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Algebra Survival Guide: a Conversational Guide for the Thoroughly Befuddled Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: Great
Comment: My child had to complete a homework packet over the summer to prepare him for his Algebra 1 class. This book was very helpful!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Review
Comment: This books gives a good, simplified review of many algebra concepts that are often forgotten once we leave college. It has a simple presentation with a few examples. If you want more practice, you need to purchase the workbook in conjunction with this text. I used both to teach a student who is instructed in the home but I supplemented with other materials. As a special educator, I can say I think a learning disabled student who is taking algebra would find this helpful.

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Summary: Helped My Daughter Tremendously!
Comment: Let me first admit that I am no math whiz, and unfortunately I passed my numerically-challenged genes on to my daughter. She has always struggled in math, and I haven't been able to help her much as the math has gotten harder.

So I was really dreading it when my daughter had to take algebra this past year. I still have the emotional scars from hiding under my desk to avoid Mr. Wentworth calling on me!

A friend told me about the Algebra Survival Guide, and I got it and the accompanying Algebra Survival Guide Workbook. This has to be one of the best book purchases I've ever made.

We pulled out the Survival Guide at the start of the year, and used it alongside my daughter's textbook. Right from the start this book calmed down my daughter's anxiety with its humor and funny illustrations. But even more, it helped her -- and me -- grasp algebra with ease.

The book uses a Q&A approach, so first my daughter reads a question about algebra, and then reads the answer. Somehow this format makes the whole process more fun. The book has great explanations, and then examples showing how to work the problems. We did the examples, and soon my daughter was getting a solid B in the class, and enjoying it, too. As I started reading the book and actually helping my daughter, too, her grade actually went up to an A-, and it stayed there all year long.

If you have a child who will be taking algebra, I can't recommend this book enough. My only regret: I sure wish I'd had it when I was in Mr. Wentworth's class.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Amazing....just slips right in there and teaches the tough stuff
Comment: With the publishing of this book, Josh Rappaport now stands on the shoulders of another giant - John Saxon, whose respect for students, and love of Algebra spawned the SAXON MATH series which caused a revolution in Math education and almost-single-handedly demonstrated that the problem with Algebra never has been the students - but rather the texts the students have to use!

I haven't had this much sheer FUN reading an Algebra book in - forever!
Josh's ability to present Algebra concisely and clearly is refreshing and
approachable. There is nothing boring or "high-falootin'" about this book, and any student hungry to learn Algebra will find the learning with this book a REAL PLEASURE. Well done! I want one for every single student I teach.

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Summary: This book saved my sanity
Comment: My 12 year old (7th grade) was put into Algebra 1&2 with no pre-algebra. He is pretty smart but math is built on foundations and he didn't have one. I found this book and he went (with massive amounts of hard work and late nights) from an F to a B. Each chapter was easy to understand. By the time we finished each section, even I felt confident with the information. Both he and I constantly refer back to this book every night when he comes home with his homework. Even if the homework is not exactly like the projects in the book we can find info that helps. I love love love this book and recommend it to every one that I know of.

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