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- 1 2 3 4 5 James Nickel (2004). "The Mathematics textbooks authored by Harold R. Jacobs: An Analysis" (PDF).
- 1 2 3 Cathy Duffy (September 5, 2018). "Jacobs' Elementary Algebra".
- ↑ "Mathematics, a Human Endeavor".
- ↑ "Art of Mathematics: Project History".
- ↑ Susan Knueven Wong. Student Workbook for Jacobs Mathematics: A Human Endeavor. ISBN 978-071-672-539-8.
- ↑ Harold R. Jacobs. Mathematics, a Human Endeavor: A Textbook for Those Who Think They Don't Like the Subject. ISBN 071-67-0439-0.
- ↑ "Mathematics, a Human Endeavor: A Book for Those Who Think They Don't Like the Subject".
- ↑ D. Burnett (January 2007). "Learning: The Journey of a Lifetime".
- ↑ Joshua Paul Abrams (2001). "Mathematical Modeling: Teaching the Open-ended Application of Mathematics" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ↑ Teacher's Guide: Harold R. Jacobs. Geometry (Teacher Guide). ISBN 9781683440222.
- ↑ Maria Miller. "Review of Harold Jacobs Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding (third edition)".
- ↑ Harold R. Jacobs (1979). Elementary Algebra . ISBN 9780716710479.
- ↑ Teacher's Guide: Harold R. Jacobs. Teacher's Guide to Elementary Algebra. ISBN 9780716710752.
- ↑ Elementary Algebra 0th Edition. ISBN 0716710471.
- ↑ C. Hollis Crossman. "Harold Jacobs Mathematics".
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