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Math Smart II: Get a Grip on Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Smart Guides) | 
 enlarge | Author: Marcia Lerner
Publisher: Princeton Review
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
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Edition: 1
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0679783830
Dewey Decimal Number: 510
EAN: 9780679783831
Publication Date: January 1, 1996
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Product Description
Getting a Grip on Algebra, Geometry & Trigonometry
Contains hundreds of practice exercises with worked-out solutions
Includes a complete glossary of mathematical terms
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 Great for learning on your own! August 8, 2008
Rachel Azzaam (Philadelphia, pa)
This book is good for brushing up on skills or teaching yourself some things before a test, I liked it alot and brought more books in the "smart" series.
 Good Sample Problems January 15, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I love using this book to present my daughter with sample problems for test review or when I think the school is not teaching at the level of my expectations. My daughter is in 7th grade, I think this book may be elementary for high school students, however. Still could provide good review problems at test time.
A tradeoff between clarity and speed but largely succeeds November 11, 1998
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I decided to review my math with the intent of making a second assault on The Calculus. I started out with Barbara Lee Bleau's nearly perfect "Forgotten Algebra," which took me up along a very smooth gradient. After thereby acclimating myself to mathematical thinking, I was able to use Math Smart to fill in some blanks. Lerner's discussion of plane and solid geometry was fast and effective, saving me the long reviews required by other books. Her coverage of trigonometry in degrees is probably the highlight of the book, and her explanation of radians made me really GET it for the first time. This book might be a little too rapid to stand alone, but as a supplement it saved me weeks or months.
A solid foundational book November 20, 1998
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book provides the basics required for higher level mathematics. It breaks down the concepts so that they can be better understood, without simplifying them beyond use. Good for a high school review, and preparation for pre-calculus. The style of the prose is easy going, upbeat and contains even a hint of humor, which makes understanding the sections more enjoyable. It should be noted that a mathematical background, pre-algebra, is assumed, and answers are not given for all questions. Not meant for those interested in reviewing pre-calc or calculus.
Be careful of the wrong answers in the book July 12, 2000
Bull Durham (United States)
20 out of 27 found this review helpful
I am willing to give this book three stars because it provides a good review of high school math. I bought it as a warm up for future studies on Calculus and for preparation for the GRE.However, there are several wrong anwers that I have seen in the book. I am grateful to the Princeton Review for confirming these mistakes by e-mail for me. For those of you who decide to get the book, here they are: 1) page 26, #7, x= -10/3 (not 10/3) 2) page 28, #5, should be -3x squared -2x +1 over 2x squared -2x 3) page 120, exercise 8.4, #1, should be 64 (not 32) Part of the problem here may be the fact that the author, Marcia Lerner, only has a Bachelor's degree. The publisher, Princeton Review, should consider hiring people with at least Master's degrees in the future. "Math Smart II" is marginally acceptable as a learning tool. I did find that it was more helpful in studying for the GRE math section than the Princeton Review's "Cracking the GRE CAT." That's because with that book (and some other GRE books), the idea is to teach you the best strategy for answering the questions rather than making sure you understand all the concepts behind the answers. So in that aspect, "Math Smart II" can be of help for GRE test takers.
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