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 enlarge | Author: Rhonda Huettenmueller
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 6542
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 468
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0071439277
Dewey Decimal Number: 512
UPC: 639785511076
EAN: 9780071439275
Publication Date: January 14, 2005
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Great Entrance Exam Refresher January 15, 2008
Dr. John M. Nehls
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received this book 2 weeks before my college entrance exam to smooth over what I momentarily learned in high school--I Do not want to end up in a lower than Calculus math class, paying for a class that does not give me any college credit.
So far I have been getting through a chapter each day, in about hour and a half of on and off study.
It is continuing to get me more comfortable with my math skills in a very short time. I Recommend it to anyone who fears there college entrance exam, or interested in learning Precalc on their own.
Easing into higher echelons of math has never been so pain-free! March 17, 2008
Juan A. Ramos (Miami, FL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It was a great book, gave me what I needed at the pace I found acceptable. I also jumped into the middle of the book once to give a friend a hand and it was on polynomial functions. In ten minutes flat I was already calculating them! Amazing! If I continue at this rate, I can slack off in my Pre-Calculus college class and still pass! No, but seriously though, it's an awesome book and have recommended it to all my friends.
Must-buy for anyone taking Precalculus September 4, 2008
Aakbar (New York, NY)
I took a tough Precalculus class last year and found myself half-way through the semester totally and hopelessly confused. I couldn't afford tutoring (financially or time-wise - I work full-time and take night classes) and seriously contemplated dropping the class to save my GPA. I bought this book and ended up aceing the class. I know that sounds unlikely, but the author has a way of describing the concepts in a totally understandable way and it all just clicked. I enjoy math, but tend to be a little slow at picking things up, and the lay person approach of the book really worked for me.
 Good for the first semester of precalculus, but lacks certain important topics August 14, 2008
Precalculus student
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros:
1. Excellent for the first semester of precalculus, especially the study of different families of functions.
2. Does a good job of explaining topics in detail and providing examples of problems.
3. Provides plenty of problems for practice of concepts.
4. Provides excellent end of chapter tests for review and feedback.
Cons:
1. Trignometry section is lacking. Needs more detail on trignometric identities.
2. Lacks information in the second semester of precalculus. Does not have anything on vectors, parametric equations, polar equations, statistics, or limits.
3. Does not have anything on rotating conic sections.
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