Heather in VA Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 As much as I hate having to admit it, being a math person myself, my oldest isn't. She's bright and can do math but it just isn't her thing. She did VideoText Algebra (all but the last module which is Algebra 2) and did well. I wanted her to do Life of Fred Geometry because it's really great and makes you really think. The problem we are having is that she just isn't getting it. Fred teaches by having you work through problems and discovering the answers. She needs straight-forward. This blows my longterm plans because I planned to have her do Fred Advanced Algebra and Trig as well. So she wants to go back to VT and do their Geometry but I'm not sure it's right. I was considering Saxon but I don't understand how it works. I know their Geometry is brand-new so before this, where did you get Geometry credit/learning before it was available? Could she do Saxon Algebra 2 and Advanced Math and still cover what she needs in Geometry or did Geometry come out because Saxon lacked enough geometry before that? The description on DIVE made it sound like Geometry was only for kids who were doing only Alg1, Alg2 and Geometry. She's definately planning more math than that. It isn't her "thing" but she's capable and college bound. So if I moved her to Saxon, where should I start? Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue G in PA Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Heather, I'm not sure about Saxon, but have you looked at Jacob's Geometry? It is what MFW recommends for Geometry after using Saxon Alg. 1 and 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSHS Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 We're waiting for our first Saxon curriculum to arrive. We managed to get it madly cheap ($10ish) so for that price, we're willing to test it. ;D Life of Fred is apparently good as a supplement and can be used as a primary curriculum, but not with everyone. My DD said she didn't want to use it because she'd read it once and would want to know the answers, but she'd only remember half of what she learnt and wouldn't want to go back and read it so therefore it was ruled out as an option for us too. S: They might be useful as a supplement though? (: Saxon wise, this was in their FAQs: What are my options for geometry?The upper level Saxon Homeschool programs have geometry integrated into them. Geometry is easily integrated into algebra because the topics are strongly interrelated, and this approach has proven to be very effective. Rather than spend an entire year on geometry, Saxon introduces geometry concepts into the math series at the appropriate times. For those homeschoolers whose states have strict requirements for geometry curricula, or for those who would prefer to spend a full year on geometric concepts, we have introuded a 1st Edition Saxon Geometry program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Jacobs' is not the absolutely most difficult program on the market, but it is a solid, tough program. I would examine the text, with the daughter looking at it too, before buying. Saxon was sold a few years ago, so the present owner company is, presumably, "doing its own thing" now. A lot of parents griped because geometry was sprinkled around throughout the algebra books, rather than presented coherently as a unified subject. If you can compare details of VT algebra I with Saxon algebra I, you will know what she has/hasn't covered for algebra I. In March 2008, Houghton-Mifflin (which bought out Saxon) announced they would publish new editions of Saxon algebra (I and II) and geometry. These revised algebra books maybe do not include any geometry anymore -- ? I speculate thus because it would be foolish to include geometry in the algebra books and simultaneously peddle an independent geometry text. One would hope [ ! ] that the Saxon website placement tests correlate with these new editions. Examining those would indicate where, within the Saxon line-up, your daughter would begin. P.S. Heather, should you elect to use Saxon geometry, this past week Shekinah Curriculum Cellar was selling the complete geometry kit for only $72.95 -- which is nearly 35% off the regular retail price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSHS Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Sorry to steal your thread a little but what would you class as the most difficult