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Contains complete solutions to all odd-numbered problems in the text, as well as study tips and a practice tests for each chapter; text specific.

Customer Reviews (7)

Very disappointed
This book was listed as "used-like new". It is anything but "like new". The inside binding is broken and it is all scribbled in.

In the past when I ordered "used-like new" books they were always in excellent condition. Even though the book seller had no reviews at the time I ordered this book, I figured I would give them a chance. However, I would never order from them again.

liar
vendor lies, said i would get a 100% refund then when i got the refund it was short by $20.00, don't buy from this person!!!

Excellent Book
The book was in its wrapping completely brand new. It shipped fast and was here within the week. The book was helpful and easy to read.

Need more!
Good book, great printing and page construction, but the book lacks more instructions and step-by-step guidance on the problems and formulas. The authors must assume that the reader has already had Trigonometry.

Trig done the way it should be taught and understood!
This book was a good idea, and well done.Anybody wanting to learn trig, can pick up this book, learn trig, and be confident they are capable of doing the math. ... Read more

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Choose the algebra book that's written so you can understand it. ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY reads simply and clearly so you can grasp the math you need to ace the test. And with Video Skillbuilder CD-ROM, you'll follow video presentations that show you step-by-step how it all works. Plus, this edition comes with iLrn, the online tool that lets you sign on, save time, and get the grade you want. With iLrn, you'll get customized explanations of the material you need to know through explanations you can understand, as well as tons of practice and step-by-step problem-solving help. Make ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY your choice today. This Enhanced Edition includes instant access to Enhanced WebAssign?, the most widely-used and reliable homework system. Enhanced WebAssign? presents thousands of problems, links to relevant book sections, video examples, problem-specific tutorials, and more, that help students grasp the concepts needed to succeed in this course. As an added bonus, the Start Smart Guide has been bound into this book. This guide contains instructions to help users learn the basics of WebAssign quickly. ... Read more

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This is the one.
I got this book in very good condition. It wasn't rapped in plastic though, but everything was perfect about it.

Very good customer service.
The book was a little more worn than described, but the seller was very quick to respond to any question I had.

not such a great deal
Took longer than expected to arrive and was not in the best shape, but it still saved me money to buy it!

Great Investment
I recommend this book as a quick review of Trig or as extra help along with the textbook for those learning Trig.This book impressed me because it is straightforward and easy to follow.I am terrible at math and I always make dumb mistakes, but this book has all the answers worked out.I used to sit there for hours trying to figure out why I was getting all the answers wrong when I thought I understood how to do the problems.After I bought this book, I was able to see what my mistakes were and correct them within seconds of doing the problem.You might still need help from a person occasionally if you're confused about something in the book, but for the most part this book is better than a tutor because it is more efficient.Instead of waiting for someone else to figure out what your mistakes are, you can just compare your work to the book's!

If you're great at math this book is a great review book because it goes quickly through the essentials in an organized fashion.There is no fluff.If you're trying to cram, it tells you what's most important.

The best book to prepare for calculus!!
I had this textbook for my precalculus class, almost never attended the clas, but got all A's on the test and A final grade -- all thanks to this book. You literally don't need a teacher, or any other sources, even if you not a science person, you will be able to understand the concepts. It has a lot of sample problems solved in each section, and then at the end of each section, the problems are listed from very simple to moderate to high difficulty. So once you will solve the simple problems, that will give you ability to solve moderate problems, and then difficult ones from there... ... Read more

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Dugopolski’s Trigonometry, Third Edition gives readers the essential strategies to help them develop the comprehension and confidence they need to be successful in this course. Readers will find enough carefully placed learning aids and review tools to help them do the math without getting distracted from their objectives. Regardless of their goals beyond the course, all readers will benefit from Dugopolski’s emphasis on problem solving and critical thinking, which is enhanced by the addition of hundreds of exercises in this edition. ... Read more

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Fast and Speedy, as well as Delighted.
Thank you to the seller for getting my book to me in less than a week. Especially when I ordered it a week before my summer course started, it arrived just in time.And to my surprise, the book turned out to be a teachers' edition and that came in very handy for taking a condensed summer trigonometry class.Thank you very much.

