Head First Algebra

This book is good refresher for those who been away from school for many years. It give good examples throughout the book to help you undertstand key formulas. It makes you use papaer and pencil without the use of a calculator which in the long run is a blessing. I've used this book along with a college textbook and it has allowed me the chance to succeed in class. This book really is a A+++.

as expected

Great learning book - strong on concepts, creatative presentation and real world expamples. Lots of sytle, originality and thought went into the design of learning: text, cognition,stories and examples - they are close to figuring out how humans learn. The content is light on examples for drilling home some of the central concepts more deeply. There was too much emphasis on linear Algebra for my purposes. I used the book for a re-fresh and used an old course book for re-inforcing some of the concepts. The graphic concepts were excellent but the low-res production format was cheesy in my estimation. Despite these observations I highly recommend this book for learning and re-fresh...

I purchased this book to use in conjunction with the e-book version I already have.I like the format and the information is very accessible.The book condition looks used, very yellow pages, and a bikini strip of white where it abutted something that left it unexposed to the sun... the only white page sections on the book.I have been purchasing from Amazon since the 1990's and NEVER had an issue with my purchases until now.Not worth the effort to return, but worth a remark about quality.

As expected by the series "Head First" the book is very illustrative on everything it explains and has stimulating exercises on the subjects presented. Overall it's a good book for anyone that want to have rapid overview of algebra. It's prepared to be used on high classes, but don't expect it to be helpful during college (unless you've forgotten the basics of algebra from high school, like me).