The authors help students "see the math" through their focus on functions; visual emphasis; side-by-side algebraic and graphical solutions; real-data applications; and examples and exercises. By remaining focused on today's students and their needs, the authors lead students to mathematical understanding and, ultimately, success in class.
The book is pretty explanatory and easy to understand. I wish I were studying it in class with the professor explaining some things as opposed to do it alone. It worked out in the end and I learned a lot. This is about the end of my math "career" *haha*
I think there could have been more examples in the book (mine was online). I learned more efficiently from watching videos that my professor provided and from using the MyLabs Plus study section.