A must have
This book is great in explaining things and providing interesting examples and is pretty easy to read.I really enjoyed it and ended up keeping it for later reference which I can't say for a lot of my previous books.I only wish we'd used a Dugopolski for my calculus classes!!

Trigonometry
This book has to many assumptions that you all ready know a formula or step so it leaves steps out in the examples that it gives. ... Read more

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Contains complete solutions to the problem sets. ... Read more

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Exactly what I needed
This solutions manual for the 2nd Edition of Saxon Calculus presents step-by-step solutions to each of the problems in the text.My students and I find it easy to read, with details on each step.The text itself is written in a way that strengthens users algebraic and trigonometric skills - something many Calculus students appreciate (so do their teachers).Well worth the purchase.

An Easy Choice
Our children used Saxon from 54 to 87, then moved on to advanced math, calculus and physics and they have excelled with this method. Although my background doesn't include an emphasis in math, my husband's education and professional life is steeped in mathematics. He's enthusiastic about Saxon because it creates a strong foundation in the subject.

Admittedly, solving 30+ problems a lesson can be a challenge, however, this process increases one's speed and accuracy over time and as my daughter said, it helped her "to make peace with math." Math is like learning how to play a musical instrument; it takes practice and self-discipline, but it's well worth the effort. Understanding math, like being proficient at reading and writing, is one of those practical skills that make life so much easier.

Using this incremental method of learning made homeschooling through high school a breeze and our college-age children sailed through their college math courses as well. In hindsight, it would be easy to choose it again.

Use only if you want an "unfair" advantage for your students
The bottom line: if you want an "unfair" advantage over other math students, or if you are a teacher who wants your math students to have an "unfair" advantage, use the Saxon advanced math texts.

In essence, Saxon texts teach advanced math as a language. At present, all other serious texts teach advanced math as a formalism, a grammar. Analogously, other advanced math books present examples of the present tense the first week, then examples of nouns the second, etc. By contrast, Saxon texts make you speak sentences using the present tense every day, throughout the year.

The newer Saxon-style "language" instructional paradigm is far more consistent with consensus empirical cognitive research than is the traditional math formalism/grammar model, as well as probably being more consistent with your own intuition and past experience: grammar books may be very good at describing a language, but they are inherently not very good at training you to speak it.

The Saxon calculus text is tough, accurate, and makes profuse use of "classic" problems to teach. It just doesn't look like a grammar book, or even aspire to be one. That is apparently sufficient to bewilder, even repulse, some math educators.

Saxon detractors suspicious of its basic pedagogy are welcome to perform the mountains of painstaking basic research that would be necessary to overturn fundamental tenets in cognitive science, such as the general superiority of "distributed" (Saxon-style) practice over "massed" (traditional-style) practice. The Nobel prizes critics would garner would of course be mere icing on the cake.

But it's actually easy to demolish the fundamental argument of Saxon critics. Once people understand that other serious advanced math texts are really grammar books, Saxon critics have lost, since the average person already knows that grammar books inherently suck.

In a perfect world, all advanced math texts would simply accept the Saxon-style "language" model as obviously the superior pedagogy, and we consumers would benefit as publishers competed to produce the best possible realizations of that inherently superior model. At present, however, especially at the advanced level, the Saxon texts are the only game in town, and fine ones, at that. This gives students and teachers willing to use the Saxon texts an "unfair" advantage over their peers.

Excellent printed introductions on how to teach and learn advanced math in Saxon are available for download from the Saxon website. The most important point can be noted here: in Saxon, you are learning to "speak" math. Every single Saxon problem, in every problem set, exists solely to force you to be as fluent in as many aspects of math as possible at that time. Therefore, you can't skip any problems, or skip around in the book. If you did, you'd either be cheating yourself of opportunities to "speak" at your current highest level, or stretching yourself too thin.

A Saxon year is devoted exclusively to grammar-in-use, to "speaking" math. A point or two of math "grammar" is introduced briefly and quickly each lesson, and understanding is built up not through more explanation but through repeated and gradually more sophisticated use of the concept in problems over the following days, weeks, or even months. Introductory calculus teachers are definitely not accustomed to that way of teaching, and college-level teachers who dared to use a "language"-paradigm introductory calculus text like Saxon might be at special risk for merciless ridicule from colleagues, but something much less philosophical could also be a factor in teacher resistance to the Saxon-style approach.

