Where do you buy Lial's BCM?

[Mamabyrd]

I'm interested in this for my dd who will be in 5th grade. I'd like to learn more about it and perhaps see a sample. I can't even find where to buy it much less look at it. Is there a website for this? Thanks.

[RoughCollie]

I bought my copy used from either amazon.com or abebooks.com.

If you do an advanced search on abebooks for Lial, Basic College Mathematics, you will get around 137 results. There are a lot of cheap copies. I couldn't find a copy to look at, so I bought one.

[Claire]

Here's a link (http://product.half.ebay.com/Basic-College-Mathematics_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ1628366) to the 6th edition we used. There is a 7th edition out, and I think an 8th edition now. There is *very* little difference among the editions. Seems like the publishers change just a few minor items every year so they can come out with a new edition. 6th edition worked fine for us. Answers to the odd problems and all chapter and cumulative tests are in the back of the book.

You can purchase the DVT (digital video tutor) for BCM if you like, although most people don't bother. These are short chalkboard-type teaching lectures that the student can play and watch on the computer. Each mini-lecture is coordinated to a small section of the book. I found the DVT at Barnes & Noble (http://www.barnesandnoble.com) online. Once you have the ISBN of the edition you want, you can check used book places such as Amazon, half.com, bestwebbuys.com, etc. for best price.

You do *not* need the MyMath lab. It's used by classroom teachers.

If you decide to go with Lial's for algebra, it's probably best to buy a Value Pack from the publisher's website that includes the student worktext, solutions manual, and DVT. However, for BCM, you're just fine purchasing a used book in good condition. Lial has several math series. The one that is usually recommended here comes in paperback format.

[GothicGyrl]

What IS the publishers website? I CAN'T find it! :(

[Susan in SoCal]

For less than $5 (including shipping!) I bought the 5th edition BCM (it includes odd answers as well as selected solutions in the back - woohoo!) thru Amazon. There are gazillions of cheap, used copies of this text.

I love that. I spent a whopping $5 for 6th grade math, and it's been a great text for my son.

[Claire]

What IS the publishers website? I CAN'T find it! :(

It changed, so my old links no longer work. I'm sure someone on the High School Board would be able to give you the new website. It's not as good as the old one, though -- very difficult to search for what you need.

[Hathersage]

Here's the link to Publisher of Lial's BCM.
http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321257804&xid=PSED

And for the series:

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/catalog/series/1,3123,MjI0MTg3Ng==-TGlhbCBEZXZlbG9wbWVudGFsIE1hdGhlbWF0aWNzIFNlcmllcw ==,00.html

[Zee]

I bought mine on Amazon, also. It was about $10. Sure beats what I paid for A Beka! :) We have the 5th edition, too. I'll be using it with a 6th grader in the fall, if not before.

[GothicGyrl]

And all they do is math, right?

[Hathersage]

You mean the publisher? Pearson? No, they publish many college displines.
Lial's series is all Math. Mainly to get the college student who never had math up to speed. So Introductory or Beginning Algebra is High school level Algebra I, Intermediate Algebra is Algebra II, etc.

[Claire]

Here's the link to Publisher of Lial's BCM.
http://www.mypearsonstore.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0321257804&xid=PSED

And for the series:

http://www.pearsonhighered.com/catalog/series/1,3123,MjI0MTg3Ng==-TGlhbCBEZXZlbG9wbWVudGFsIE1hdGhlbWF0aWNzIFNlcmllcw ==,00.html

Wow! Looks like they no longer offer the Value Packs. You used to be able to get the textbook, solutions manual and DVTS in a package for the price of the textbook alone. Now they are all individual add-ons. Or am I missing something?

[Hathersage]

I think they don't offer the value pack anymore. Why? Because it looks as if, the publisher got absorbed by another publisher.

[Lizzie in Ma]

They had tons of them and there is very little difference between editions form what I understand.

[Mel]

off of amazon - at a GREAT price. One of the best purchases I've made

[Krista in LA]

I think I paid about $10 for it a couple of years ago. I forget which edition it was, but it worked well for us.