Customer Review: The text itself was helpful; however, both my original purchase and it's replacement both had defective DVD's to accompany the text. I was very disappointed in this.
Customer Review: This book is VERY useful, I had to take an Algebra course where of course my teacher was horrible and I basically had to teach myself. This book has it all, Explanations on problems, example problems, Practice Problems (answers in the back), exercises (answers for ODD problems in the back), chapter... more info
Customer Review: This regular version is the one you want. The instructor's version can actually be bought for much cheaper (but is not at all appropriate for the student), and it appears that someone in Salem, OR has bought a huge load of the instructor's version and is NOT making it clear that they are NOT... more info
Customer Review: This book worked good for me, I also had a good teacher though. Never found mistakes in it. Good beginning book to learn Pre-Algebra concepts
Customer Review: this book is a great asset to learning how the math problems in the text book are formulated. While textbooks give the answers in the back, this book actually has the problems worked out. Made understanding math possible after leaving the classroom and wondering what the instructor said.