Grammar books are not pedagogies, so a teacher who uses a grammar book still has to decide how to teach the grammar. Accordingly, many American math teachers are accustomed to a lot of pedagogical control. On a given day, they will pick and choose the specific problems students will do, or skip around in the text, omit or expand the development of topics, drop the textbook completely or use it merely as a "resource," and/or give elaborate lectures and demonstrations. Saxon texts, being an actual pedagogy and not a grammar of "topics," don't allow any of that.

A Saxon teacher's goal is to help every single student "speak" math each day by doing every single problem in the problem set for that day. Period. Since a Saxon text asks teachers, even more than students, to behave very differently in the classroom, a Saxon text should always be adopted voluntarily, never imposed. The unknowing, and especially, the unwilling, would wreak havoc. Learning a "language"-paradigm math text using traditional methods would be like having the football coach teach you violin. You would not enjoy the results.

Of course, there will always be a place for grammar-style math texts -- as reference manuals, once students have solidly learned the grammar-in-use.

I have no connection to the Saxon people, but I have used the Saxon texts with my own children and therefore know them intimately. As I've implied, while the Saxon books are very good, it's improbable that they represent the ultimate realization of the inherently superior "language" model, and I wish there were lots of worthy competitors. However, especially at the advanced level, the Saxon texts currently have no competition. At present, they're the only "language"-paradigm texts available.

It's a free country. If, despite considerable basic science to the contrary, you think that grammar books are swell at teaching languages; or if you believe that a language paradigm is irrelevant to mathematics instruction, since math is a beautiful formalism that only second-rate engineering students would ever deploy as a grammar-in-use; or if you simply enjoy the pedagogical autonomy that traditional introductory calculus texts allow you to exercise, then there are a plethora of math grammars to choose from. For the rest of us, there's Saxon.

Worst Calculus Text I've Ever Seen
I've taught from and worked with a variety of calculus texts over the years, ranging from one-semester "calculus for business majors" to courses for science and math majors. In the course of this, it became clear that there's a fairly standard progression of topics in introductory calculus texts that's been developed and polished over the last century or so. It developed that way because, peadagogically, it's what works best for most students.

One brilliant exception is Tom Apostol's classic two volume set, but it's really designed for people who had calculus in high school already, or otherwise have sufficient mathematical maturity to handle a rigorous theoretical exposition.

Another exception is Saxon/Wang/Harvey. They've certainly come up with a different approach to teaching calculus, but unfortunately they're not Tom Apostol.

What they seem to have done is take the standard approach, slice it up like a loaf of bread, and shuffle it like a deck of cards. The result is a largely unintelligible mishmash of concepts.

For instance, in the standard approach, early on you are introduced to the idea of simple limits. Then you are taught epsilon-delta proofs as a way to handle more complicated limits. Finally, you are given a definition of the derivative as a limit that can be calculated with the epsilon-delta technique. This is both theoretically sound and pedagogically useful.

But Saxon et. al. have a different idea. Instead of presenting these topics in order, one after the other, they jumble the order and spread them out all through the book. So by the time you get to epsilon-delta proofs at the end of the book (instead of early-on like most calculus texts), you're wondering, "Why are we bothering with this?"

Similarly, other concepts that work best when taught one after the other and learned in a short period of time, in Saxon are spread out and interleaved with unrelated material. As another reviewer pointed out, Saxon has lots of review problems, and you'd certainly need them to get anything out of the text, because when you get to a concept and the immediate prerequisite information was last encountered forty or fifty pages before, you better have been doing review problems on it because otherwise you'll be lost.

It might be possible for someone who is an experienced calculus teacher to teach from this book successfully by skipping around and cherry-picking it. But I don't know why they'd bother when there are so many better texts out there.

However, for someone being home-schooled or teaching themselves, who may be making their way through this book on their own or with the guidance of a parent whose calculus may be rusty or nonexistent... this book is a disaster.

