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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pre-Algebra Paperback – August 5, 2008

by Amy F. Szczepanski Ph.D. (Author), Andrew P. Kositsky (Author)

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The perfect solution to pre-algebraic questions.

Aimed at high school and college students who need a little extra help, this indispensable guide follows a standard pre-algebra curriculum and offers a thorough overview of the basics. Covers such basic concepts as decimals and fractions, square root calculations, three-dimensional shapes, rules of exponents, distance measurements, angle types and more.

Written in an easy-to-comprehend style to make math concepts accessible

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400 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Alpha
Publication date

August 5, 2008
Reading age

18 years and up
Dimensions

7.4 x 0.86 x 9.14 inches
ISBN-10

1592577725
ISBN-13

978-1592577729
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Amy F. Szczepanski, Ph.D., is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee. She has taught math at Ivy League institutions, small colleges, and large state universities. She was nominated for the University of Tennessees Alumni Teaching Award. Andrew P. Kositsky is a fourth-year student and research assistant at the California Institute of Technology. He has been awarded the Mathematics Memorial Scholarship from Western Washington University, a NASA Space Grant from the University of Washington, and three research fellowships from the California Institute of Technology.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alpha (August 5, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592577725
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592577729
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 0.86 x 9.14 inches

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Vicky Geagan

this book is a very good supplement to my course material for my ap pre ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 3, 2016

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this book is a very good supplement to my course material for my ap pre algebra course very easy to understand I highly recommend it

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S. Crosby

The complete idiots guide to Pre Algebra

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2011

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Upon opening the book I found a mathematical error.
Chapter 3 Problem 2a is wrong (16-2x(14-3)) does not equal 18.
Because 14-3 does not equal 9.

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right on

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 24, 2013

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perfect shipping time exactly what i was expecting works great and i love the product def. buying again when needed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 12, 2010

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I took algebra in high school and that was the 1st and last time. I find myself needing to know algebra now since i am going to make a career change. I'm @ chapter 3 problem 2 so far I am on B and guess what both are wrong for the solution in the back. I can't recommend this book I don't even want to give 1 star. I bought it used but i am disappointed that Alpha books didn't proof read it better than this. I have spent days on problems trying to figure out what i was doing wrong. There really needs to be a recall on this book. If you own it give it to someone who needs a table prop or owns a wood heater it would make a great fire starter.

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Math book with mistakes

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 19, 2019

Borrowed this book at the library to show my 7th grade son. The first problem I l reviewed contained a mistake. 3 cubed (3x3x3) does not equal 9. I am thinking the author forgot he cubed the number and squared it instead, but an editor should have picked up on that. It is not useful to have a math book which contains mathematical errors.

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publisher and anyone trying to sell this piece of garbage.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 31, 2014

I borrowed this from the library and will be returning it with the recommendation they remove it from circulation -- way too many errors. Shame on authors, publisher and anyone trying to sell this piece of garbage.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2012

Awful book. If you are a novice or you are trying to start over or anything, choose another book. In fact, choose another book regardless. Too many errors or mistakes over and over and I am only in chapter 7 on page 100. I had over 200 more to go before I said enough was enough. For example, in chapter 7, I did the lesson where you add the exponents with like bases. Very easy.3-thirds plus 3-fourths = 3-sevenths. Simple. I did the practice problems and I did everything the lesson said I should do. I checked my answer and it was wrong because I needed to simplify the bases by prime factorization. WHY did you not specify this in the lesson? This occured SEVERAL times throughout the book. It does a terrible job of teaching you each lesson and for some odd reason, 13-5=7. Well, according to them. Get another book folks. Stay away from this one.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 24, 2012

I borrowed this book at a local library so that I can refresh my memory before I take a chemistry class. At first I was wondering why I kept getting the wrong answer to a simple question. Either the book had several typos or the author didn't know how to do basic math.

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Kristin Maillard

Wrong answers in answer key

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 17, 2014

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You heard me right. As confirmed by two math teacher friends of mine. Good luck learning Algebra when the answers in the back are not always correct. They are answers to a different question.

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