A-Plus Notes for Beginning Algebra: Pre-Algebra and Algebra I: Simple and Easy to Study and Review

I just bought this book for my daughter who is learning Algebra I. This book is much better than the $80 book she had been using. Why is this book so great? First of all, it has many examples of different problems in each chapter. The examples not only give the answer, but it shows all the steps. There are pages of different types of examples. The other reason it is so great is there is so much repetition. Even if you do not need to use every problem, it is there for you when you need a lot of repetition to reinforce concepts. All the explanations are clear and concise.

Each chapter starts with very helpful concise summary with good examples and are followed by many good exercises. This book is much better than other books. This is much better than many of school math books which are very thick and lengthy, but may not be really helpful.

I bought this book to brush up on my skills before taking College Algebra and Precalculus. This book breaks down everything and also includes definitions and tons of problems to work. The book seems to follow a sensible order as far as the math building on itself. This is the best study guide I've ever bought. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone brushing up on their skills, a high school/college student, or general reference to help kids with their homework. Also the author provides an email adress and fax number if you are confused and need help with any problems free of charge! I would also recommend the second series in this book (Algebra II with Precalculus). Overall great buy! I don't know why people don't know about this author and his books!

I bought this book for my [...]son, who is homeschooled. It has been the best textbook for self-learning we have ever encountered---on any subject, bar none. Mr. Yang has done a marvelous job of breaking down concepts, illustrating them with clear instruction and examples, and struturing the exercises so that students get a sense that they are truly building their math skills, step by step. And they are. I see this as the beginning of my son's journey into higher and higher math. In other words, using this book to learn algebra has been, among other great things, fun. I can definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn or bone up on Algebra. It is wonderful for homeschooling. I intend to buy several other books authored by Mr. Yang. His passion for teaching, not to mention his skill at it, really comes across. Thank you, Mr. Yang.

I am a mother with a son in 9th grade and a daughter who is preparing to take the SATs this year. I am so glad I found this book - it has been an excellent tool for both of them. The examples are very clear and there are numerous practice problems which all tie in very well with each concept. Both my son and daughter have been able to build solid understanding of Algebra just going through the book by themselves at home, sometimes studying together. I highly recommend this book for any parent who is concerned about their child not having a good fundamentals of Algebra. This book will certainly give them that.