The depth of coverage is outstanding. The support and experience that students need to achieve well beyond moderate levels is provided, although the highest achievement levels need a bit more support in some areas. Overall the quality of presentation is excellent in terms of the depth of student learning supported. Some weakness was found in the presentation on factoring. Terms, concepts, and procedures are clear and stated explicitly in nearly all cases.
Examples are very effective and useful.
In some cases, however, the presentation is too abrupt and complete student understanding may be at risk. Other examples also go well beyond the moderate difficulty level. The emphasis on properties is generally good, but providing and requiring proof is intermittent. The use of technology is not very frequent and is unlikely to be presented without underlying understanding. The number of student exercises is outstanding across topic areas, including an extensive number of application problems in may subtopic areas.