With the clear, careful, colorful presentation of material, many students should be motivated to complete this final book in the UCSMP series. An abundance of applications and problem solving opportunities are presented once the material is understood. To keep past material fresh in students minds, review exercises are also part of each section.

As with all UCSMP secondary texts, topics are presented in clear ways so that students can teach themselves. Students understand why they are using certain procedures before they practice using them. Other books in the series include Transition Mathematics, Algebra (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project), University of Chicago School Mathematics Project Geometry (University of Chicago School Mathematics Project), Ucsmp Advanced Algebra, Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry.