kiana Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I wouldn't use AOPS's algebra 3 course for a struggling student. College algebra is often the algebra half of a precalculus course -- if you can find a course which does that it'd be best. She could go as slowly as needed and review as much as necessary. College algebra and trig is often a book intended for a 2-semester university course. (The Lial one certainly is). But actually if you liked Lial and wanted to do algebra 3 I'd choose the Essentials of College Algebra book. Here's the table of contents: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Essentials-of-College-Algebra/9780321664990.page You could also (if you can find it more cheaply) just use the college algebra text and skip the last two chapters. http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/College-Algebra/9780321499134.page Either one I'd feel perfectly comfortable calling algebra 3/college algebra for a struggling student. At the university where I am we don't even get to the systems of equations chapter because we spend so much time reviewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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