JadeOrchidSong Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I am very happy about this book. Ds11 has been doing 2/3 of Dolciani Prealgebra and two chapters of Discovering Mathematics 1A. I will let him do Jacob's as our core math more independently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 My DS is enjoying it too. I SO wish I could have used it for algebra way back when! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 We tried several textbooks. We first did two chapters of AOPS Prealgebra. It is very wordy for my taste and ds had a very hard time. Then we did Dolciani, which was OK. Discovering Mathematics 1A is challenging, but I do like it myself. I think Jacbs will be a good fit for ds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I really like Jacobs too! I don't know why we aren't using it . . . I guess it's my backup plan if AoPS doesn't work out. Isn't it nice to have so many *good* math choices?? :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Rose, I read lots of your posts about math and writing. I bought W&R because of you! After I read your most recent post about AOPS, I feel like I should have let ds stick to it last year when we began Prealgebra. But when it took a long time every day to do part of a lesson and many tears from ds, I gave up and bought Dolciani Prealgra: An Accelerated Course. After 2/3 of it and two chapters of Singapore Discovering Mathematics, now we are finally settled on Jacob's. I guess nothing is really lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Ooohh, have fun with Jacobs! It was a huge hit here with both of my kids. :) And thank goodness that there were far fewer choices to weed through 15 years ago when I started... :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Kathy, you have such mathy and sciencey kids! I am glad to hear they used Jacob's. What else did you use for math from middle school up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Jacobs Algebra is absolutely the best math book I've used in 11 years of homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I am loving it too, using it with DD. Interesting. Clear. Well organized. What's not to love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Kathy, you have such mathy and sciencey kids! I am glad to hear they used Jacob's. What else did you use for math from middle school up? See her post in this thread. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/161440-mit/?hl=%2Bjacobs&do=findComment&comment=1559496 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in Richmond Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Kathy, you have such mathy and sciencey kids! I am glad to hear they used Jacob's. What else did you use for math from middle school up? After enjoying Jacobs for alg1 and geometry, we really had a monster of a time finding an alg 2 and precalc that suited us! And I have several on my shelves, LOL. I would have loved it at that stage if we could have transitioned over to the AoPS texts, but they weren't yet written. So, we ended up using a combo of Dolciani Alg2, AoPS traditional problem solving books 1 & 2 (the only AoPS books that were on the market), and Gelfand's Trigonometry. After those, the kids were ready for Calc BC using my old Thomas & Finney text from the 70s, then multivariable calc using Marsden & Tromba, followed by old college texts of mine for diff eqn and linear algebra. Oh, and both kids enjoyed AoPS online classes as a supplement throughout high school. Back then, they were "just" weekly online class sessions, message board problems, and a midterm and final. So the time commitment was appropriate as a supplement. :001_smile: ETA: thanks, wapiti! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Thanks, wapiti and Kathy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I am very encouraged! Thank you for the great reviews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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