Algebra: Structure and Method Book 1

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Summary: Informative, but gets a little confusing
Review: I am currently an eigth grader using this book in the challengers program at my school. It is an informative textbook, filled with lots of examples on how to solve mixture problems, polynomials, etc. But, I warn you, if you do not master the concepts in the previous chapters, you will have a hard time understanding the material from Chapter 7 on.

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Summary: The Best Algebra I Book Available
Review: I used this book (when it was written by Mary P. Dolciani) in 1971-72 as a freshman in high school and loved it. The recent revisions continue the excellence of Dolciani and the series. The theory is sound and the examples are easy to follow. Especially important is the numerous exercises graded in difficulty that help the student master the material. Check out various Algebra web sites and you will see that this book CONSISTENTLY receives rave reviews as far as the material and difficulty level presented to students. This book actually makes students THINK and does not spoon feed the material. Check out Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method Book 2 as a follow-up. Again, I used it as a junior in high school and it's revisions have continued the high standards of its predecessors.

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Summary: This book is still out there and still looks the same!
Review: I was searching for a good textbook to learn Latin and for some reason this book popped up since somebody had purchased it with the Latin text I was considering. I used Algebra Structure and Method Book 1 as a student in 1991 and 1992 in my high school Algebra 1 class. This was a very good textbook and I had previously hated mathematics. My school also used the second book in this series as well as the Geometry book that goes with it. I learned math and did well at it. I think this series would benefit any high school math student still today in spite of the fact that the cover has not changed in almost 14 years.

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Summary: The book seems very exciting even for me who afraids of math
Review: My son says: "the book seems very exciting even for me who afraids of math" This must be important! My son will start to the 6th grade this year in a Turkish school in Istanbul. We bought this book for ... and when I see the actual price at ... I got really angry!!! Who gets the extra money? The school?
But I like the book.

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Summary: One of the best
Review: This book was one of the best that I have ever used. Has very detailed instructions and will help you through algebra I.

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Summary: A Real Algebra Book
Review: This is one of only a handful of books that actually covers Algebra 1 in detail, and in an order that builds a strong foundation along the way. Sure, there will be students who find this book hard to understand -- they are the ones who are not really ready for algebra and should be either taking pre-algebra or one of the many "algebra lite" books that are available. Well-prepared students will find this book a great resource, and should find themselves extremely well-prepared for future classes in mathematics.

It is arguably one of the best algebra books available, and is one of the top algebra textbooks as rated by Mathematically Correct, a group that is concerned with the quality of mathematics instruction in California (and beyond).

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Summary: Hard to Understand
Review: When I recieved this book from my school, I thought it would explain everything step by step. But to my conclusion, I barely understood it. When the textbook does'nt explain things good, how is the student supposed to understand it? I do not reccomend this book. But I do recccomend Algebra 1 Concepts and Skills.