Kathy, did you use the tests from the Study Guide? Did you need both the Study Guide and the Solutions Manual, or could you have just used the Study Guide? I'm assuming you did this class on your own? How did you schedule everything? How did you dd do on the AP test? I'm just not sure my ds is driven enough to do an AP class on his own (and maybe not even with a teacher!). I pulled out my college freshman Chemistry book from 1981 -- it was Raymond Chang's Chemistry, 1st edition! I have a Zumdahl Chemistry book, 2nd edition, that I picked up at a library sale. I guess I'll look through them and see which style I like better. I'm guessing I'd have to upgrade in either case. I'd love any more input anyone would care to give! Martha

My ds did chemistry with BJU DVD's last year (10th grade) and did fine with it, but I didn't think he would be ready for a SAT II test in it -- he's not a great test taker, and it appears that students who have taken an AP Chemistry class also take the SAT II test and push the curve up. This year I planned for him to take Physics (again, using BJU), then maybe take an AP Chemistry his senior year. Now, I'm thinking that the colleges wouldn't really see his scores (SAT II) before he applied for admission if he waited until his senior year. Is there such a class called "Advanced Chemistry" that is not really AP? Then he could take the SAT II? If so, would I use an AP text like Chang or Zumdahl? Is there anything that would hold my hand -- pre-made tests, labs, etc. I have three younger dc that require a great deal of my time...I've got a million thoughts swirling in my head, so I hope this makes sense. Thanks for any direction you can give me. Martha

I usually start a word problem like this by deciding what I want to know (how long they walked), and assigning this as my variable or unknown (x). If they walked for x hrs, then they must have driven for 1-x hrs because they walked and drove for exactly 1 hr. Also, you know that the distance walked (rate x time) is equal to the distance driven (rate x time). 4 mi/hr * x hrs = 16 mi/hr * (1-x) hrs 4x = 16 - 16x 20x = 16 x = 16/20 = 4/5 hr They walked for 4/5 hr, and then drove for 1/5 hr. Does that help? Martha

I'm not sure if this will help, but www.diveintomath.com has a syllabus on their website for physical science using BJU. However, the DIVE doesn't follow the book exactly, so I don't know how helpful it might be. Maybe it would give you an idea of how long to spend on each section? (I have ordered the DIVE CD, but haven't received it yet.) Martha

My dd used this book in 6th grade after finishing Singapore Math 6 in 5th grade. I thought it made a great pre-algebra program. Martha

We used Geometry by Jergensen et al in between using Dolciani for Algebra I and II. I really liked it. I thought it was in the same vein as the Dolciani algebra books and is also published by McDougal Littell. Martha

My ds used Geometry by Jergensen, Brown, Jurgensen from McDougal Littell. I thought it was straight-forward with nice clean pages. It reminds me of the Dolciani Algebra I and II books which we also used and are also published by McDougal Littel. HTH. Martha

I'll tell you what little I can... I have the 2005 DVD's (4th edition), the 2001 (3rd edition) book and the 2001 (3rd edition) solution guide. I also have the 5th edition (2008) book and teacher's manual. Concerning the DVD's: The 4th edition DVD's pretty much follow the 3rd edition book, except Ch. 7 and 8 on the DVD are combined a bit. The 4th edition DVD's completely line up with the 5th edition book. So, I would say the DVD's are probably good for 3rd, 4th, or 5th editons. About the Solutions Manual: Many of the problems are the same in the 5th edition and the 3rd edition books, but the problem numbers are not the same (e.g., problem 53 in the 5th edition might be problem 43 in the 3rd edition). It might be a little bit troublesome (but not impossible) to correlate your solution guide with your book. I was able to buy a 3rd editon solution guide last month for $5 -- it might be worth it to have the same edition of the book and solutions guide if you can find it cheap. I don't know if that was helpful or not... Martha

My ds loved Mr. Harmon and he did well in the class. I think the DVD tests are different than the ones that come in the test packet, because the tests that came with the DVDs are mostly true/false and multiple choice, with a few calculation type problems (i.e., no partial credit). Also, there wasn't any "curve" for the class. I will say that the "homework" grades helped my sons average for the class quite a bit (my ds hasn't quite learned how to study for a test, yet!). I think the class is a solid high school class. HTH. Martha

