Pre-Calculus Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)) |  | Authors: Michelle Rose Gilman, Christopher Burger, Karina Neal
Publisher: For Dummies
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 1
ISBN: 0470421312
Dewey Decimal Number: 515
EAN: 9780470421314
ASIN: 0470421312
Publication Date: May 18, 2009
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Get the confidence and the math skills you need to get started with calculus! Are you preparing for calculus? This easy-to-follow, hands-on workbook helps you master basic pre-calculus concepts and practice the types of problems you'll encounter in your cour sework. You get valuable exercises, problem-solving shortcuts, plenty of workspace, and step-by-step solutions to every problem. You'll also memorize the most frequently used equations, see how to avoid common mistakes, understand tricky trig proofs, and much more. 100s of Problems! Detailed, fully worked-out solutions to problems The inside scoop on quadratic equations, graphing functions, polynomials, and more A wealth of tips and tricks for solving basic calculus problems
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 It did what i needed it to do October 15, 2009
Willshire (Los Angeles)
I purchased this book, to help me get through my class with assistance from the regular dummies textbook. I was pleased to find that what I needed it for, was in there. Just like some of the other "for dummies" books I have purchased, I found it to be very helpful and has given me insight to learning a new subject.
 (AUTHOR) Michelle Rose Gilman is a JERK !!! August 30, 2009
Joel
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
Like another reviewer, I too purchased this text to re-sharpen old math skills, and prepare for a Fall Semester of Calculus. The book is written well and set up intelligently, but there are simply scores and scores of awful mathematical errors. It enraged me. Every problem I have to not only "double check" my own work, but ALSO DOUBLE CHECK the work of the book creators: it's that painful.
Upon emailing the Author to inform her of her shortcomings in this book, she responded the following way:
"Dear Joel,
Yes, we are aware of the unfortunate errors found in the pre calc WB. We are in the process of making corrections to the 1st edition. All of the corrections should be on the Wiley website very soon. I take offense at your language [I did swear at her - she sucks whatever]. And for your information, the copyeditor and the tech editors proof a book."
SCREW HER! No updates have been posted "very soon" on the Wiley website. I sent her then ANOTHER email, offering to NOTE ALL the mathematical typos I found and send them TO her: essentially doing a lot of hard work for free... She has ignored my offer.
It appears Michelle Rose Gilman is content with a low grade product.
Bottom line - until the REVISED EDITION of this is in print, I would buy a different book. Hopefully though Michelle gets wise and LISTS those UPDATES on WILEY.
-JOEL ARTHUR
 Great idea, but a frustrating number of errors. July 17, 2009
Michaela Stone
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
My copy showed up yesterday, and my experience has been less than positive. I already own Pre-Calculus for Dummies, but was getting weary from scouring the web for worksheets and quizzes to reinforce everything I was re-learning. (It's amazing how much you can forget after 10 years outside of the classroom.) This workbook was going to allow me to be sure that I was grasping all of the material, so that I could finally crack open that Calculus I textbook and get a jump-start on the fall semester.
I was very impressed with the first few problems, as they didn't waste time with simple examples. These were nitty-gritty, down-and-dirty problems that put my mettle to the test. So far, so good. Then we hit Chapter 2, and things went downhill fast. In the span of 3 pages (26-29), there were 4 glaring errors in either examples or practice problems. The first time I went through, I assumed it had to be me that was in error. I went back and tried the problems again...still no dice. I read the step-by-step solutions to the problems, and was left more confused than when I started. I ultimately verified with a few of my mathematically inclined friends that, somehow, the folks at Wiley Publishing put out a remedial math book without bothering to check their own answers first. Even the tear-out cheat sheet in the front of the book has errors in the trig identities. If I had been addressing the material for the first time, I would have given up in frustration by page 30.
I'm still convinced that the Pre-Calculus Workbook for Dummies could be one of the best resources for people interested in learning (or relearning) the math skills that will get them ready for college level calculus. It is shame that poor proofreading has turned it into such a source of frustration.
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