Precalculus

by Raymond A. Barnett

Math 140Compiled Dr. Samir H. SakerCustom Edition for King Saud University

Genres: School

Hardcover

First published February 1, 2007

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[Hhhhhh · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Lydia · Rating 1 out of 5]

For those times when you must prove to yourself that your first year of college doesn't define you as a person.

Well, I passed the precalc course that required this text, but the text itself was hardly any help. The chapters were organized poorly, the authors emphasized proofs over actual problem solving, and the unnecessarily flowery language did nothing to help.

It was the required reading for the course, so it did at least give me an idea of what Khan Academy videos to watch and what to look up in the free Stitz-Zeagler Precalculus text.

I'm convinced people hate math because the books are badly written and not so much because they are actually bad at it. That's true in my case. I mean, it's not intuitive, but I can get there with a clear explanation and some drilling.

Now, to prove I'm not too dumb for calculus.

[Nabeel Asmer]

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