Precalculus book,your opinion is needed.

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The discussion centers on preparing for calculus by strengthening math foundations before starting Electrical Engineering studies at Cleveland State University. The original poster expresses dissatisfaction with the book "Precalculus for Dummies" and seeks alternatives, specifically mentioning a free resource titled "Precalculus (an investigation of functions)." Other participants suggest considering "Precalculus with Limits" by Larson and mention that books authored by well-known calculus writers often provide a solid precalculus foundation. The consensus emphasizes the importance of selecting a resource that effectively bridges precalculus concepts with calculus.
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I have graduated from high school and now I am going to apply to Cleveland state university to study Electrical engineering.
anyway,I will have about 5 months before starting classes so I will need to strength my math foundation for calculus.
I bought Precalculus for dummies but I figured out it gives you superficial information so I decided to use another book.
I have found this one:
Precalculus (an investigation of functions) ,it is a free book and here is the website:

http://www.opentextbookstore.com/precalc/


I would appreciate it if you make a look and tell me what do you think.

I would appreciate it if you have any other recommendations.
 
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I haven't seen this book, but it seems to cover the common topics. I can really only suggest the one that I used, which was Precalculus with Limits by Larson. I don't remember it being phenomenal, but it got the job done. I know that Stewart has one too, of which I haven't heard complaints. Generally, if it's written by a calculus author, he is exposing precalculus with calculus in mind.
 
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