Intro math textbooks recommendations?

[Mathnomalous]

Please recommend 1 textbook from each of the following 3 pairs. My plan is to self-study up to calc I level and be well prepared for the intro physics/EE courses before the Spring semester.

Algebra and Trigonometry, 3rd ed by Beecher
Algebra and Trigonometry, 8th ed by Sullivan

Precalculus, 5th ed by R. Larson
Precalculus, 3rd ed by Blitzer

Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 9th ed by Thomas/Finney
Calculus, 2nd ed by J. Stewart

 

[eumyang]

There is no need to have an "Algebra and Trigonomety" book AND a "Precalculus" book. They are both very similar. From what I've seen:
(1) Books titled "Algebra and Trigonometry" contain a longer review of Algebra I/II topics than books titled "Precalculus."
(2) Books titled "Precalculus" tend to include a chapter in the end of the book on Limits and a preview of Calculus, while books titled "Algebra and Trigonometry" don't.

Some of the authors you mention above have multiple books in precalculus that contain parts of or "all" of the precalculus material. For instance, here are some of the titles in Ron Larson's series of precalculus books from Houghton Mifflin:
* Precalculus
* Precalculus with Limits
* Precalculus: A Concise Course
* Algebra and Trigonometry
* College Algebra
* Trigonometry
... and there are many more. It's kind of ridiculous. Michael Sullivan has a similar series of precalculus books from Pearson. I don't know about the other authors.

 

[Mathnomalous]

Hey, I get to have them for free. When opportunity knocks...