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Basic Math and Pre-Algebra (Cliffs Study Solver) |  | Authors: Jonathan J. White, Teri Stimmel, Scott Searcy
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
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Rating:  9 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 1
ISBN: 0764537644
Dewey Decimal Number: 510
EAN: 9780764537646
ASIN: 0764537644
Publication Date: June 20, 2003
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Product Description
The learn-by-doing way to master Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Why CliffsStudySolver™ Guides? Go with the name you know and trust
Get the information you need-fast!
Written by teachers and educational specialists Inside you'll get the practice you need to learn basic math and pre-algebra, including: Working with Numbers - Whole numbers
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percents
- Integers and rationals
- Powers, exponents, and roots
Notation and Measurement - Scientific notation
- Measurements
- Graphs
- Probability and statistics
Series and Equations - Sequences
- Variables
- Algebraic expressions
- Simple equations
Problem-Solving Tools - Clear, concise reviews of every topic
- Practice problems in every chapter-with explanations and solutions
- Diagnostic pretest to assess your current skills
- Full-length exam that adapts to your skill level
We take great notes-and make learning a snap
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 Great book November 4, 2009
R. Cronk
My wife is going back to College after a big break from schooling and this book has been an incredible review of everything she could possibly want to know about basic match and pre-algebra. She's gone through it several times to brush up on her math skills and she might even be able to skip one of the more basic math classes because of this book, which means this book has paid for itself many times over. It has a pretest that you take and then once you correct the pretest, each problem has a page number by it so that any problems you miss can be researched and reviewed.
 Boy, was duped by reviews September 16, 2009
Dbmsewer (Springfield, VA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If it wouldn't cost me money to send this back, I would. This book is not for anyone who is actually trying to re-learn math after a long layoff. From the get-go the authors throw math terms into the mix with minimal explanation. In fact, there are very few explanations of anything throughout and if you want to learn they whys and wherefores you won't get it here.
Math phobics be warned, you won't get past the first few pages without hyperventilating.
I mean, come on, what the heck is an integer and why do I need to know this term? Maybe I'm a dumdum, but I have not studied math since the 1960s and I wasn't good at it back then. I really want to learn but when I read through this I was more than confused, I was discouraged.
Modern tutorials should have better ways to teach math than this. [...] Obviously, the reviews I counted on for objective information were written by people who are either math teachers and therefore clueless as to what it's like to be an adult sans math skills, friends of the authors, or simply a whole lot smarter than I am.
This book has a lot of problems to play with if all you want to do is try out your testing skills, and I should have known it wouldn't be much use to me when I saw the many, many pages of sample problems and very few pages of actual text that tells you what the heck is going on. I felt like I was back in the classroom with my ninth grade math teacher. I didn't understand a word she said then, either.
I also bought "The Algebra Survival Guide" and I can tell it's a much more useable tutorial geared toward actually teaching the subject. Rappaport even jokes about how math language is "gibberish" and talks about the meanings behind the math lexicon. It's too bad the authors of BM&PA didn't think to make their book more accessible to folks like me who really want to overcome math anxiety and learn. If you want my copy, send me the money for shipping and you can have it.
Finally, I'm understanding math! July 22, 2009
Joanne C (Pompano Beach, FL USA)
This book is great, because I for one am horrible at any math & for the first time after practicing and studying from this book, I was able to pass a test. The explanations are to the point and very understandable & the method which you learn makes complete sense. They break it down for you, like you are suppose to see it. Love it.
Wish I had This Book 40 years ago May 3, 2008
J. Rogers (OH USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I found this book to be a wonderful help. I wish I had this book 40 years ago when I was having a rough time in school. This book is GREAT for a refresher and actually for learning if you have never had a good math foundation.
Math Review October 5, 2007
William R. Johansen (Frederick, MD USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is very well laid out and useful as a review of the basics of math. I'm using it with an eight-year kid and he has learned a lot studying it with me.
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