An inadequate text, at best
I reviewed this text for a friend who has been struggling through it with her son. I spent several hours reading it and studying the organization and pedagogical technique.

The book breaks up important concepts, like limits, that are best left together and studied in sequential order. Its treatment of other concepts, like the definition of the derivative, does not include enough explanatory text. Some key theorems, like the mean value theorem, don't appear soon enough. The book leave epsilon delta proofs until the last lesson.

It is possible, I suppose, for a student to learn to perform Calculus in a mechanical way with this book. But I find it hard to believe that Saxon aids any student to a deeper understanding of the important concepts in Calculus. This kind of understanding is necessary for any student who intends to pursue a career in math, science, or engineering.

My friend is bright and motivated. Her son is bright and talented in mathematics. And they found this book very confusing. I think anyone unfamiliar with calculus should not use this book to homeschool their child.

My advice is to get a good AP or college calculus book, instead. ... Read more

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This is One of the Best Math Textbooks I Have Ever Had!
I really enjoyed this textbook.The authors of this book really did a good job making you enjoy math.I used to hate math, but this book was anexception.They greatly explain theorems and other things so you won't getconfused.One way I liked this book was its many math related photos. Also if you are confused on a lesson they have answers in the back in thebook to help you to check your work or give you answers to things you arestruggling in.They also have in class lessons so you can understand theconcepts you are about to learn in the lesson and homework.They alsogreatly explain how to do proofs, and everything that involves trianglesand trionometry to statistics and functions.They give you reviews andself-tests with all the answers in the back of the book so you can masterthe information you have just learned in the chapter.Also, I recommendthis to anyone who loves math, anyone who is ok or great in math, or anyonewho justs wants to learn trigonometry.Finally, all the teachers I haveever had me use UCSMP this book have always loved the books, the materialthat the studnets grasp easily, and the benefits that the book gives overother textbooks. ... Read more

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As the best seller in its field, Algebra and Trigonometry is the choice for instructors who wish to include a thorough review of algebra at the beginning of their precalculus level course. The text introduces trigonometry first with a right triangle approach and then with the unit circle. The text's unparalleled exercises, motivating real-life applications, cutting-edge design, and innovative ancillaries and technology resources make it the most complete program available.

For a complete listing of features, see Larson/Hostetler, College Algebra, 5/e.

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Amazing
The textbook was in great condition and I got it in two days! Amazing. Thank you

Math
I wouldn't exactly say that I've had fun times with this book.. butit arrived quickly and in great condition

Helpful
I used this book for a Algebra II class I took over the summer at a college. Though I'm a high school student, I understood this book. The authors gave good examples for each type of problem for each section. There are 100 plus review questions for each section. The answers to every single odd numbered question in the back of the book.
Diagrams included are extremely helpful. Definitions and important theorems stand out because they are placed in blue boxes. My only complaints are that some examples don't exactly walk through the entire problem and that the wording of some definitions are verbose. ... Read more

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Great reference
I an in engineering for signal processing.This book has been a great reference. ... Read more

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This market-leading book continues to provide users with sound, consistently structured explanations of the mathematical concepts. Designed for a two-term course, the new Eighth Edition retains the features that have made Algebra and Trigonometry a complete solution for users: interesting applications, cutting-edge design, and innovative technology combined with an abundance of carefully written exercises. ... Read more

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It is really simple and easy to understaand
A lot of nice problems for the students to understand without the help of an instructor. ... Read more

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trying to save my son's back
I bought this book to use as a "home copy" for my son's algebra II class.It is a hefty textbook and his school chooses not to buy a class room set.He already has his backpack stuffed to the gills, so for a small sum I lightened his load.

Excellent service
Book was recd in good shape as promised and excellent customer service for enquiries when there was a slight delay. This vendor even went as for as to refund the shipping charges. Really appreciate it

School Book
I bought this book as a backup for the one we use in school.The book itself is good with explaining most concepts, but not always clear.Overall, I would suggest this book.

Very good, but slightly flawed
I have recently completed a fourteen-week self-study of this entire book, in preparation for an Engineering major.

I found the book very helpful; determinates, f of x terminology, and quadratic functions were explained in an easy to understand manner. Another thing I found helpful was the inclusion of "real world" problems that could be solved using the teachings in this book. Problems in business, biology, nuclear fission, rocket trajectory, etc. are presented and can be solved by the student. Such questions seem to be designed to introduce medical/engineering hopefuls to what they'll encounter in the years ahead.

Furthermore, the trigonometry section is only three chapters long, which I think is very wise of the author; as most 700-page trigonometry tomes are usually overwhelming to students and contain nonsense about determining the heights of flagpoles, which a future doctor or physicist does not need to know by heart!
A determined student can master the essential trigonometric functions in under a month, and this book can serve that purpose.

My only complaints are that some topics are explained in vague ways; I found myself writing my own expositions in the margins. Also, only the odd-numbered questions (1, 3, 5, etc.) are answered in the answer section. This provides less incentive to complete all the questions posed, because mistakes that are made on even-numbered questions will go unnoticed unless the student is extremely thorough in checking.

Despite these drawbacks, I recommend careful study of this book to those students who wish to enter the sciences...but make sure you have someone you can consult with because here and there the book may confuse you.

Hmmm, quite a good book with only minimal faults
I found this algebra/trig. book to be very satisfactory, with only a few things I'd change about it.The word problems found in the last section of each chapter offer the right level of difficulty, interesting situations, and the character's names are often quite funny (ex. Butch Err's feedlot, Ripov's Insurance Co., Sue Flay and Cassa Roll's hamburger stand, etc).For many of the problems that involve graphing, the answer at the back simply says (graph).It would be a lot more helpful if the graph was provided, especially if the back of the book is the only means to check homework.This gets a little frustrating sometimes. ... Read more

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Here's a complete, easy-to-grasp course in trigonometry that takes the form of a fantasy novel. The King of Carmorra and his subjects have many practical problems to solve, and their answers can be found by applying principles of trigonometry. Readers follow along and learn to solve many different problems that can be reduced to triangular diagrams. They learn the laws of sine and cosine, trigonometric functions and inverse functions, waves, conic sections, polynomial approximation, and much more. The book is filled with instructive exercises and their solutions, plus illustrative drawings, graphs, and diagrams. This new edition contains updated coverage on using graphing calculators and computer spreadsheets for solving trigonometric problems. ... Read more

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Trig? Entertaining? Wait a minute!
Creating a story to help students learn math is long overdue.While the story isn't necessarily the greatest, anything that gives the student something to associate the concepts with is a helpful memory aid.This is a step in the right direction.Now a Trig cartoon or something would be really great.

fairy tale is distracting
I got this book a while ago, but I gave up reading it after a few chapters because of the fairy tale that is the story line.
I would not recommend this book for anyone who wants to learn or refresh their trigonometry

Good idea, but poorly organized and executed
This book is ideal for people who want to learn the basics of trigonometry, on their own time.I do NOT recommend this as a secondary resource for learning Trigonometry as a course in school.The book assumes the reader knows a few basic things (or rather, remembers them from algebra) and sometimes gives examples with little explanation of why they are doing each step.I found the book hard to read unless you go page by page.It is not a great book for a quick reference either.

Conclusion: If you are interested in Trigonometry's applications in the real world, have a basic knowledge of algebra and geometry, want to look into trigonometry in your free time, and don't mind reading much, this book is for you.This book would be a nice refresher for people who took Trigonometry/PreCalculus in the past, and a nice introduction for people who plan on learning more about the subject in the future.

Do not buy this book if you want a book to refer to for quick things like Trigonometric Identities or Unit Circle values.If you're a student taking Trigonometry this will probably just confuse you more than it will help you.Stick to your textbook.

Fun Entertaining Introduction to Beginning Trigonometry
Dr. Downing is a good writer and very entertaining. But beware, the content of this book is more appropriate to the trig we teach to high school geometry students. There is little here that would be helpful for our Honors (AP) Trigonometry students except as a highly entertaining way to review, perhaps during the month before school starts, what trigonometry they were supposed to learn in geometry.

Trig stories
This is a great resource for teachers who want to teach the difficult concept of trigonometry in a simple, steady fashion - through the use of story telling.

