Precalculus Refresher: Find the Perfect Book Here!

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For those seeking to refresh their pre-calculus knowledge, several book recommendations emerged in the discussion. The Blitzer book is considered decent, while Swokowski and Cole's book received positive feedback. For a more rigorous, proof-based approach, Shilov's "Elementary Real and Complex Analysis" is suggested, particularly for its first six chapters that cover pre-calculus topics in depth. Alternatively, for a more applied perspective, standard high school pre-calculus texts are deemed adequate for review.
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I need to relearn and refresh my memory with everything that's is pre calculus so is there any good book that you guys can recommend me ?
 
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The Blitzer book is okay.
 
I used Swokowski and Cole's book and it wasn't that bad.
 
Are you looking for a pure, proof-based approach or an applied approach?

If you're looking for a pure pre-calculus book, I would have to recommend Shilov's Elementary Real and Complex Analysis, from which the first 6 chapters essentially cover (albeit more rigorously and abstractly than most courses) Pre-Calculus, the next 4 chapters covering calculus/introductory analysis and then a chapter on complex analysis.

If you want a more applied choice, most every high-school pre-calculus text should be sufficient.
 

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