program, Orthodox? :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 My son did only Algebra 2 and Advanced Math with Saxon and did well on the SAT test. He is a math kid and I will tell you this is hard! He took 2 years to do Algebra 2 and part of it was slowing down to learn how to do things the Saxon way. If I had it to do over again I would have started him in Algebra 1 with Saxon. We would have ended in the same place. Once he was comfortable with the way things were done he had no problems. He was starting the Algebra 2 book in the 8th grade so we had plenty of time, but he was my first (which translates to guinia pig) Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSHS Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I only have one DD so it's either get it right first time or never. Agh, the pressure! D: She's already behind according to Saxon's placement tests but I got the 8/7 one, and we're going to work through that, skipping stuff she already knows while doing hippocampus algebra 1 simultaniously then hopefully, we'll get through saxon's algebra 1 quicker then we can move on to algebra 2. That's my hope, anyway. Unfortunately DD hates algebra thanks to when she was in school but she also hated science and is now paying for the kinetic books physics web license out of her own money. Woo! :3 Anyway, rambling, sorry. If it took a while to get used to the saxon way, did he have difficulty doing maths with either another curriculum later on or with college level maths? I don't want to get to the end & start A Level maths and find she's not doing it the 'A Level way' and have to start all over again. ]: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 For geometry? or for math in general ? I'm not at all a good person to ask. Math is not my strong suit, just something we have had to work through with four approaches for four children. My task was to select the high school math; dh's task was to ensure that it was digested properly. So, here are some assorted comments -- which may be useful, or may be worthless. (but all are well-intended ! :) ) BJUP upper math always seemed toward the "hard" end, because it is 100% "teacher required". Foerster's algebra I often is referenced on the Internet as being used in public school honors classes. Our eldest son made straight A's with that program (which "fit" himwell). DH thought it an outstanding textbook. Our second son tried Saxon algebra I, but quickly begged leave to abandon it. (not because it was difficult, but because Saxon consistently is a bad fit for my children) (Request immediately was granted.) He switched to Teaching Textbooks algebra I, and was much happier. We quickly found out that TT algebra I covers only 1/2 a year of algebra I (despite the cover label); however, that proved no drawback when he entered college, fortunately. He just took one semester of "remedial" math and continued on his Happy History Path. TT, then, definitely is an "easy" math program. Son #1 used Jacobs' geometry, which received very high ratings from dh. Son #2 used -- (yep !) -- Teaching Textbooks geometry. Son #3 attends an outside school, and is using the new Saxon geometry this year (in 10th grade). I ordered a set for him to have at home, and it should arrive this coming week. Out on the Internet, I have read that Saxon geometry is poor quality when it comes to proofs. As I always understood proofs to be the blood-and-sinews of geometry, I'm prepared for Saxon to "do it again" (meaning be on my "dislike list"), and be a weak program. (insofar as geometry can be easy !) As both of my oldest boys went to college after their year with geometry, I can't speak for the uppermost levels of high school math. Considering how highly we regarded Foerster's algebra I, I'm sure that we would consider his algebra II with trig text to be equally difficult, and of equally good calibre. What a muddle my family has been, right ?! P.S. Nearly forgot. We did some supplemental algebra work with Internet-available materials for Lials and Hornsby algebra texts. They impressed us as strong books. Sorry to steal your thread a little but what would you class as the most difficult program, Orthodox? :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSHS Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Thanks so much for you answer Orthodox, I really appreciate it. :] You also get the 'DD approval' since she read your post with me. DD absolutely loves