I like it over the textbook approach. ... Read more

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This new title in the Homework Helpers series tackles the one of the most advanced mathematical course in most high schools: Trigonometry. The concepts are explained in everyday language before the examples are worked. Good habits, such as checking your answers after every problem, are reinforced. There are practice problems throughout the book, and the answers to all of the practice problems are included. The problems are solved clearly and systematically, with step-by-step instructions provided.

Particular attention is placed on topics that students traditionally struggle with the most. While this book could be used to supplement a standard calculus textbook, it could also be used by college students or adult learners to refresh long-forgotten concepts and skills.

Trigonometry includes concepts that have both a geometric and an algebraic component. Homework Helpers: Trigonometry covers all of the topics in a typical Trigonometry class, including:

• The unit circle• Trigonometric functions• Inverse trigonometric functions• Identities• Graphical analysis• Applications

This book also contains a review of the algebraic and geometric ideas that are the foundation of trigonometry. ... Read more

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This market-leading text continues to provide students and instructors with sound, consistently structured explanations of the mathematical concepts. Designed for a two-term course, the new Seventh Edition retains the features that have made Algebra and Trigonometry a complete solution for both students and instructors: interesting applications, cutting-edge design, and innovative technology combined with an abundance of carefully written exercises. ... Read more

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Please Somewhere Else
If the book was never sent, than comment on the seller, so another person can not buy the book from that seller.You can't give this book a 1 star review based off the book never coming.This is why Amazon allows you to rate the seller.That way people like me can avoid the seller in the future.If you just give this book a 1 star review you are screwing up the Amazon rating system.Please give the seller a bad review where that type of review belongs, not the book.

NEVER SENT BOOK !!
I have never received this book and was charged for it !!!!!WE are still waiting, this is terrible, horrible.

math book
the sellar of this book, never sent the book,,, so we had to purchase another one,, and still haven't receive a refund!

Great text!
I bought this textbook for my youngest daughter's "Elementary Functions" college class.
I spent a couple of hours flipping through the book when it arrived and was very impressed with its clear style and excellent examples.

No response to follow up/Never received
Seller totally unresponsive to multiple follow ups.No help from Amazon either.Very disappointed. ... Read more

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Boiled-down essentials of the top-selling Schaum's Outline series for the student with limited time

What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

• Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
• Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
• Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
• Delivers expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
• Perfect for last-minute test preparation
• So small and light that they fit in a backpack!

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The latest edition in the highly respected Swokowski/Cole precalculus series retains the elements that have made it so popular with users alike: its exposition is clear, the time-tested exercise sets feature a variety of applications, its uncluttered layout is appealing, and the difficulty level of problems is appropriate and consistent. Mathematically sound, ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY, CLASSIC EDITION, 12E, effectively prepares users for further courses in mathematics through its excellent, time-tested problem sets. ... Read more

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Avoid at all cost!

The text only introduces the basics of a concept before introducing much more complicated problems in the chapter practices. Very little detailed information to help understand concepts. I had to use other texts and online resources to supplement this POS testbook.

A really bad math book
Precalculus is hard enough without having to use a book like this. I thought that the prose was unreadable, the graphics confusing, and many of the exercises supercomplicated (our professor thought so too). In my opinion *Algebra and Trignometry* is a triumph of marketing over pedagogical competence. My advice? Not only should you not buy this book; you should avoid a class in which it is assigned.

Awful!
I teach a high school class for advanced mathematics in preparation for college maths, and I honestly have to say that this is the worst book from which to teach.Yes, I can understand it perfectly, but a student will be lost the moment he or she lays eyes on the first page.The only good thing about this book is the number of exercises it has in each section.

For mathematicians, by mathmematicians
Frankly, I found this text way too brief in its coverage of topics prior to being bombarded with questions. There isn't much good to say about this book other than providing lots of problems to work. Save yourself the money and buy a "10000 problem" text instead.

Solid math textbook
I'm a little torn on what to say about this book. On one hand, I have a huge amount of respect for this book. On the other hand, it's not an easy book to learn from.

