Henry Mark Smith

Algebra Review Before College Henry Mark Smith

This book is intended to assist students who are about to take a placement test at a college or university, and those students who are about to take a final examination in Intermediate Algebra. Often, students complete their algebra early, and there is a period of two or three years during which they take advanced mathematics in high school. Some of these students, while skilled in mathematics, forget enough algebra that they are placed in a developmental course. A quick review, not a detailed reading of an algebra textbook, should bring enough algebra back to mind as to eliminate the need for taking a developmental course. This book is such a review, a brief but informative coverage of major topics that are likely to constitute an Intermediate Algebra course, plus a short coverage of functions. Other students should take the Intermediate Algebra course in entirety. However, these students can still benefit from this book by using it to review for their final examination.