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Or at least liking it.:) I have read the reviews about it being spiral but I love DIVE and this one according to the DIVE teacher is just for Saxon because of the way it is written. I want a one course book the way it is as opposed to Apologia and something that will prepare for CLEPs as this one does. I am hoping someone out there thinks the DIVE makes up for the spiral aspect and the text seems clear enough even though it is spiral. Any thoughts?

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Just a cautionary tale...I don't know about the topics covered on the CLEP but Saxon does not prepare a student for the Physics AP exam since it is missing many topics covered on even the AB exam. Guess you can double check the topics with a CLEP prep book tho. And, there is some calculus used early in the Saxon physics book, fyi. How do I know this? WE started with the book but quickly dropped it. The spiral approach just didn't work for physics, imho.

 

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Would you mind sharing a bit what the Saxon physics text is like? Does it cover physics concepts and labs' date=' or just the math? I would guess that DIVE covers the labs? Thank you!!! :)[/quote']

 

I don't know a lot about it. I like the DIVE for science but this particular DIVE uses only Saxon as an option and I have read negative things here about Saxon Physics and the spiral nature not being a good fit for physics. The DIVE cd has labs I believe and there is a CLEP DVD that covers what is missed for the AP exams supposedly but the pp makes me question even that now.:confused:

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We were going to start Saxon's physics book when dd reached the middle of Adv. Math (suggested on another homeschooling site). But you say it's better to wait until a student has done calculus? Would it be better for us to just start the Apologia Physics I book instead, and maybe do Saxon's later?

 

Sorry if this is hijacking the thread . . . feel free to ignore!

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I'm really surprised to hear that Calculus is involved in the physics too. The Saxon book is used by the school we're home schooling through, and they suggest that a student complete the first half of Saxon Advanced Math before taking the class. FWIW, my dd likes the way Saxon teaches and does well with their texts, so far anyway.

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Limits are included relatively early in the Saxon Physics book. Now, this is not a difficult concept to learn but it's nice to know what will be thrown at you rather than be blindsided. You surely need a good understanding of trig!

 

There are so many great physics books out there and most, if not all have been discussed here at length so a quick search might be helpful for those seeking a bit of a background on these darn books:001_smile:.

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