I have no doubt that if people work through this book, they will be very knowledgable and skilled in the areas covered. It is, however, a slow, tedious, sometimes frustrating process. The authors are clearly proficient at math, but their style is pretty dry. It's a "just the facts, ma'am" approach to instruction. It would be nice to have perspective, interpretation, and helpful guidance in addition to straight math. It's kind of like reading a technical manual.I prefer a more engaging presentation. ... Read more

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Worst math book I've had
I absolutely hate this book.I have never in my life worked with such a terrible math book.Normally, you can go through a math book and look at examples and eventually figure out how to do something you were having a hard time understanding, but THIS book doesn't explain ANYTHING.
The examples are horrendous, and the author constantly throws in little changes to problems without giving any explanation as to how you cope with these changes.The examples tend to skip entire explanations so you are left with a problem that lacks very important parts that would help you understand why they did what they did.
I am so frusterated with this book, and have absolutely no clue why ANY instructor would use it.If you're looking for thoughtful and thorough explanations for anything having to do with trigonometry, this is certainly not the book for you.F-.

It's ok.
The book is okay, not really great or bad. Just that it contains too many practice problems that do not derive from concrete examples because either the examples aren't plentiful enough or there is none of them. I hate those warm-up questions because there is usually no background information first. I especially liked the inclusion of harmonic analysis where I could learn how to construct equations from graphs, and intuitively it's either a sum or a product of two sinusoids. Problem? When I got to the practice problems, the author threw a curveball and I was totally lost from there. This isn't the only example since it happens specifically all over the book. I love how the author did in section 9-1. I am introduced to probability,and he gives one measly picture of pair of rolled dice. Then he points out one simple example. Then I am quickly instructed to do the problems. How about more examples? Maybe 3...or 4...? That's nothing new also. To be honest with you, I have a degree in mathematics, but this book, I consider it to be too challenging for high school students especially when the title of the book deals with "Pre-Calculus." There are better books that is deemed user-friendly although Foerster's looks like one, but when in practice, is not. Avoid this book, and hopefully Foerster improves this book before he throws in a newer edition of the book to satisfy his and his fellow authors' greed. Lastly, make sure that math is fun, not a chore. *winks* *winks* ... Read more

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The authors help students "see the math" through their focus on functions; visual emphasis; side-by-side algebraic and graphical solutions; real-data applications; and examples and exercises. By remaining focused on today's students and their needs, the authors lead students to mathematical understanding and, ultimately, success in class. ... Read more

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the book
i did get the book fast,it was pretty used.
after about a month of owning it the book started to split, hopefully it will at least last till december for

Great condition and fast
This was the first time I purchased through Amazon. I was thrilled on how great the condition of the book was and how fast it arrived. I have always been wary of buying used books on-line because you really never know what your getting. This has alleviated my mind. I plan on looking for more soon.

Just what I needed !
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The book was needed for a class so I didn't just chose this one, but it is very good for someone who hasen't done algebra or higher math in a while. I wish I has the answer or solution book as well bc only the odd answers are in the back to check work. Over all great book and seller was awesome!

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This was the best order that I have gotten thw only problem was it took a little longer than usual thank you so much for everthing ... Read more

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Good addition to MyMathLab
This book is helpful when used along side MyMathLab. Good for college level algrebra and trig, and for brushing up on pre-calculus (since you will need this basic info before taking calculus).

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I am not a big fan of this product.It took me approximately 3 weeks to receive this item, as well as the fact that it is misleading.I was under the impression that it had a mymathlab code that came with the book, but it did not. ... Read more

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Learning trigonometry concepts can be a difficult and frustrating process. The tenth edition of this successful book helps readers gain a strong understanding of these concepts by discovering how trigonometry is relevant in their lives through rich applications. It follows a right triangle-first approach and is graphing optional. Readers will find new and updated applications as well as additional exercises and solutions. Greater emphasis is also placed on relevant applications more than other books in the field. All of this will help readers comprehend and retain the material. ... Read more

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A good book...
I read Analytic Trigonometry with Applications in conjunction with a similarly styled Algebra book. Barnett's writing is a bit dry but the book serves it's purpose...it allows you to learn Trigonometry without having to consult numerous sources outside of the book. You'll enjoy the positioning of the graphs on the pages and the fact that the author utilizes colors in a way that makes it easy to remember and apply key concepts. If you're interested in understanding the "whys" in addition to the "hows" of Trigonometry, then you'll also enjoy the author's analytic approach to the subject. While it's not perfect(as with virtually all math books, some of the examples require that the reader "fill in" missing steps)you can actually solve every problem in this book on your own.

