Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry

by Earl W. Swokowski and Jeffery A. Cole

Book Overview

* Precalculus course taught at both two- and four-year schools..* Takes the right triangle approach to the subject..* Problem sets present a variety of challenging and motivating exercises..* Step-by-step explanations, or side-bar comments, are added to examples.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534931901
• ISBN13: 9780534931902
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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Hard, but good

I use this book for my tenth grade algerbra 2 honours class. It has very good examples and is very thourough with the information. However, we never go beyond halfway through the practice problems because after the first ten or so sets, the problems are so challenging and difficult, it becomes a time waster to spend all our time going over such hard equations. It is a very good textbook, and the CD is handy.

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.

The Most Coherent Math BooK I Have Ever Used in School

It was well-organized without being too formatted and nit-picky. The explanations made sense and it was great for note-taking. The problems were challenging, but not so hard that it was no fun. I strongly recommend this book for use in the classroom and out of it for private use and/or review.