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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 512.9 EAN: 9780764134340 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0764134345 Label: Barron's Educational Series Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: August 01, 2006 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: Barron's Educational Series Accessories:
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 Rating:  - AlgebraExcellent service. Book in great condition!! Algebra is NO FUN but we were excited with the illustrations in the book. It will help us to help our 14 year old with her Algebra. Rating:  - Great InvestmentI purchased this book after visiting my best friend and saw it on her daughter's bookshelf. I read through the book and thought, this would be a great resource for my 7th grader who struggles with math. I purchased the book and gave it to him to use with his math. My son found the book to be very informative and he has it out whenever he is working on math. The book has helped build his confidence in math. I have recommended the book to a friend and would highly recommend the book as a tool ... Read More Rating: - Painless Algebra is pretty painlessGreat book! Explains Alegbra in simple, easy to understand terms. Perfect for Middle School (Algebra 1) students. Rating:  - Mistakes And Not-So-Painless ProblemsI would like this book a lot more, except: There are mistakes. For example, when asked to graph the coordinate (-4, -2), you go to -4 on the x axis first, then down to -2 on the y axis. She had it backwards. If you don't know what you're doing, and you're taught incorrectly, how are you to learn? Also, she will present simple information and then give some difficult, and I dare say impossible, problems to solve. If I were learning multiplication, and the teacher threw in fractions, ... Read More Rating: - Outstanding bookI've had to brush up on Algebra (I haven't used it in decades) and this book does an outstanding job. As a previous reviewer noted, the graph (on page 31) pertaining to rational/irrational numbers is; indeed, incorrect but, as far as I can tell, that's about the only error (BTW, the book does describe the difference between the two sets of numbers correctly - only the diagram is wrong). Generally speaking, the exercises were excellent and so were the explanations. My only criticism are 1), ... Read More 
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