Pre-Calculus For Dummies
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Get ahead in pre-calculus Pre-calculus courses have become increasingly popular with 35 percent of students in the U.S. taking the course in middle or high school. Often, completion of such a course is a prerequisite for calculus and other upper level mathematics courses. Pre-Calculus For Dummies is an invaluable resource for students enrolled in pre-calculus courses. By presenting the essential topics in a clear and concise manner, the book helps students improve their understanding of pre-calculus and become prepared for upper level math courses. Provides fundamental information in an approachable manner Includes fresh example problems Practical explanations mirror today’s teaching methods Offers relevant cultural references Whether used as a classroom aid or as a refresher in preparation for an introductory calculus course, this book is one you’ll want to have on hand to perform your very best. Review: Good Accurate Book, Good Refresher for me - Way better than the last PreCalculus dummies book I got, it actually teaches PreCalculus topics and not basic math. Great refresher for me as I haven’t taken a math classes in over a year and fun to just look at something and relearn without the stressors of being in high school all over again. Going to take math next semester in the fall as a sophomore in college and haven’t taken math since a senior in high school so this will be my own personal summer class and if I get through it somewhat quick if I don’t think I need a ton of help, I bought the Calculus book as well so that’s help a ton too for when I get into PreCalc or Calc 1 in the fall. Review: Great help - When a friend went back to school, she know that she would have to take calculus. We studied together and discovered that we needed a review of foundation math — advanced algebra, geometry and trig. We found lots of pages on line with questions and even the answers. But explanations were harder to find. This book is arranged by topic and we could easily find the explanation or formula we needed using the index at the back and the list of chapters at the front. It often gives multiple ways to solve an equation.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,063 Reviews |
A**A
Good Accurate Book, Good Refresher for me
Way better than the last PreCalculus dummies book I got, it actually teaches PreCalculus topics and not basic math. Great refresher for me as I haven’t taken a math classes in over a year and fun to just look at something and relearn without the stressors of being in high school all over again. Going to take math next semester in the fall as a sophomore in college and haven’t taken math since a senior in high school so this will be my own personal summer class and if I get through it somewhat quick if I don’t think I need a ton of help, I bought the Calculus book as well so that’s help a ton too for when I get into PreCalc or Calc 1 in the fall.
M**Y
Great help
When a friend went back to school, she know that she would have to take calculus. We studied together and discovered that we needed a review of foundation math — advanced algebra, geometry and trig. We found lots of pages on line with questions and even the answers. But explanations were harder to find. This book is arranged by topic and we could easily find the explanation or formula we needed using the index at the back and the list of chapters at the front. It often gives multiple ways to solve an equation.
D**R
Love "For Dummies" books, but contains error
Haven't taken math in years so I'm using this as a refresher before going into calc. On page 72, they simplify 6x^2-12x^3+4x^2 into 2x^2(3x^2-6x+2) which is wrong. This seems to be just a typo because they change the equation to state 6x^4 in the following step. Not sure if there are more errors later in the book, but if this was my first time learning this material I would most likely be very confused. For books that are marketed as being for "dummies", and easy to read/ follow, they should've been a bit more careful during editing...
P**S
Very good
Worked well, my son failed three exams for calculus but after this past the exam!
A**N
Solid Book
I like how the author explains concepts. She makes it very digestible and uses useful examples in the book which helped me in my pre-cal class.
J**K
Comprehensive But Error Prone
On the plus side this book provides a comprehensive overview of the the topics needed to begin the study of calculus. But there are three major issues for those trying to learn from this book. First, there are simply too many errors which the publisher and author have not corrected on a webpage. These errors are not simply mistyped words, but mistyped values and variables in a formula or mathematical expression. For example a problem may begin with the value 3x+2 in an exponent, but in the next step, the value has changed to 3x+1. Second, there are no proofs provided. Most rules and formulas are presented simply as things to know without further explanation. This, in itself, is not necessarily a problem as this is not strictly a textbook. But if you wish to develop a good pre-calculus foundation and want to know "why" not just "what", this book is not written for that purpose. Third, there are no practice problems in the book itself. However, there is a companion Pre-Calculus Workbook for Dummies which does provide practice problems and solutions as well as an online resource of additional problems. In summary, if you have previously taken courses on the topics covered in this book and are looking for a refresher of those topics (which is why I bought this book), then I could (with the above qualifications) recommend it. But if you are a beginner trying to learn these topics, this book is not for you.
S**T
Easy to understand
Son that 16 uses it, says it helps. Easy to understand.
A**S
Great as a reference for course material
Purchased for my son. He’s found it beneficial.
E**O
Excelente
Cumplio expectativas, llego completo y sin daños.
R**D
Nicely presented and well written book
A well written book by someone who understands the business of teaching. The format of this volume presents a very logical and well structured approach to the subject matter,
B**N
Okay book.
I am not a math wizard. For me this book has some good information in it.
P**A
Oh My GOD!!!!
THE best book for precalc EVER!!!!! I cannot stress enough how much this book has helped me with understanding and liking precalc!!!! I could easily understand what they were talking about.....This is coming from a sophomore who bought this book in her freshman year to prep for AP calc.....I seriously can't recommend this enough....
A**R
Informative book
Book arrived in good condition and o ti.e .
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