Mathaware Project, at Berea College. He is the author of several Schaum's Outlines.

Dr. Barnett Rich held a Ph.D. from Columbia University and a J.D. from NYU. Dr. Rich was the author of 23 books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 3 edition (January 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007141083X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071410830
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It goes directly to the point. There are not excesive words., March 27, 1999

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Luis Magallanes ( [e-mail]) (USA, Mission High School, San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra (Paperback)

I have been teaching since 1980 and I have been following Schaum's Collection also since I was a College student. Now, I am teaching Math at Mission High School in San Francisco and I have noticed that many of the exercises (maybe all of them) give students the increasingly maturity to become selfconfidents in math. Our scores went up!

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book for studying mathematics, November 30, 2000

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Masaki Kondoh (Yokohama, JAPAN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra (Paperback)

This book is suitable for both bad and good students at mathematics. Firstly, each category is explained easily but briefly. Secondly, there are many questions, so you can get used to each category and can solve many questions quickly. For another thing, this book is so compact that you can bring anywhere you go and read it. Finally but the most importantly, this book is excellent for people using English as a mother tongue. It is because my mother tongue is Japanese.

30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied for my current level, but..., May 14, 2005

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Patrick "Student... always a student." (Mass, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra (Paperback)

while I agree with what everyone above has said, Ill add that the series of Schaum's have helped me tremendously. IF you have a basic understanding of the concepts and need reviewing, then this might be for you.. however as a newbie, I cannot recommend a book that is consistently filled with errors. Everything said above by other reviewers is correct; compact, easy to carry, lightweight, concise, to the point, tons of problems... they simply leave out that there are page after page, in some spurts, many errors. I am at about pre-calculus level, have used Schaums Outline of Arithmetic, this book here, and purchased their Outline of Precalculus edition awhile ago. Im strictly using these books for reviewing and their inaccuracy concerns me.. for example, when I arrive at the Calc level or higher where Im probably not going to be sure of what Im doing and I need something cheap, fast, full with problems and accurate.. I don't think I will be using Schaums as I don't want to be mislead with incorrect worked out problems. For review, if you have some experience, YES use these books - definately; you can work fast and the information is packed and it's cheap! If you have no clue about the subject at hand, don't buy them. I am for Schaums technique and presentation, but their accuracy must improve... I guess that the saying holds true, 'you get what you pay for'.