I love this book. It explains the formulas and how they are made very well, in clear English. I will definitely keep it for future use. I've always loved College Algebra and this book can help me continue to learn it.
Pros:
- Explains well
- Great examples
- Descriptive
- Answers in back of book
- Whatever questions you have, it answers it
Cons:
- Very heavy
- The material doesn't stick in my head right after reading it (but that's my problem)
- When doing some of the problems I couldn't derive, from the examples shown, the answers
- Offers only odd answers to problems
- Gets dirty easily
- There were other things I didn't like, but I forget.
Overall: Great book! I love it. |
The Eighth Edition of this highly dependable book retains its best features–accuracy, precision, depth, and abundant exercise sets–while substantially updating its content and pedagogy. Striving to teach mathematics as a way of life, Sullivan provides understandable, realistic applications that are consistent with the abilities of most readers. Chapter topics include Graphs; Polynomial and Rational Functions; Conics; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Counting and Probability; and more. For individuals with an interest in learning algebra as it applies to their everyday lives. |
