Precalculus: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides)

This is A++ work , very easy to follow , easy to understand , doesn't hide any steps or logic or reasoning from you. If only all math books were like this.

This book is all-inclusive on getting yourself ready for precalculus. The authors begin each chapter with an explanation of the topic. Then they give several examples and problems to work out. Bonus is they work every problem and provide the answers to ALL problems so that you can figure out what you did wrong if you need help. I cannot recommend this book enough. Very helpful.

Explanation are a bit short, but i like the format.

I bought this so I could brush up on my pre-calculus skills since it had been about 7 years since I was in a math class and I will be going back to school for science soon and need to take calculus classes. This guide is really helpful and informative. I was a bit apprehensive because I had always done best in the classroom environment when it came to studying math but things are explained clearly and concisely and has not inhibited my re-learning experience. Since buying it, I also found a free MOOC pre-calculus course and enrolled and have been using the guide alongside the class (just for myself, to reinforce what I'm learning) and it has been great. A great tool to brush up your skills for fun, in anticipation of a class, or to use alongside a class. Keep a thick piece of paper on hand, though because the answers to the exercises are directly below the questions!

It was just what I wanted to get a review of my math and get started into calculus tupe subjects.

Overall, 85% of the book is great, but have found 3-5 errors in the practice problems up to Analytic Trigonometry chapter. With that said, Analytic Trigonometry chapter is poorly written. It would be helpful if there was 5-10 practice problems dedicated to each set of formulas. Instead, the formulas are dumped on you and the explanations are sub-par and practice problems scarce.

My kiddo wanted to get a head start on precalc over summer, was very happy with the book. The only downside is no space in the book itself to do the problems.

My son is taking pre-calc his senior year. Has been using this book during the summer to make things a bit easier for when school begins this fall.