# math book

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-book/57863>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 13, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-book/57863 "2001-03-13T22:46:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@jwg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jwg)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-book/57863/1 "2001-03-13T22:46:45Z")

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Any Dopers have a recommendation for me? I would like to get a book or series of books that would cover the math/algebra or whatever that is taught from grade school up to and including high school. I don’t know algebra from pre-calc from linear equations. Back when I was in grade and high school, everyone still used Roman numerals, and long division hadn’t been invented. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Pies\_R\_Squared](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Pies\_R\_Squared](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pies_R_Squared)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-book/57863/2 "2001-03-14T00:43:56Z")

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For something to _read_ on your own, I’d suggest the series _Algebra The Easy Way_, _Trigonometry The Easy Way_, and _Calculus The Easy Way_, all by Downing, IIRC. These are not textbooks in the sense that we are used to; they are written in a science fiction style. I believe they are all still available at bookstores (usually in the reference section, near test-preparation guides).