The range of math topics covered is fair, but some specific topics are not covered. The depth of coverage is generally at basic achievement levels with some rare entry into more moderate levels. The treatment of factoring is marginal, while the treatment of radical expressions is very inadequate. Overall the quality of presentation and exposition is fair. The definition of terms and the explanations of concepts and procedures are generally good, and the presentation sequence is reasonable.
Examples are fair in both number and detail.
The emphasis on principals, proof, and derivation is also fair. The use of technology does not generally interfere with learning, and there is a decided emphasis on the analytic approach. Exercises The number of student exercises is very low, and this is the most blatant negative feature of this text. These exercises are most typically at basic achievement levels with a few moderately difficult problems presented in some instances. For example, the section on solving linear systems by substitution includes 6 symbolic problems giving very simple systems and 3 word problems giving very simple systems.