Schaum's Outline of PreCalculus, 2nd Ed. (Schaum's Outline Series),   ISBN:9780071508643

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When I ordered this book I was told it would arrive on or before 6/16/09. I still have not received it as of 6/24/09. I emailed the Amazon contact and notified them of my not receiving it on 6/20/09 and never received a response. I would not order from this party ever again.

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I like the layout and I think it is presented well, but I do not like the fact that the answers are right next to the questions. I think it would have been better to have a separate answer section so that you aren't influenced by seeing the answer before you've even thought about it.

I've taught precalculus at the college level a number of time and I think this is a better product than most standard textbooks that students will never read (and most can't understand).

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As a math major and tutor I would say that this is a excellent review book or supplemental book. It has quite a few worked examples in it. Some of the explanations are a bit technical but they are correct. This is more of a reinforcement book not really intended to actually teach you pre-calculus because unless you are a math person teaching yourself math may prove quite difficult. It is always best to have a teacher or tutor explain the topics then practice and bring back questions to your teacher or tutor and if you are one of the less fortunate who get the occasional bad math teacher then you need to get a tutor and work with them to get the concept then work the problems. And the concept of what you are doing is always best explained by a person who already understands the material (of course there are always exceptions).

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You should read this book before you take on calculus. But use it as an addition to another book for precalculus.

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Excellent Study Guide. Provides a summary of the theory required to understand each math topic, many worked out examples and supplementary problems with answers at the end of the book.