College Algebra Demystified
by Rhonda Huettenmueller
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Author: Rhonda HuettenmuellerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-15
ISBN: 0071439285
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Book Review: Best purchase I have ever made!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was lucky enough to have the writer of this book as my instructor for college alegbra. The math department here requires the course to be taught with a very poorly-written book that often jumps around and expects you to know things that it doesn't cover until later chapters, skips many steps in solving example problems expecting you to figure them out yourself, and is extremely difficult to read. I have severe adult ADD and I can rarely remember to pay attention in class and, I was struggling because not only did I find myself missing major parts of her lecture and having to fill in the gaps with the terrible required textbook and a reading disability but, it had also been 6 years since I last took any form of math. I was badly in need of a supplement and set out to my local major bookstore chain to grab some Starbucks and peruse the math books. I finally came upon Dr. Huettenmueller's book after having carefully looked through every other book in the store. All of the other books that I had found seemed to either insifficiently cover the material I was struggling with or they were very difficult to understand (very often both). I had actually given up on my search when I was walking out and happened to spot College Algebra Demystified. I didn't really have great hopes for it as all of the other books had failed me but, I figured I should at least take a quick look. As soon as I cracked it open I realized that this was the perfect book for me.
This book explains things in a very clear, logical manner. If you read the book and follow the examples that she works for you then by the time you get to the practice problems you should whizz right through them. However, even if you get stuck her explainations of the solution should get you back on track in no time. The book was extremely easy to read even for someone who normally reads at a pace of about 1 page per 13 minutes. The book is full of examples complete with graphs, equations, and and explainations that you will find easy to follow along with however, one of the greatest resources is the final exam at the end. Taking this short practice exam will very quickly help you identify anything that you have forgotten and you should be able to flip back through the book to get up to speed in only a few moments. The night before the final when it comes down to crunch time this book will save you a lot of wasted time and effort by taking you through all of the material neccesary to succede in a concise but effective manner.
So, how did I do in the class? I reviewed with this book up to the moment she started handing out the final exam. I missed only a single problem on the lengthy department final and, after miserably failed the placement exam on the first day of class, I finished the course with a magnificent A.
Summary of College Algebra Demystified
A BETTER WAY TO COLLEGE ALGEBRA X-PERTISEOne of the most valuable tools acquired in a university education, college algebra is essential for courses from the sciences to computing, engineering to mathematics. It can help you do better on placement exams, even before college, and it's useful in solving the computations of daily life. Now anyone with an interest in college algebra can master it. In College Algebra Demystified, entertaining author and experienced teacher Rhonda Huettenmueller breaks college algebra down into manageable bites with practical examples, real data, and a new approach that banishes algebra's mystery.
With College Algebra Demystified, you master the subject one simple step at a time?at your own speed. Unlike most books on college algebra, general concepts are presented first?and the details follow. In order to make the process as clear and simple as possible, long computations are presented in a logical, layered progression with just one execution per step.
This fast and easy self-teaching course will help you:
- Perform better on placement exams
- Avoid confusion with detailed examples and solutions that help you every step of the way
- Conquer the coordinate plane, lines and intercepts, parabolas, and nonlinear equations
- Get comfortable with functions, graphs of functions, logarithms, exponents, and more
- Master aspects of algebra that will help you with calculus, geometry, trigonometry, physics, chemistry, computing, and engineering
- Reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses with questions at the end of every chapter, and a final at the end of the book
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