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Precalculus With Limits: A Graphing Approach

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I have been teaching Advanced Precalculus in a college preparatory high School for 14 years. I also teach AP Calculus and know what my students must cover to be prepared for a Calculus I course. This precalculus text is excellent in teaching precal students EVERYTHING they need to be prepared for calculus. It is also very user-friendly. For instance,it is a very readable text and most examples are worked out using a variety of approaches. With the multiple solution approaches to examples, students can see an algebraic solution, numeric solution, and graphic solution to the same problem. This enables students to see how all these things fit together and make important connections between graphing and hand-work. Multiple solutions is also beneficial in a classroom setting as not all students have the same learning style. Visual learners will benefit by seeing the pictoral representation of their solution, while sequential learners will appreciate the step-by-step algebraic worked out solution, etc. All applicable examples are solved using a graphing calculator, which is essential for current technology requirements. The book is also easy to adjust for block or regular scheduling. (approximately 1 section a day on block; 1/2 section a day on regular) I have used several other precal texts and much prefer this one. The material is well laid out and ordered. The difficulty level can be adjusted to be challenging for a high school advanced precalculus course or otherwise. Students wishing to review a previous precalculus course or teach themselves precalculus will appreciate this text, as well. I read the other reviews of this book listed at Amazon. While it is true there are typographical errors, I don't find them any more excessive than in other texts I use. I don't use the "test generator" software as I make all my own tests and quizzes, so I cannot comment on it. Based on my years of experience as a Master Math Teacher, I would have to disagree with the other negative reviews of this text. Of course, this is only my opinion. I can tell you that the other teachers at my school using this book love it, as well. Hope this information is helpful.


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For a full description, see Larson et al., College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, 3/e.

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Great textbook to support high school curriculum - Lucky Lady - Los Angeles, CA
This textbook arrived in fine shape. The book is an excellent tool to use at home in coordination with the high school class in this subject. The book is written for the high school student taking upper level math in mind. The layout is informative and easy to "get". Parents will be able to quickly scan a chapter and assist their student who needs help with a problem.


A teacher's opinion - K. Belmonte -
I am not impressed by this textbook. My Trig students use selected chapters of this book and so far I have had the most difficulty with Chapter 4: Trigonometric Functions. The topics are misordered. For example, 4.2 introduces the idea of domain and period of sine and cosine, but students do not actually graph the functions until 4.5 (approximately one week later)! Students have to learn unit circle values beginning in 4.2, but the tricks for memorizing these values are withheld until 4.4. Another problem I've encountered is the example problems which sometimes skip steps that are not obvious. This is difficult for students to follow, especially when teachers encourage them to show all work. Overall, I would not recommend this text.



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