maths (she's even willing to suffer through Algebra) and could happily spend all day on it, I'm sure. We're both 'mathy people' but DD gets more enjoyment out of it. I was taught a lot better than DD during my public school years though and I think if we got BJUP I could learn alongside her relatively easily but DD is very, very independent. She loves discussing things with me (history & just general opinions on things. book too! :]) but when it comes to math she asks me to help her as a last, last, last resort so working independently is important to her. She also learns better later at night, whereas I'm a morning/early afternoon person which would cause one or both of us to be grumpy. So basically independence = good thing. I think that basically rules out BJUP from what you've said? Foerster's I don't think we've ever looked into but we definately will now. I think I'd be very upset about Saxon if I hadn't got it so amazingly cheap. Hehe! I think we'll try it with DD just to fill in the gaps for her and just as a reference math thing to have lying around. ;D Righto, I just looked up Foerster's and it doesn't look like we'd be able to get it over here without getting it directly from them (no doubt with a huuuuuge shipping cost, if they'd even ship it at all) so I've no idea what to do know. I'm all conflicted :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Righto, I just looked up Foerster's and it doesn't look like we'd be able to get it over here without getting it directly from them (no doubt with a huuuuuge shipping cost, if they'd even ship it at all) so I've no idea what to do know. I'm all conflicted :3 I just looked on Amazon.co.uk for you. There are some priced as low as £22. They are shipped from the US, but they said the price to ship to the UK was 2.75. That's only the book, and it's an old edition (1984), so wouldn't include modern calculator usage. However, just thought I'd let you know in case you wanted to look at it. FWIW, I've heard very good things about Foerster's explanations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSHS Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 What were you searching kiana? Evidently I'm not searching for the right key words. xD Has anyone used Kinetic Books to make a comparison? Oh the number of curriculums available! Haha! :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Algebra-I-Expressions-Equations-Applications/dp/0201202425/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252800948&sr=8-1 I searched for foerster algebra i (algebra 1 gives a different set) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 My mind is scrambled from thinking I'm talking with two moms at once ! HSHS -- (and I do NOT know how to pronounce that ! :) ) -- Where do you live? Kiana cited a UK websource, so I'm guessing you live across "the pond" -- ? Although homeschooling is, I have an impression, much rarer in Great Britain, what do other families use for homeschool math ? How do the maths texts used in schools stack up among themselves ? Any good ones to consider from those? Are there are "scope-and-sequence" lists for what the government exams will expect a student to have covered? The U.S. is such a hash, since there is no standardization of school programs. (We here stubbornly resist having such, too !) What U.S. grade does your dd come closest to "matching" ? BTW, if you do live in England, then you probably can find Rosemary Sutclif's books more easily than we can. [green jealous face over here !] Antonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSHS Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Thanks for that Kiana! I was just searching 'foerster's algebra'. Silly me! And Antonio, is Jo any easier? ;D It stands for 'homeschooling high school'! We are across the pond, indeed. To be honest, over here, we don't have the options you do. I don't think we actually even have any curriculums that are made and mass-sold to home educators over here. I only started home-edding DD a year ago and by then she was ready for GCSE-level so our options were buy a GCSE textbook, do a distance learning GCSE course or... that's about it, actually. Haha! So we want a bit of variety. DD's taken a year off though. She came out of school with depression & anxiety and I felt mental health was more important. ]: But basically, we have no options curriculum wise. There aren't any. Are you feeling lucky yet? Because DD