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| ''Measurement'' || Paul Lockhart || ISBN 10-0674057554, [http://www.amazon.com/Measurement-Paul-Lockhart/dp/0674057554 Amazon paperback] || Paul Lockhart is a professional mathematician who spent years teaching high school developing innovative curriculum. This offers a mathematical sophisticate's accessible take on geometry and calculus. | | ''Measurement'' || Paul Lockhart || ISBN 10-0674057554, [http://www.amazon.com/Measurement-Paul-Lockhart/dp/0674057554 Amazon paperback] || Paul Lockhart is a professional mathematician who spent years teaching high school developing innovative curriculum. This offers a mathematical sophisticate's accessible take on geometry and calculus. | ||
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| ' | | 'Intermediate Algebra'' || Richard Rusczyk and Matthew Crawford || ISBN 978-1-934124-04-8, [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Store/viewitem.php?item=interm:algebra paperback] || This is a second year high school algebra textbook published by Art of Problem Solving, that teaches elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, [http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-books-to-help-me-get-math on Quora]. | ||
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| ''Precalculus'' || Richard Rusczyk || ISBN 978-1-934124-16-1, [http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Store/viewitem.php?item=precalc paperback] || This is a precalculus textbook published by Art of Problem Solving, that teaches elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, [http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-books-to-help-me-get-math on Quora]. | |||
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Supplemental textbooks
| Book | Author | ISBN and purchase links | Why we're recommending it | |
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| Introduction to Algebra | Richard Rusczyk | ISBN 978-1-934124-14-7, paperback | This is a first year high school algebra textbook published by Art of Problem Solving that teaches elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, on Quora. | |
| Introduction to Geometry | Richard Rusczyk | ISBN 978-1-934124-08-6, paperback | This is a high school geometry textbook published by Art of Problem Solving that teaches elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, on Quora. | |
| Measurement | Paul Lockhart | ISBN 10-0674057554, Amazon paperback | Paul Lockhart is a professional mathematician who spent years teaching high school developing innovative curriculum. This offers a mathematical sophisticate's accessible take on geometry and calculus. | |
| 'Intermediate Algebra | Richard Rusczyk and Matthew Crawford | ISBN 978-1-934124-04-8, paperback | This is a second year high school algebra textbook published by Art of Problem Solving, that teaches elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, on Quora. | |
| Precalculus | Richard Rusczyk | ISBN 978-1-934124-16-1, paperback | This is a precalculus textbook published by Art of Problem Solving, that teaches elements of mathematical thinking and problem solving, as opposed to rote drill. The series has been reviewed very favorably, for example, on Quora. |