Customer Rating: 
Summary: One of the best
Comment: This book was one of the best that I have ever used. Has very detailed instructions and will help you through algebra I.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Okay
Comment: I have been using this book for over a semester now, and I think it's pretty good. It does have some areas in which I think it needs more explanation, but otherwise, it's great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great material
Comment: This book is a very informative and, for me, very easy to understand, stating clear examples, which gave you the basic ideas of how to solve the problem without completely giving it away. I will admit, being a 6th grader, that this had it's downpoints, mainly not giving many clues on how to do the problem, which in it's self is a good thing and bad. The book makes the student very good at figuring things out for themselves. My teacher also helped with the work, explaining things that the book didn't cover. This is a great book, excellent teaching material.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Informative, but gets a little confusing
Comment: I am currently an eigth grader using this book in the challengers program at my school. It is an informative textbook, filled with lots of examples on how to solve mixture problems, polynomials, etc. But, I warn you, if you do not master the concepts in the previous chapters, you will have a hard time understanding the material from Chapter 7 on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Best Algebra I Book Available
Comment: I used this book (when it was written by Mary P. Dolciani) in 1971-72 as a freshman in high school and loved it. The recent revisions continue the excellence of Dolciani and the series. The theory is sound and the examples are easy to follow. Especially important is the numerous exercises graded in difficulty that help the student master the material. Check out various Algebra web sites and you will see that this book CONSISTENTLY receives rave reviews as far as the material and difficulty level presented to students. This book actually makes students THINK and does not spoon feed the material. Check out Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method Book 2 as a follow-up. Again, I used it as a junior in high school and it's revisions have continued the high standards of its predecessors.
Summary: One of the best
Comment: This book was one of the best that I have ever used. Has very detailed instructions and will help you through algebra I.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Okay
Comment: I have been using this book for over a semester now, and I think it's pretty good. It does have some areas in which I think it needs more explanation, but otherwise, it's great!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great material
Comment: This book is a very informative and, for me, very easy to understand, stating clear examples, which gave you the basic ideas of how to solve the problem without completely giving it away. I will admit, being a 6th grader, that this had it's downpoints, mainly not giving many clues on how to do the problem, which in it's self is a good thing and bad. The book makes the student very good at figuring things out for themselves. My teacher also helped with the work, explaining things that the book didn't cover. This is a great book, excellent teaching material.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Informative, but gets a little confusing
Comment: I am currently an eigth grader using this book in the challengers program at my school. It is an informative textbook, filled with lots of examples on how to solve mixture problems, polynomials, etc. But, I warn you, if you do not master the concepts in the previous chapters, you will have a hard time understanding the material from Chapter 7 on.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Best Algebra I Book Available
Comment: I used this book (when it was written by Mary P. Dolciani) in 1971-72 as a freshman in high school and loved it. The recent revisions continue the excellence of Dolciani and the series. The theory is sound and the examples are easy to follow. Especially important is the numerous exercises graded in difficulty that help the student master the material. Check out various Algebra web sites and you will see that this book CONSISTENTLY receives rave reviews as far as the material and difficulty level presented to students. This book actually makes students THINK and does not spoon feed the material. Check out Algebra and Trigonometry: Structure and Method Book 2 as a follow-up. Again, I used it as a junior in high school and it's revisions have continued the high standards of its predecessors.