Precalculus (Sixth Edition)

Ron Larson is very thorough in this Teacher's Edition, of course ALL answers are in the margins. What I enjoy about this particular book, "Precalculus with Limits" is the overall curriculum 10 Chapters: (1)Functions and Graphs (2)Polynomial and Rational Functions (3)Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (4)Trigonometry (5)Analytic Trigonometry (6)Additional Topics in Trigonometry (7)Systems of Equations and Inequalities (8)Matrices and Determinants (9)Sequences, Series, and Probability (10)Topics in Analytic Geometry (11)Analytic Geometry in Three Dimensions (12)Limits and an Introduction to Calculus & Appendix A. *The last 300 pages (last four chapters) covers more Calculus topics--a great preparation before Calculus. Also this book has many real-life pictures and captions: "Why you should learn it", Historical Notes of past world mathematicians, et cetera at the beginning of each chapter which feels sentimental and gives real-life tools for STEM careers. If you've taken Trigonometry and Precalculus and you're searching to tutor or brush up on your knowledge then I highly recommend this book. If you've taken Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II in high school but you've never taken Trigonometry and Precalculus classes then I recommend that you get the student's edition of this book and the "Complete Solutions Guide" ISBN-10: 0618643508 (has ALL problems worked out with ALL answers as compared to Teacher's Edition that only has answers). Or if you can afford Student's Edition, Teacher's Edition, and Complete Solutions Guide, then go for it, worth it!*****Saveontextbooks provided me excellent delivery and services*****

I had originally taken a precalculus course at a community college and used a different book from this one. In addition to using an inferior book, the instructor also decided to skip over trigonometry altogether. It was mainly due to this fact that I decided to pick up this book and learn trig on my own (as well as review algebra) as I entered calculus and found the need for it absolutely essential, and I'm glad I did. The book is laid out in a very reader-friendly format, which tends to be rare with mathematics textbooks. Each chapter is concise, the examples given are formatted to give a true representation of the end-of-chapter questions. The book does not assume that "the other half" of the information presented is being explained by an instructor, keeping each chapter-section self-contained and easily understood. This is exactly the book I wish I'd had years ago when I began toying with the idea of self-study to prepare for calculus placement tests, and certainly the book I wish I'd had when I took precalculus. I'll be keeping this book, along with the solutions guide, on my bookshelf permanently as a reference book for my calculus classes and beyond.I did not get a chance to try out the companion-software on the CD-ROM, so I cannot give a fair review of it. I can, however, recommend this book to students wanting to do self-study, those wanting a supplement to their existing precalculus textbook, and to teachers looking for a text to use in their classes. Now, if only my calculus textbook was as clear and concise, I'd be in great shape. . .

The book is exactly what I wanted and an excellent condition for much less than I would’ve had to pay. I am a teacher that is retired and doing tutoring and it helps to have books with the answers so I don’t have to sit there to solve the problem to make sure the kids are doing them correctly. I would extremely satisfied

I am teaching a family member precalculus and this textbook is going to make it a great deal easier.

Exactly what I hoped for

Not the greatest work of mathematics available, but adequate to prepare oneself for Calculus.

Very clean

needed this for summer practice apparanetly, so I got this on amazon. It is an ok book, but teaches you the basics of pre-calc. Different book used in math now so it is of limited use to me.