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Summary: Best of its kind; EXTREMELY well done
Review: I'm responding bc previous review was kind of unfair to focus on a few errors, which can be fixed with next printing. I'm a parent of middle school kids and have looked at dozens of Algebra prep books and this is the best. Each chapter has basic explanations, then 25 problems in increasing difficulty. Then turn the page and each problem is worked out step by step. Kids who can basically "get" algebra, don't need a lot of explanation, and can learn from worked-out solutions could blow through this book and be very solid in a very short time.
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Summary: Far too many errors in the solutions
Review: The detailed solutions are full of errors, many more than mentioned in the previous review. I pity the beginner that tries to learn from the solutions.Avoid this book, it is not a good practice or study guide.
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Summary: Needs Editing
Review: This book is rife with errors. A few examples: page 25 has an error in the fourth example to demonstrate the distributive property of multiplication. Problems 131 and 134 are the same (making it 500 Algebra Questions). A variable is missing from problem 135. A symbol is missing from problem 211. Problems 205, 214, and 221 have = signs as a solution to an INEQUALITY. Problem 243 has a solid line in the solution (should be dotted). Missing parentheses in problems 270 and 272. Improper use of the distributive property in solution for problem 306 (either that, or the parentheses are incorrectly placed-hard to tell their intent). Etc...etc...etc... It is well organized and would have been a great way to review the subject, if the editing wasn't lacking. If they fix the errors and reprint the book, it might be a great tool to use to learn the subject as well as review it. Until then, avoid this book unless you are already comfortable with the subject.
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