I looked up the website for the math camp to see if they have a location nearby. The picture at the top caught me eye - I find it sad that there are only 2 girls out of 35+ kids!

Another problem especially for RoadRunner::-) "In the shop, there were eight saws; axes were three times as many. One team of carpenters bought half the axes and three saws for 84 roubles. The remaining saws and axes were sold to another team for 100 roubles. What are the prices of a saw and an axe?"

I'm really not sure how easily available they are. i found the list here: http://www.koolibri.ee/?mcid=62&type=subjects&scid=63?&lang=ee but the site is in Estonian so can't really figure out how to order. Math 4 Interactive textbook - Pages 1-20 - http://failid.koolibri.ee/koduleht/lehitseja/vene_matem_4_1/index.html Table of contents for Math 5 Part 1 in Russian - http://www.koolibri.ee/download/?action=binary&id=4579 and Part 2 - http://www.koolibri.ee/download/?action=binary&id=4580

It was mostly integrated, but also parallel the way Roadrunner describes it. However I don't remember us having separate textbooks (it's been 20+ years for me too:-(). Although I think we had separate classes informally called Geometry (included plane and solid geometry, trigonometry etc) and Algebra (everything else) which totaled about 13-16 hours per week depending on the grade.

This model was followed/copied in some Eastern European countries too so I'm a "product" of one of those Math schools.:-) Not for geniuses but there was a lot of math and it was very rigorous, however the focus was not on acceleration. In my time we started in grade 8 so they were called Math High Schools, nowadays they start in grade 5. There were (still are!) Foreign Language Schools, and Art Schools in addition to the Music schools you mention.

Math 4 - E. Noor, E. Nurk, A. Telgmaa Math 5 - E. Nurk, A. Telgmaa --> same authors, listed in same order as Math 6, not sure if Telgmaa was only a co-author though. Also: Math 7 - E. Nurk, A. Telgmaa, A. Undusk, However A. Undusk is mentioned as principal author in some sources. Math 8 - M. Lepik, E. Nurk, A. Telgmaa, A. Undusk, Each of those comes with 1 or 2 workbooks.

Don't want to split hairs but the authors were Estonian actually.:001_smile: However the textbooks (there is also Math 5 and Math 4) are still in use in numerous schools in Russia (and several other ex-USSR countries) so in a way it is Russian math I guess. Roadrunner, do you by any chance mean the Math Highs Schools or do you have in mind something else entirely?

Just to be sure I'd try other placement tests. Here is one for Pre-Algebra and one for Algebra.

Just my 2 cents - I would avoid the hotels along the route 1&9 in Jersey City. If you (or the kids) haven't been to NYC before, I'd splurge a little bit more and would try to book a hotel in the city because of the the atmosphere. In the past we've been very lucky getting great deals at http://www.priceline.com and www,hotwire.com. Since you'd be 5 people you'd have to book 2 rooms though. Alternatively you could check also: http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/usa/new-york-city/

Or if you want to use fractions: A=(22/7)*(4 1/4 * 4 1/4) = 22/7 * 17/4 * 17/4 = (11*17*17)/(7*4*2) = 3179/56 = 56 43/56

Thanks! Were they textbooks (a typical textbook usually would be about 200 pages thick and will normally have some illustrations) or workbooks? I grew up in Eastern Europe so I'm somewhat familiar with the format. If it's not too much trouble could you ask your friend which authors and editions does she use? I find that the newest authors/editions have quite a bit of fluff compared to the Soviet era books. Sorry about bombarding you with so many questions.

You didn't happen to snap a few pictures by any chance?

Cleopatra, do you think OSU German would be a good fit for a 10 year old or is it geared toward high-school students? I'm looking for a good German program for dd to start in the fall. Sadly neither dh nor I speak any German.

Thank you so much, wapiti! I just saw your reply in the other thread.

Thank you, I'll be contacting her. I'm more interested in the LAW part of the EPGY which doesn't seem to be covered in the individual enrollment.

I would like to join in too. Please let me know how do I go about it. Thank you so much!

I'd like to have my daughter added to the EPGY group too. How do I do that? Thanks!