Algebra 1, Student Edition (Hardcover)

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An Algebra Program designed for Student Success! From the first day your students begin to learn the vocabulary of algebra until the day they take final exams and standardized tests, these programs strengthen student understanding and provide the tools students need to succeed

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 866 pages
• Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0078250838
• ISBN-13: 978-0078250835
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,711 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buy A Different Book, June 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Glencoe Algebra 1: Integration, Applications, Connections (Hardcover)

When I write this review, I am really referring to both volumes of the Algebra 1 series. I am a college engineering student and just completed my fourth calculus course. For the past year I have tried to help my younger brother in his Algebra class because this book didn't help at all. Examples are insufficient and the book and tests are riddled with errors. The teacher had to work out all the problems because there were so many mistakes that he could not trust his answer key. A sample of this book's terrible teaching method can be seen when it expects students to use the discriminant to find the nature of the roots for a quadratic equation. It simply has students complete a table in problem number 44 or something and then expects students to be able to tell from the results what the nature of roots for a quadratic equation are on a quiz. Few students succeeded in accomplishing this. In the chapter discussing radicals, the definition of a perfect square is never mentioned! Also students are told to tell the difference between rational and irrational roots by looking at their calculator display. Perhaps if you only use this book as a source for problems, it might be OK. But it is nearly impossible to try and learn something from this book which seems to be fixated on providing pretty graphics instead of relevant examples. My advice: Buy some other Algebra book. It is not possible to put too much effort into the search for a good algebra book because algebra is really the language of science and engineering that needs to become second nature. I haven't seen them myself, but I have heard good things about Algebra 1 by Paul A. Foerster as well as Algebra: Structure and Method by Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, et. al. You might want to take a look at these books.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not enough examples. Explanations not clear., July 11, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Glencoe Algebra 1: Integration, Applications, Connections (Hardcover)

This book frustrated me incredibly during the one year period i had to use it in my schools Algebra class. This book assumes a lot of unexplained math vocabulary as well as insufficient examples in each chapter. If you are someone who learns primarily from examples and sample problems this book will definetely not fit your needs. There is usually one example for each type of problem in the lesson and it is impossible to practice your learning of that problem because in the homework (that includes answers) there is also usually one problem relating to that specific type of problem. I don't know if what i am saying is making sense but DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK unless you enjoy books with no detailed examples, advanced explanations of concepts you have probably never learned, and boring real world connections. After using this book at my school i checked out a few other books and have found that i really enjoy Algebra when i can actually understand it and apply my skills. I think the book is a major deciding point in a students grades. I think more schools should focus on down to earth, but still informative books and maybe then they would see more effort applied to difficult concepts.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Material Presented, January 22, 2004

By	Karim Pluma (Memphis, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Glencoe Algebra 1: Integration, Applications, Connections (Hardcover)

I'm a student from Ridgeway Middle School in Memphis who is curretly taking Algebra 1. All I have to say about the book is that it is INFESTED with those annoying integration chapters that are: poorly made, come in the middle of the other chapters in a very unexpected time. Also, the book is poorly organized and, the worst part, it has some of the most ridiculus problems that NO ONE will figure out on their own. If it wasn't because my Algebra 1 teacher is a wonderful one, my generation would be lost.