Shaposhnikov and Valtsov's Collection of Algebra Problems, Part I
by N. A. Shaposhnikov & N. K. Valtsov
Translated by Valery Manokhin, PhD
2,228 classical algebra exercises with answers, in the first complete English translation. First published 1887–1890 and reissued in more than 50 editions, this is the problem collection that trained generations of Russian students alongside Kiselev. 9 chapters, sequenced from elementary operations through quadratic equations, with an answer key covering more than 1,300 entries.
🇺🇸 Grades 6–10 (algebra problem-solving companion)
🇬🇧 KS3–GCSE Higher (Years 7–11)
🇨🇦 Grades 6–10
Adults and self-learners welcome — great mathematics has no age limit.
Published by Northern Star Academic Press · First faithful English translation from the original Russian edition
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