You would be hard pressed to find a better Trigonometry book, I highly recommend it to college students preparing for Calculus.

good book
This book is for my Trigonometry class. I like the subject and the book is a great help to prepare for my exams

Well Organized
Barnett's book is well organized and for those just getting into Trigonometry, you will appreciate the clarity of the examples.

Great Book to Compliment Great Class
The strength of this book is its organization. The reader is first introduced to the relation of arc length, radius, and angle. Then degrees and radians are learned. Then the unit circle is introduced. This is one of the best ways to learn trig.

The textbook presents the theory in a clear way that is easy to follow. If you were to read the chapter, you know enough to answer any of the problems. And if you were decided between texts, the layout of the problems of this text would be the reason to choose it. That is because of the science and real world applications of the problems. This is not "plug and chug." It is applying what was learned.

For me this book and the class in which it was used formed the foundation of all my latter math courses. This book has some pre-calculus problems, but that isn't its focus. Calculus has its advantages, but I always found trig to be more visual than most things in calculus. It is easier to picture what is actually going on in the math problem. But if you can relate your newly learned problem solving skills when approaching calculus problems, you will have no trouble.

One of my favorite problems in this book, which was included in the sixth edition on page 281, problem 71,is about an arched doorway. I don't know if the current versions have this problem. However it is worth researching. On my website (see my profile), I discuss this problem. And the excellent problems is what make this the best trig book I've seen.

Pre Calculas Prep
one of the best trig books in the world. the same goes for algebra and trig (right triangle)by beecher and bittinger:1993 edition. ... Read more

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Decent at best.
The book is decent.But is not a great text book.It's highlihgted formulas, etc... are very helpful, but it doesn't seem to explain a lot of things in a way to make them easily understandable.I have used manydifferent math books, and I would not use this one unless you are teaachingextremely bright students. ... Read more

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CK-12 Foundation’s Trigonometry FlexBook is an introduction to trigonometry for the high school student. Topics include: Trigonometric Identities & Equations, Circular Functions, and Polar Equations & Complex Numbers. ... Read more

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A Decent Free Trigonometry Textbook
This is a very approachable and well presented introductory text on Trigonometry. It is written with a high school student in mind, but it can be used by anyone who is unfamiliar with this subject. It covers all the traditional topics in a trigonometry course - functions, triangles, angles, etc. The material is presented in a very straightforward manner and it is very easy to follow. There are multiple worked-out examples throughout the text, and each section ends with a several problems and their solutions. The problems vary in difficulty, and many are designed with practical applications in mind. The book also emphasizes the use of scientific calculator in working out of many problems, which is pedagogically a good approach. This book is available under the Creative Commons License through the CK-12 foundation, which means it can be reprinted, modified and resold if necessary.

The Kindle formatting of this textbook leaves something to be desired. The book was originally typeset in LaTeX, and this did not translate all that smoothly into the Kindle format. I've found that getting this textbook on other e-readers or computers in the epub format rendered it much more satisfactorily.

This is not the flashiest textbook that you will come across, but in my opinion it gets the job done.

An excellent free Trigonometry textbook
The ck12.org foundation has made more than a dozen free math and science textbooks available, and this geometry textbook is one of them.

There are full images in this. This book is much larger than what is typically available for free. The images look good, but they are typically roughly two times too large at the moment. Also, all places where TeX is used, a too-large blocky image is used instead. For example, "(3,3)" is presented three times larger than the surrounding text. There are many of these on every page.In this particular ebook, it's inconsistently sized.For example, see location 4561-71.

Not all images seem to have made it.For example, on location 4513-28, three images are listed as "not available". Since this is a digital textbook, I'm sure those will be fixed. The errors above will also probably be addressed quickly.

Despite the above mentioned (and perhaps soon-fixed) flaws, this is worthwhile download. ... Read more