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Painless Algebra (Barron's Painless)
by Lynette Long Ph.D.
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (2006-08-01)
ISBN: 0764134345
EAN: 9780764134340
Dewy Decimal #: 512.9
Paperback: 224 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
SKU: 6864
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
For students who are intimidated by all forms of math, here is a set of easy steps that lead to an understanding of elementary algebra. The author defines all terms, points out potential pitfalls in algebraic calculation, and makes problem solving a fun activity. New in this edition are painless approaches to understanding and graphing linear equations, solving systems of linear inequalities, and graphing quadratic equations.
Barron’s popular Painless Series of study guides for middle school and high school students offer a lighthearted, often humorous approach to their subjects, transforming details that might once have seemed boring or difficult into a series of interesting and mentally challenging ideas. Most titles in the series feature many fun-to-solve “Brain Tickler” problems with answers at the end of each chapter.
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Customer Reviews
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Concepts clearly presented but too many disconcerting errors.
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-12-31
The lay-out and range of topics are very attractive and useful for people who want to refresh their beginning algebra knowledge. However, in a quick read-through and working of about a third of the exercises, I found at least 5 errors in the text. Unfortunately, they were not obvious typos. Rather, they were errors that made me wonder whether I was mistaken in my understanding. As a mid-career, lateral-entry middle school math teacher who was already questioning her sanity, I lost a bit of sleep over some of these points until I could recheck my knowledge base in the morning.
Maybe Barron's will do better with the 3rd edition.
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Algebra
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-16
Excellent 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.
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Great Investment
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-10-24
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I 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 for students struggling with Algebra.
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Painless Algebra is pretty painless
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-05
Great book! Explains Alegbra in simple, easy to understand terms. Perfect for Middle School (Algebra 1) students.
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Mistakes And Not-So-Painless Problems
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-06-19
2 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
I 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, integers, and other things I hadn't learned, I would, of course, get lost. Then my confidence would suffer.
I'm gleaning what I can from this book, but there must be far better ones out there. I don't recommend this.
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Retail Price: $8.99
Our Price:$5.00
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