Algebra and Trigonometry (3rd Edition) (Beecher/Penna/Bittinger Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Judith A. Beecher, Judith A. Penna, Marvin L. Bittinger
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Category: Book
List Price: $153.33
Buy Used: $87.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 513597
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3
Pages: 1072
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.9 x 1.7
ISBN: 0321466209
Dewey Decimal Number: 512.13
EAN: 9780321466204
Publication Date: February 8, 2007
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Product Description
These authors have created a book to really help students visualize mathematics for better comprehension. By creating algebraic visual side-by-sides to solve various problems in the examples, the authors show students the relationship of the algebraic solution with the visual, often graphical, solution. In addition, the authors have added a variety of new tools to help students better use the book for maximum effectiveness to not only pass the course, but truly understand the material.
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 Impressive presentation December 18, 2007
D. Harp (Greencastle, PA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an impressive presentation of algebra & trig. It has a wealth of well designed visual aids and clear worked examples. Is it worth the list price of $144? No! There are scanty few textbooks that I would deem worthy of such outrageous prices. But, since this one can be obtained used for a reasonable price, I'd give it a thumbs up with no reservations.
BTW - the previous reviewer's one star rating only reflects the publisher's (or Amazon's) failure to provide adequate details of the nature of book. That really has nothing to do with conveying the quality of the textbook's presentation of the material.
Great in Many Ways July 30, 2008
Ka Be Te (CA)
As a math tutor, I am familiar with many books. I really like this book because it explains everything I would want the student to know. It illustrates all the common pitfalls very clearly.
***** 5 stars for presentation (layout, typesetting, use of color, organization).
***** 5 stars for content (the authors seem to be very in touch with what explanations work for students both in the short term, and what explanations are best for them in the long term.)
***** 5 stars for the exercises. There are a lot of exercises in each section (usually around 100?). They cover the basics all the way up to what they call the 'sythesis' problems, where the student can challenge themselves to do advanced problems. I really like the synthesis problems because they are do-able and can make the student start to feel confident.
 Caution - this book was a teachers edition! October 10, 2007
Cynthia H. Shannon
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, this book was a teachers edition, so my daughter's teacher was not too thrilled to see her have it in class! So much for saving a few dollars - I still had to go out and pay full price for the student edition. To the sellers, this was an important piece of information that should have been more apparent in the description.
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