PREFACE<br > A helpful word to the student:<br > This hook is designed to strengtimn yonr understanding and mas-<br > tery o" the mattr 1 in tile New York State Sylia/ms for tim Three<br > Year Se I enee High School Mathematics (Course I) This is the<br > course reeonlmended by the State for co lege-bound stu lents. The<br > be ~k has been specifically written to assist you in preparing for the<br > Regents examination covering this course.<br > Special features include:<br > Complete sets of questions from 10 previous Regents exam-<br > inations in this subject. A tempting to solve tiaese will make you<br > familiar with the topies tested Cm the examinatim~ and with the<br > degree of diffie Itv you are expected to master in each topic. Solving<br > the ouestions on n ny tests w provide drill， improve your under-<br > standing of the topics， anti increase vour confidence as tile nature<br > anti the language of tim questions become more familiar.<br > Solutions to all Regents questions with step-by-step expla-<br > nations of the solutions. Care t l study of tile solutiorts and expia-<br > nati ns will improve your mastery el the suhject， Each explatatlon is<br > des ~ned to show you hrJw to apply the facts and principles you have<br > learl%d in class. Sittce the explanation for each Solution has been<br > written with emphasis on the reasoning behind each step， its value<br > ~oes far beyond the application to that particular question. You<br > should read the explanation of the solution even if you have<br > answered the questions correctly. It gives insight into the topic that<br > may be valuable when answering a more difficult question on the<br > same topic on the next test you t~tee.<br > A Practice Section at the front of the book consisting of ques-<br > tions taken from previous Regents， each with a completely<br >! explained step-by-step solution. The questions are classified into 31<br >.~ topic groups.<br >， A unique system of self-analysls charts and classification of<br >i questions by topic. These will help you to locate weaknesses and<br >i<br > v<br >