hasn't done any maths for a year she's testing at 8th grade level, roughly I think. That is, according to Saxon & Mind Sprinting (which she's bored with already since she's finding it too easy. Fast tracker, here we come). So I'm not sure if she's actually at that level or not. But that's what she's testing as. I think it is because she hated algebra in school though and I think most of what she does know was taught to her in her last three months of school when she got a new maths teacher who helped her with algebra and didn't mind her needing things explained more than once ( I'm not going into my rant about her other teacher O: ). I got her an Algebra book after she left school too that explained algebra in terms of cats and all of a sudden algebra made sense to her. :] Best book I ever bought! Haha! I asked DD what textbook she used for GCSE maths when she was in school and she told me she used so many different ones she didn't know what they were called and I think it depends on the school too so there isn't a universal one that I could pick out as being 'the best' or 'the most common'. And the national curriculum = boo! Luckily it's only followed by state schools. Private schools & homeschoolers are free from it (for now at least xD). I was sort of suprised by DD testing at 8th grade though since according to test result the UK's public school system's supposed to test higher than the US's. I'd say 'not to insult you', but you're a homeschooler, the public schools don't make any difference. xD And I actually didn't know who she was, Antonio! I had to amazon (instead of google xD) her name. And we can! The King Arthur trilogy for a penny (plus postage xD)! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 , where did you get Geometry ...in Saxon It's kind of spread out. GEOMETRY - included in Saxon Algebra 1 (3rd Edition) Lesson 1 – Lines and Segments Lesson 2 – Angles – Polygons – Triangles – Quadrilaterals Lesson 3 – Perimeter – Circumference Lesson 8 – Area Lesson 10 – Conversions of Area Lesson 15 – Surface Area Lesson 20 – Volume Lesson 51 – Graphs of Linear Equations – Graphs of Vertical and Horizontal Lines Lesson 52 – Conversions of Volume Lesson 56 – Rearranging Before Graphing Lesson 60 – Geometric Solids – Prisms and Cylinders Lesson 72 – Pyramids and Cones Lesson 75 – Writing the Equation of a Line – Slope-Intercept Method of Graphing Lesson 81 – Graphical Solutions of Equations – Inconsistent Equations – Dependent Equations Lesson 91 – Spheres Lesson 92 – Uniform Motion Problems About Equal Distances Lesson 94 - Uniform Motion Problems of the Form D<sub>1</sub> + D<sub>2</sub> = N Lesson 97 – Angles and Triangles – Pythagorean Theorem – Pythagorean Triples Lesson 98 – Distance Between Two Points – Slope Formula Lesson 99 – Uniform Motion – Unequal Distances Lesson 106 – Linear Equations – Equation of a Line Through Two Points Lesson 107 – Line Parallel to a Given Line – Equation of a Line with a Given Slope Lesson 110 – Vertical Shifts – Horizontal Shifts – Reflection About the x Axis – Combination of Shifts and Reflections GEOMETRY - included in Saxon Algebra 1 (2nd Edition) Lesson A – Lines and segments Lesson B – Geometry review – Perimeter – Area Lesson C – Geometric shapes – Volume – Degree measure Lesson 2 – Surface area Lesson 8 – Conversions of area and volume Lesson 28 – Volume conversions Lesson 54 – Graphs of linear equations Lesson 55 – Vertical and horizontal lines Lesson 61 – More on area and volume Lesson 84 – Graphical solutions Lesson 85 – Writing the equation of a line Lesson 93 – Slope-intercept method of graphing Lesson 96 – Uniform motion problems of the form D<sub>1</sub> + D<sub>2</sub> = N Lesson 101 – Pythagorean Theorem Lesson 102 – Distance between two points Lesson 104 – Uniform motion – unequal distances Lesson 112 – Equation of a line through two points Lesson 115 – Line parallel to a given line Lesson 116 – Equation of a line with a given slope Lesson 119 – Consistent, inconsistent, and dependent equations GEOMETRY - included in Saxon Algebra 2 (2nd and 3rd Editions) Lesson A – Geometry review – Angles Lesson B – Perimeter – Area – Volume - Surface Area – Sectors of circles Lesson 1 – Polygons – Triangles – Transversals – Proportional segments Lesson 2 – Circle relationships Lesson 7 – Equations from geometry Lesson 8 – Graphing linear equations – Intercept-slope method Lesson 10 – Pythagorean Theorem Lesson 11 – Inscribed angles