Precalculus Concepts, Preliminary Edition

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Summary: Best Precalculus book on the market
Review: As an MSU student, I found Precalculus concepts to be the most effective math book that I have ever used. As with few math books, the problems within were very easy to understand. Which, for me, was the first time I've ever had a math class that I didn't have to memorize equations. The reason being, is that the book is written so well that you UNDERSTAND the concepts innediately and don't have to spend alot of wasted time studying or memorizing. If you haven't had any math for a while, I would highly recomend this book to you. It has such a broad range of study that really ties together the most important math skills one needs to know, Algebra and Trig. It is an excelent review book and will assist you greatly if you are preparing for math at a collegiate level or if you just want to brush up alittle.

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Summary: Read this book before you take another math course
Review: If you are getting ready to take calculus and are not in a math oriented major read this book. This text will clearly spell out the ideas which are implied but not explicitly stated, in most math textbooks. There are many of us who have to take a calculus sequence but really won't be using that much higher math in our major, economics, business, etc. This book definitely makes the math more manageable. It explains the concepts hidden in the fundamentals and will ultimately save you time as you learn new material. How many of you can handle a numeric problem but not a word problem? The reason is concepts, something all math majors quickly catch onto. Why plod along plugging in numbers. Sure we can get the answers eventually, but why waste the effort. Read this book and see how the majors think and work out problems. It will give you an insiders point of view!