Algebra I For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))

This book is making it easier for my autistic daughter to learn Algebra.

In college I was facing a final exam in Algebra II. My tutor gave up on me. A friend said he would help me and gave me a quick lesson in fundamentals. I passed the exam and received credit for the course. Recently, In reviewed Algebra for Dummies and realized the first lesson consists of the fundamentals my friend taught me in college. If I’d had this book in college or high school I would not have remained an algebra dummy! I ordered this copy for my granddaughter.

Overall this book is very handy, I learned a lot of useful things that will help me to solve problems in many areas of my life, like in software engineering. There were times when I also researched about the topic in YouTube and Google to have more general idea, so don't be afraid to google when you don't understand something well. I was not math person in school, but this book showed that the math can be fun and useful for problem solving.

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I love all of Professor Sterling's "Dummie Books". I am a bit ashamed of loving this one, however. when I have a problem with one of my Big College Books, I would hope that it would be big and complicated enough for her Algebra II book, but, I find out that the Algebra I book actually has a very good and detailed chapter on what happens to be slowing me down. She is very smart, but apparently she has had a lot of experience either in tutoring, or in helping desperate students showing up during her office hours.... She is Head of the Math Dept at some Mid-West University... no, not Harvard, Yale or Sanford... but she definitely knows her Math (in her Algebra II book she some out with a Neat Trick that she developed herself... the Girl is Smart and she ain't lazy. Clear and Lucid. I only regret that there is not a lot of exercises and problems, like in the College Textbooks.... but for this price.... well, buy her workbooks and such.

Long explanations of simple items, not great explanations of more complicated items. Found other sources explained things much better.

I liked how the book was so well written I wished I had this book when I was taking the course in high school in 1966 It would have saved me a lot of grief

I'm a high school graduate who had excellent math grades in the 80's and 90's. However, when i was taking a practice exam to join the military (the ASVAB) I realized i didn't remember much from what I had learned during freshman year. This book refreshed my memory and made it very simple to understand the most of complex formulas in algebra and complex situations. I highly recommend this guide to anyone looking to refresh their mathematics skills or just to learn something they previously forgotten or haven't learned at all during school.

Easy to read. Refresh memory.

Good basic book about Algebra.

Exactly what I needed

I have O level C grade and work in year 6 of a primary school as a TA. A basic knowledge of algebra seems to be necessary now to work in year 6 although I don't think it always was so I bought this book as I do not want to look stupid! I would say it assumes a knowledge of maths equating to about level 5 National Curriculum. I am finding it very helpful. I need to keep reading it as I need to know what 'simplify' means and also 'factorise'. I have forgotton now that I am getting on!

I hadn't placed my nose in a maths book since 1976 and wanted to gain a basis to understanding the subject in greater detail. The author presents the subject in a structured fashion and injects this book with plenty of humour to help get the concept across with as little pain as possible. There are plenty of books which make algebra seem dull and dreary, but this is definitely not one of them! I did not read this book from cover to cover, but used it build up an idea of the subject over time. Not having a teacher to help me, I had to rely purely on the text and because of the way this is written did not find it too difficult. I liked the book so much I bought her book, Algebra ll as well.