Lesson 12 – Equation of a line Lesson 13 – Area of an isosceles triangle Lesson 14 – Equation of a line through two points – Equation of a line with a given slope Lesson 17 – Angle relationships Lesson 18 - Similar triangles Lesson 19 – AA means AAA Lesson 20 – Line parallel to a given line Lesson 22 – Uniform motion problems – equal distances - Similar triangles and proportions Lesson 23 – Graphical solutions Lesson 24 – Overlapping triangles Lesson 25 – Parallel lines Lesson 26 – Overlapping right triangles Lesson 29 – Uniform motion problems: D<sub>1</sub> + D<sub>2</sub> = k Lesson 30 – Deductive reasoning – Euclid – Vertical angles are equal – Corresponding interior and exterior angles - 180° in a triangle Lesson 31 – Perpendicular lines – Remote interior angles Lesson 32 – Congruency – Congruent triangles Lesson 34 – Uniform motion problems: D<sub>1</sub> + k = D<sub>2</sub> Lesson 35 – Angles in polygons – Inscribed quadrilaterals Lesson 37 – Parallelograms Lesson 39 – Parallelogram proof – Rhombus Lesson 49 – Linear intercepts – Transversals Lesson 54 – Similar triangles Lesson 56 – Angles in circles – Proofs Lesson 66 – 30-60-90 triangles Lesson 72 – Lines from experimental data Lesson 74 – Uniform motion with both distances given Lesson 79 – Metric volume - 45-45-90 triangles Lesson 87 – Slope formula Lesson 88 – The distance formula Lesson 100 – Graphs of parabolas Lesson 123 – Locus – Basic construction Lesson 124 – Conditions of congruence – Proofs of congruence – Isosceles triangles Lesson 125 – Distance defined – Equidistance – Circle proofs Lesson 126 – Rectangles – Squares – Isosceles trapezoids – Chords and arcs Lesson 127 - Lines and planes in space Lesson 128 – Circumscribed and inscribes – Inscribed triangles – Inscribed circles – Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem – Inscribed angles GEOMETRY - included in Saxon Advanced Math Lesson 1 – Geometry Review Lesson 2 – More on Area – Cylinder and Prisms – Cones and Pyramids – Spheres Lesson 3 – Pythagorean Theorem – Triangle Inequalities (1) – Similar Polygons – Similar Triangles Lesson 4 - Construction Lesson 5 – Areas of Similar Geometric Figures – Diagonals of Rectangular Solids Lesson 7 - Inductive and Deductive reasoning – Logic – The Contrapositive – Converse and Inverse Lesson 8 – Statements of Similarity – Proportional Segments – Angle Bisectors and Side Ratios Lesson 9 – Congruent Figures – Proof Outlines Lesson 10 – Equation of a Line Lesson 11 – Circles – Properties of Circles Lesson 12 – Angles and Diagonals in Polygons – Proof of the Chord-Tangent Theorem Lesson 13 – Intersecting Secants – Intersecting Secants and Tangents – Products of Chord Segments – Products of Secant and Tangent Segments Lesson 15 – Assumptions - Proofs Lesson 17 – Proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem – Proofs of Similarity Lesson 20 – Two Special Triangles Lesson 31 – Symmetry – Reflections - Translations Lesson 33 – Quadrilaterals – Properties of Parallelograms – Types of Parallelograms – Conditions for Parallelograms - Trapezoids Lesson 34 – Linear Regression Lesson 35 – The Distance Formula Lesson 36 – Angles Greater Than 360° Lesson 37 – The Line as a Locus – The Midpoint Formula Lesson 42 – Conic Sections - Circles Lesson 48 – Perpendicular Bisectors Lesson 58 – Distance from a Point to a Line Lesson 63 – Circles and Completing the Square Lesson 68 – Locus Definition of a Parabola – Translated Parabolas – Applications - Derivation Lesson 71 – The Ellipse (1) Lesson 72 – One Side Plus Two Other Parts Lesson 73 – Regular Polygons Lesson 78 – The Hyperbola Lesson 89 – The Ellipse (2) Lesson 99 – The Arithmetic and Geometric Means Lesson 106 – Translations of Conic Sections – Equations of the Ellipse – Equations of the Hyperbola Lesson 123 – The General Conic Equation Lesson 125 – Using the Graphing Calculator to Graph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 TRIG in Saxon TRIGONOMETRY Contained in Saxon Algebra 2 (2nd and 3rd Editions) Lesson 43 - Sine, cosine, and tangent Lesson 44 - Solving right triangles Lesson 54 - Polar coordinates Lesson 59 - Rectangular form to polar form Lesson 63 - Addition of vectors Lesson 72 - Negative angles Lesson 76 - Negative vectors Advanced Math Lesson 14 - Sine, Cosine, and Tangent - Angles of Elevation and Depression - Rectangular and Polar Coordinates - Coordinate conversion Lesson 24 - Sums of Trigonometric Functions Lesson 27 - Related Angles - Signs of Trigonometric Functions Lesson 29 - The Unit Circle Lesson 32 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions Lesson 36 - Angles Greater Than 360 Degrees - Sums of Trigonometric Functions Lesson 39 - Radian Measure of Angles Lesson 41 - Reciprocal Trigonometric Functions Lesson 43 - Periodic Functions - Graphs of Sine and Cosine of Angles Lesson 47 - Vertical Sinusoid Translations - Arctan Lesson 48 - Powers of Trigonometric Functions Lesson 50 - Trigonometric Equations Lesson 52 - Arguments in Trigonometric Equations Lesson 53 - Angular Velocity Lesson 57 - Phase Shifts in Sinusoids - Period of a Sinusoid Lesson 60 - Factorable Trigonometric Equations - Loss of Solutions Caused By Division Lesson 64 - Polar Form of a Complex Number Lesson 65 - Radicals in Trigonometric Equations Lesson 66 - Phase Shifts and Period Changes Lesson 76 - Functions of (-x) - Functions of the Other Angle - Trigonometric Identities (1) - Rules covering Trigonometric Identities Lesson 80 - Trigonometric Identities (2) Lesson 81 - Law of Cosines Lesson 84 - Sketching Sinusoids Lesson 85 - Advanced Trigonometric Equations Lesson 87 - Sum and Difference Trigonometric Identities - Tangent Identities Lesson 90 - Double-Angle Identities - Half-Angle Identities Lesson 93 - Advanced Trigonometric Identities Lesson 94 - Graphs of Secant and Cosecant - Graphs of Tangent and Cotangent Lesson 96 - More Double-Angle Identities - Triangle Area Formula - Proof of the Law of Sines Lesson 97 - Ambiguous Case involving the Law of Sines Lesson 100 - Trigonometric Product Identities - More Sum and Difference Trigonometric Identities Lesson 110 - Graphs of Arcsine, Arccosine, Arcsecant, Arccosecant, Arctangent, and Arccotangent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Public School grants Geometry and Trig credit for Saxon math work: Geometry credit is granted after completion of Lsn 60 of Advanced Math (and Alg-1, Alg-2) Trigonometry credit is granted after completion of Lsn 60-127 in Saxon Advanced Math (and Alg-1, Alg-2) :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 So if I moved her to Saxon, where should I start? You might want to make sure you get the "Saxon Teacher" product instead of the DIVE disk. :seeya: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 You might want to make sure you get the "Saxon Teacher" product instead of the DIVE disk. :seeya: Isn't the purpose of the DIVE disk to have the lessons taught to her by the DVD? What is the Saxon Teacher product? Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) Demo here http://saxonhomeschool.hmhco.com/en/saxonteacher_demo.htm More info http://saxonhomeschool.hmhco.com/en/saxonteacher.htm It has the 'teaching' every day for each lesson and each exact example problem worked out step by step. The practice problems are worked out step by step. All this is with voiceover on a computerized white-board (not sure what you call it) It has every single problem worked out step by step. And the test problems also are worked out step by step. :seeya: :seeya: Edited September 13, 2009 by Moni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 MONI -- either you type as rapidly as I do, or else your fingers are exhausted ! That was one sizeable "extract-and-type" project ! Whew ! (but very helpful to us all, for sure ! Thank you !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I have used Kinetic Books Algebra I and Algebra II. My oldest dd did the Algebra II program last year while it was still in beta. My middle dd used KB Algebra I when it was first released. She is using Jacobs Geometry this year. She is very eager to return to KB for Algebra II. She likes KB presentation better than any other math programs she has used (Singapore and Jacobs). My oldest used Jacobs for Algebra I and for Geometry. She used KB Algebra II last year. She liked the way it was laid out. She is just starting Precalculus this year using Larson's text. It's going okay, but she would prefer to have continued with KB. KB just doesn't have Precalculus yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Sorry it has taken so long to reply to this question. My son went on to major in electrical engineering in college. He had no problem with math. He graduated with a 3.9 GPA from the honors college and is now working on a masters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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