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Algebra, the Easy Way |
| Author: |
Downing, D. |
| ISBN: |
0764119729 |
| Publisher: |
Barron's Educational Series |
| URL: |
http://www.amazon.com/Algebra-Easy-Way-3rd/dp/0812093933 |
| Year: |
1989; 1996; 2003 |
| Description: |
This algebra text is written in the form of a fantasy novel, with the story's characters solving problems by using algebra. Readers discover the hows and whys of equations, negative numbers, exponents, roots and real numbers, algebraic expressions, functions, graphs, quadratic equations, polynomials, permutations and combinations, matrices and determinants, mathematical induction, and imaginary numbers. |
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| Comments: |
Contributed by: Davidson Young Scholar on 6/24/2004
I found this a great book for transition from arithmetic to more advanced mathematics. It was easy to approach, to the point, and didn't use confusing notation. The profoundly gifted student should have few problems understanding the material. However, it doesn't completely fit in with the traditional curriculum for Algebra I, missing some less important concepts and going into Algebra II a little bit. |
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