Algebra I for Dummies by Mary Jane Sterling (2001, Paperback, Illustrated)

I bought this book because I never had algebra in school. I had to take a course in college and I desperately needed help. Judging from the title I thought this is just what I needed. But unfortunetly it wasn't much help to me. More reading than working problems...To me there were too many non important details. By the time I read those details and got back to what I was suppose to be learning, I was lost. I went to the book store at the college and bought another book. It costed more, but it helped me alot more than this one. The book seems to tell me more about why we use algeba, than how to do algebra. Sorry folks, maybe it's a format you'll understand, but it wasn't for me. By the way, I love reading.....but found this very unintresting.......