Geometry

I’ve tried to read the book many times, deleted the app, still nothing.

I do not recommend, very boring. Not worth 15 bucks.

Calc is short for calculator chat. I’m just using slang. Not worth almost 15$

Doesn’t help at all. Problems are poorly written. DO NOT BUY

Great book have it for a limited time from my school and is very important for high school graduation in the state of Florida.

This book isn’t worth the money. I am a student, and it doesn’t explain a lot of the answers thoroughly. It doesn’t even show all of the answers to all the questions.

This book is actually dumb, includes thousands of mistakes. Takes forever to download, and all in all, just not worth 15$.

I too am disappointed that there are no answers to the problems.

I forgot to buy the actual thing for my math class so I had to download sample, thanks Obama.

I like the textbook so far. I’m using it to have a home version of the textbook to be able to help the kids with homework. Much lighter weight and lower cost. We are only up to Chapter 2 so far but I’m happy with it.

iBooks version PROS:
*Some of the examples have video to go with them. The videos are pretty cool, showing each step of the problem. The animations are clear and help us visualize how the steps relate to each other.
*The odd-numbered problems are answered with a click to the side of the beginning of the problem set. It’s like turning to the back of the book without having to flop a couple of hundred pages of paper over. I wish that the clickable thing would float along with the problem set as you scroll through it.

iBooks version CONS:
*Would like them to do a better job of displaying tables I highlighted in the notes. The tables don’t fit well on the notecards and just kind of clip off when there isn’t room to see it all. Can’t find a way to scroll the table around or pinch/zoom it to see it all. So, I have to click on the notecard version of the table to have it take me to the actual table. Which leads to the next CON.
*When going to a notecard to see the note you can click on the text of the note to take you to the actual place in the book and see everything in context. BUT There’s no way to go back to the text you were reading when you opened the notecard. So, if you didn’t remember to bookmark your place before you pulled open the notes you have to scroll and search to get back there. Then, you have to remember to unbookmark your place later. Almost makes the notes useless because that is such a hassle.

Comparing printed & iBooks PROS:
Definitely like the quick access to glossary definitions in the iBooks version. A search for a term gives not only the page numbers but also the text surrounding the term to help you get context. MUCH better than having to use the printed index. I would like to see some kind of indication about how close the search result is compared to where I am reading. The somewhat wonky page numbers (see the CONS below) in iBooks make it tough to guage how far way things are. Maybe even just a color to indicate it is in the same section or chapter as where I am reading.
*The printed version offers icons letting you know you can go online (and log in with a user-name/password) to see special videos and animations. I really like that iBooks has it all in there at a click so that we don’t have to sit at the computer desk to do homework.

Comparing printed & iBooks CONS:
*There are some exercise problems that are highlighted with a green dot around the number in the printed version and as a maroon (instead of black) number in iBooks. It is much harder to see them in iBooks. And, we want to know why are those exercises made to stand out? We can’t find ANY info that tells us about it.
*Found some errors in examples and problems - they seem to be in both the printed and the iBooks version. It makes it VERY frustrating for a kid trying to follow an example and not be able to make sense of the steps because the book is giving incorrect information. Even worse, some exercise problems don’t work because they are set up wrong. NOTE TO APPLE: I CAN’T FIND ANY WAY TO REPORT THE ERRORS - WHERE IS A LINK TO DO THAT?
*The page numbers don’t match up between the printed and iBooks versions. This is MADDENING. They aren’t even close. For example, the start of Section 2.6 in the printed book is page 136 and the iBooks version is 349! I want an option to switch on the printed page numbers so we can have a chance of staying in sync when we are studying.
*Printed version has a nice “cheat sheet” in heavier paper as the very last page in the book. The page (front & back) is packed with all knds of info from formulas for common things to a reminder of how to convert between units of measurement. Can’t find anything like that in the iBooks version.