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I'm gonna take a Calculus course next year, my professor suggest me to review hi
gh school algebra. I want to know, which book is good for refresh knowledge on h
igh school algebra?
algebra-precalculus reference-request book-recommendation
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This book, by Israel Gelfand, is perhaps the best book on high school algebra I
have ever seen. Written by a leading mathematician, it is short, clear, and conc
ise, yet provides a depth of understanding that you cannot find in many other bo
oks on the subject.
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Jon Bannon Feb 25 '11 at
Gelfand was a giant. Definitely have a look at this!!!
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Higher AlgebraHigher Algebra by Hall and KnightHall and Knight is also a good bo
ok and has good deal of high school algebra.
You might also want to look at S.L.Loney's Plane Trigonometry Plane Trigonometr
y. Since you are going to learn CalculusCalculus it might be important that you
know some Trigonometry.
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See also Lang's Basic Mathematics.
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You might want to take a look at the text by George F. Simmons, Precalculus Math
ematics in a Nutshell. It is very concise, weighing in at only 128 pages, and li
ke other books by Simmons, is extremely clear and well-written.
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I would also advice you Gelfand's Algebra, I'm reading it now and it is great bo
ok for High-school algebra.
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This was already mentioned.

mixedmath? Aug 15 '12 at 16:53