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Book reviews: CLEP: College Algebra, REA Staff by Wayne Ramsey Being that I have already spent a large majority of my life going to school, I have really tried hard to spend as little time there as humanly possible. This all started when I started full time college at the age of 14, at Skagit Valley College. I ... More> Recommended algebra textbooks for college by Alexander Darracott College Algebra Written by Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, and David I. Schneider and available from Amazon. This books helps students to develop both an understanding of the subject matter and the skills needed for analysing and solving the algebra... More>
	Why colleges should require algebra for graduation by Don Steinke Regarding Solomon's questioning of a college algebra requirement:. Here are some more basic questions: "Why is high school algebra an entrance requirement for Trade Schools?" "Why is algebra a requirement for high school graduation... More> What is the difference between algebra and calculus? by Chu Chin Kwok What is the difference between Algebra and Calculus? Algebra and calculus are two fairly distinct branches of mathematics; to say that they are not related is probably not strictly right in that most branches of mathematics are somehow inter-related... More>
Studies suggest that algebra and higher math instruction should be delayed until high school and beyond by Brandi Robinson As colleges continue to raise the mathematics requirements for entrance, students are having an increasingly difficult time rising to the occasion. There have been many debates over when "higher" mathematics instruction should begin. "Higher" mathem... More> The history of algebra in American schools by Brandi Robinson As early as 1905 there were people questioning the year in which algebra was introduced. Claude Turner (1905) makes the claim that many of the concepts studied in the eighth grade year could be better taught using algebra. For example, he makes the ... More>
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