Math Smart, 2nd Edition (Smart Guides) |  | Author: Marcia Lerner
Publisher: Princeton Review
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Edition: 2
Pages: 320
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ISBN: 0375762167
Dewey Decimal Number: 510
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Publication Date: August 7, 2001
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Product Description
Whether an individual is checking it out at the supermarket or cashing it in at the stock market, one needs a command of basic math to survive in today's number crunching world.
But most people have problems with math. A decimal here and an exponent there and they've gone from a balanced checkbook to a multi-trillion-dollar national debt. That's why The Princeton Review created Math Smart.
Math Smart's approach is easy to follow. It will show readers how to perform basic math operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Once they've got that down, The Princeton Review will teach them how to handle the scary stuff like exponents, square roots, geometry, and algebra.
How does Math Smart work? It teaches user-friendly techniques that break down complicated problems and equations into their basic parts. Readers won't waste their time memorizing dozens of long formulas and equations.
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 Great Book June 12, 2009
Marvin Royce Rhodes Jr.
This is a great book to use when you need to dust off the ole math skills. I was never all that great at math and I needed to brush up on mostly all of my math concepts for the GRE exam. This book was a great help to me in that process.
 this book reminds me why I hated math class March 13, 2008
G. Zanders (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I finished 3/4 of this book in an attempt to make up for my math deficiencies and to do better on standardized tests. I realized to continue with the author's viewpoint would be futile since I learned to hate the book. The author does well on the early chapters of reviewing basics but stumbles in later sections. Algebra seems to be a particular problem for her to explain clearly and there are shockingly short details. In short, there are not enough explanations, examples, and working through problems. The annoying tone of the author grated on me with her quasi-cheerleading and flat jokes. I would appreciate a more comprehensive answer section which would explain the process. True math confidence can be achieved with hard work, good explanations, and repetition. This book does not deliver. My math tutor, who is a PhD in math, started to cross out sections of the book. I think that says it all.
 Great book overall, but I think a few answers were wrong... October 6, 2007
Irene C. Yuan (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wanted to confirm on the website that this book was as good as it appears. Overall, I got so much from the book - from basic algebra to complicated fractions and all of those polynomials.
However, I did find a small handful of answers - like one out of a hundred, when I got all of the answers right - just one would be wrong according to the key. I would rework the problem over and over, and even substituted the book's answer and it still came off wrong. Did anyone else notice that? So I'm a little trepid in totally recommending this book.
It would have been better, I agree had the authors explain how they got their answers.
Great Book!! January 5, 2007
Aracelia R. Lopez (Connecticut)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are having trouble in math, this is the book to purchase. It goes Step by steps very easy to understand.
Math Smart, 2nd Edition ( Princeton Review Series ) April 8, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I always am the best math person in the whole class.
I just can't remember each formula, rule, and specific
step to do so. So when we went to Border's we saw this and Math Smart 2. I picked it up and scanned some of the pages. To my amazement, they had everything I was currently doing in my school. Integers, Fractions, Decimals. I was so good I finally found books with precise facts and easy-to-understand step-by-step guide. So I showed my mom and she said she would by it. Since then, I take Math Smart everywhere I go. It a perfect reference tool for math terms and the best studying guide I have ever seen. If you have a kid at home or want to brush up on math skills yourself, this is the book. Trust me your purchase will be worth it.
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