College Algebra [With CDROM]

by Michael Sullivan

Book Overview

For courses in College Algebra. Prepare. Practice. Review. Michael Sullivan's time-tested approach focuses students on the fundamental skills they need for the course: preparing for class, practicing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132402866
• ISBN13: 9780132402866
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 708 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Good condition

Promptly delivered and I found all of the additional materials mentioned in the add were included.

College Algebra Book

Received book in a week, and was an easy transaction with the seller. Will look forward to buy again if needed! Saved a ton of money too in the process for my kid!

prolific problem sets

In his latest update of this text, Sullivan takes the reader through a high school or undergraduate level course in algebra. Though the title says "College", all of this material is also eminently do-able at the high school level, for advanced students, aspiring to major in maths or science. While at the university level, it appears to be targeting those students not majoring in maths, physical science or engineering. Why? Because the dividing line is calculus. The book gives a good treatment of what you should know in maths, up to, but not including, calculus. It also has a chapter on probability. Which I don't think is usually considered part of algebra. But, pragmatically and correctly, Sullivan chose to include it. The text has numerous examples, with only a little emphasis on a strict derivation of theorems. Another indication that it does not target a maths major. Sullivan gives informal explanations that should suffice to satisfy most readers. Each chapter also has a prolific number of problems; around one hundred. Very suitable and convenient for a lecturer [you?] to assign as homework, since the book only supplies answers to half of these. Enough to keep your students happily [?] busy.

awesome service

order was not shipped the same day, so seller gave me a discount and I still received the book pretty quick. Great customer service. The book is in mint condition.

This was a competent book with one small problem.

College Algebra is quite authorative on the subject matter covered and helps the student grasp the key points as well as some of the finer points of Algebra. While I was in this course I had the most difficult time trying to find certain supplements the book suggested that were put out by the publisher. They had no knowledge of the material at the company but it was clearly stated in the text. All in all the overall text and message of the book was rather competent and illuminating.