Schaum's Outline of Intermediate Algebra,   ISBN:9780070608399

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Great Book helped alot for me to understand some concepts, would recommend to a friend

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Schaum's Outline of Intermediate Algebra 1997 Edition is a clear and helpful text to master intermediate algebra.

The authors with long experience in teaching Algebra have written a text that is written in simple and clear language.

They even think along with you the student in the section on 885 Solved Problems.

They also provide a section on Study Skills for Algebra, really exceptional in textbook writing.

Nevertheless, I give the text a 4-star as it does NOT cover sections on Intermediate Algebra : Conic sections, Permutations and Combinations, Hyperbolas, Ellipses. Also, the section on Matrices is basic, not well developed.

But, it is the only book you will need to understand and succeed in what it covers in Intermediate Algebra.

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This book was recommended by my professor and it's not a good book. If you're looking for something to explain to you in simple steps on how to understand algebra don't purchase this book.

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As a student returning to calculus, after many years without touching the subject, I found that the hardest part for me was just going through the simple mechanics of algebra. Conceptually early calculus is not that difficult, but often to get the right answer it requires a lot of intricate algebraic manipulations. I found myself making easy mistakes and my calculus book less than helpful at refreshing the algebra I needed to know (and had forgotten). I ended up getting this book as well as the precalculus and calculus books by schaums, but have found the Intermediate Algebra book to be by far the most helpful. The pre-calculus and calculus books glossed over areas where I really needed more examples. The practice problems helped me to eliminate simple mistakes in my work and gave me more confidence going into complex problems. I noticed that classmates of mine who were struggling got caught up on concepts because they didn't have a rock solid understanding of the algebra. Transformations that the instructor took for granted eluded them because they were still trying to figure out where the negative sign went. While there are some errors, for the cost I really couldn't recommend this book enough - especially when compared to my $175 Calculus book. It helped me get an A in second semester calculus.

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People learn in many different ways and my way is to know exactly what is going on in the problem and why the equation took that next step. Many of the problems in the book do this but there are a nagging few that do not show what formula they used. Of course the skills are built upon each other and it assumed that you remember the past formulas. For me though this doesn't always work out.

It is a great outline for those who need to brush up on their skills and it also helps out the beginners. Take lots of notes and remember the formulas to help out in later chapters. For the price it is a great help and I am happy to have made this purchase.