Precalculus (9th Edition)

I usually hate math textbooks but this is one of the better ones out there. It's designed in such a way as to be helpful at all levels. A section is always introduced with a prereq quiz so you know what prereqs are making the new concept difficult for you. It even points to an appendix with help on the material in question. This feature is really amazing because a difficult topic becomes easy once you know what your roadblocks are. It provides clear introductions to new concepts and then points you to a similar problem you can try out right after each objective is explained (the hands-on approach). What's amazing is that it's still a rigorous and sometimes challenging book while being very accessible for most. The problems range from the easy "check your understanding" type to more challenging mastery problems. I found this book to be more rigorous than the other precalc text I had to buy for a trig class. Somehow, it still managed to be understandable too.

I love that I received my book days before the start of my quarter! The approximately delivery date reflected was a couple of days after start and as such it was a pleasant surprise to get it ahead of time! The book was in perfect condition... it really looked almost new probably 1-2 users prior to myself and seemed they took care of the book. I would also like to thank the seller for great customer service. I received an email prior to my order being shipped asking that I confirm that I ordered the correct book, to me this was great as it allowed me to go back and double check! which of course was the right book but one can never be too sure. Once I confirmed, I did not have to do anything further. Definitely one of my top sellers and would purchase again.

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This textbook is very straightforward and the examples are easy to follow. Many good math textbooks receive poor reviews because they are attempted by students who do not have the necessary mathematical maturity to fully comprehend the text and read the worked problems. College students should not attempt precalculus unless they have a full understanding of basic algebra. Each math class expects the student to have a solid understanding of previous classes. I admit that many textbooks are not clear or just horrible. However, Sullivan's Precalculus 9th edition is well-written and easy to understand. It is giving me a good foundation for future classes. It is completely possible to utilize for self study. I always read the chapters before class, and I enjoy working the problems to gain further understanding. The textbook problems directly correlate with MyMathLab. Also, remember that there are usually only about ten examples, but many dozens of problems for each section. Thus, I would recommend using the Student Solutions Manual for this textbook, which is also an excellent product. That will help you approach the problems more easily.

Great book for my step daughter. Good pricing, fast shipping. Only one small complaint was the book must have shifted during shipping and caused the papers to fall out of order. This could of been the postal carriers fault but it is not a big deal

as far as the text goes, it's probably adequate, it was used for a pre-cal class at the college level by my daughter. this is a warning about the rental process. we rented it late january, returned it last wk, school semester was about 3.5 mos. the textbook was in marginal condition, the binding was loose, but it was usable, not terrible as used books go. DD was v careful in using it, and many days didn't even bring it to school w. her. i packaged it for the return, used "bubble pillows" recycled from other packages, and inspected it myself. pretty much the same condition we received it. today i got an email from the vendor (apex) that read:Thank you for returning your rental of Precalculus (9th Edition). We were not able to accept your return for the following reasons:Binding DamagedYou have been charged $203.59 for the textbook. We will return the textbook to you within 30 days and it is yours to keep.Rental Price $239.84Rental Credit -$36.25Amount charged to your credit card $203.59Fortunately Amazon CS has been very good and they will credit me the 203.59 (already charged to my CC) and are sending me a return label for when i get the book from the renter.But consider that a brand new book can be bought thru Amz Prime for 157, thru the marketplace new for 93.99, used for 89.95, charging me 239.84 for a well-worn book that was returned in pretty much the same condition it came to me in seems *pretty disingenuous*.I should also add that Amz is offering 82.35 GC for a trade in so that would be the cheapest way to go now but at that time a 36.25$ rental fee with free return shipping seemed the best way.So, be forewarned. Would I use the rental service again? Maybe from a different vendor, but not Apex. Amazon CS is great but the aggravation and hassle and time consumption are real. If you do choose to go this route then photograph the book when you get it and bf you return it.

Must have been a good book--my daughter passed the class with an A and it was a dual enrollment course so I don't have to pay for a college math class now.

I do not have any problems with the content of this book. We are using it for our precalculus class with our iPad 1-1 program. We bought some copies last year and this year, we can't get additional copies because someone has complained about the content. Amazon won't let us purchase it until the problems have been reviewed. This is making my life extremely difficult. Why don't you let us purchase the copy if we want to and let us know that there might be some mistakes in it. Don't just remove it from the kindle store. Isn't there someone that can do something about this?