If 9^3x = 3: 9 is 3^2, so 9^3x = 3^6x; Setting 3^6x = 3^1 (3^1=3), setting your exponents equal to each other, 6x = 1, so x= 1/6. This is much harder to explain using the keyboard! Hope it is understandable. Martha

and it was just like Tracey said. However, I signed up for on-line classes this year, and there were no teacher notes or syllabi with my books. When I called to ask about that, the person told me they weren't sending out a syllabus for the DVDs or the on-line classes, so maybe they will send a CD with syllabus and notes so you can print them out yourself, or they will be on-line for printing out? I'm curious how that will work, because I'd like to do a little bit of pre-planning here and the on-line school isn't available until July 31... Martha

www.homesciencetools.com has lab kits for several popular science curriculi like BJU, Apolgia, A Beka, etc., or you can see the list of items and just buy what you need. Last year, for chemistry, we just bought the boxed kit from www.qualitysciencelabs.com . It has a lab manual and equipment for a number of experiments. They aren't the exact same experiments listed in a particular curriculum, but it would serve as a lab component for any curriculum you chose. They even have a small pamphlet that shows which chapters of various curriculi corresponds to which experiments. HTH. Martha

I have bought the on-line version for physics because my ds really enjoyed the chemistry with dvd's last year. Were you using the dvd's and still bailed? Martha

My ds will be using BJU Physics next year. The cost of the kit from Home Science Tools is over $250! I have a couple of questions. First, looking at the equipment list, it calls for a spark recording timer @ 24.95 for expts. 2-2, 2-3, and 2-9. But, then the kit price doesn't include the dynamic cars, which are also used for expts 2-3 and 2-9, because it suggests "you may want to omit these labs due to cost." So, would you also want to skip expt. 2-2 and not buy the spark recording timer? Would it be perfectly acceptable to skip 4 or 5 of the most costly experiments? Secondly, do you know of any place to purchase some of this equipment used? Alternatively, do you know of a cheaper way to complete physics labs? Thanks. Martha

You can either count two down (-2) and go three to the right (+3); or, you can count two up (+2) and count three to the left (-3). Does that help? Martha

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I didn't read your earlier post, so this might not be helpful... I've only used CLE LA 1 and 2, but I assume they are all similar. The very first part of the lesson is the new lesson, then they have the "We Remember" section, which is review of what was learned earlier. Could you just go over the new part of the lesson with her? I do that part with my ds, then have him do the "We Remember" part independently. If there are things in the "We Remember" part that she doesn't already know, could you just teach it to her without actually doing the lesson from R&S? A second idea, if you prefer the Rod and Staff, is to buy the workbook pages that go with the book. There won't be workbook pages for every lesson, but you can do much of Rod and Staff orally. Martha

I was all set to order BJU Spanish DVDs for my dd, who will be in 8th grade next year, but then I started thinking SOS Spanish might work just as well for a lot less money... Can anyone compare these two Spanish programs for me? Thanks. Martha

Has anyone taken this class with Mr. Yonts? I'm planning to sign my ds up for this class next year, but I'm nervous that my son won't be able to keep up. I e-mailed Mr. Yonts and he assured me that the class is appropriate for someone who doesn't have any prior programmng experience, but he also said that the class moves very quickly and that if the student gets 75% of the class material he is doing well... My ds is what I would consider an average student and kind of a slow worker. I talked to my ds, and he says he is up to the challenge. Can anybody either reassure me, or tell me I should reconsider? :confused: I DO think it would be a good character-building class, provided it isn't way past his abilities. Any thoughts? Thanks. Martha

I used this book for ds's Algebra II this year. I have been very pleased with it. I think it is very thorough. When I looked at BJU's pre-calculus at the convention this year, it looked to me like my ds had covered all the material in the BJU book already. HTH. Martha

Angie, Where did you get your DVDs? I've been trying to use the ISBN's to find the correct DVDs from Houghton-Mifflin, but when I e-mail the sellers to make sure I'm getting what I want, I'm finding that they are single discs, not the 11 disc set. Thanks in advance. Martha

:lurk5: I'd like to know, too. My dd finished Algebra I this year as a 7th grader, but I would like to do a little review work during the year. I would like something sort of fun. Maybe this or Life of Fred? Martha

You could certainly make your own flash cards if you wanted to. CLE has arranged the flash cards into groups, and the instructions will tell you to "practice your D and J flash cards for 5 minutes." A list of the facts in each group are listed at the back of the teacher's manual. HTH Martha

alll 10 books of The History of Us by Joy Hakim this year. It required her to read about 2 chapters per day. However, I didn't have her write anything or take tests, etc. (she was doing ancient history as her main emphasis, but I wanted her to be exposed to American History because it had been a while...). I think K12 does the Hakim books over a 2 year time span.

I see now that your original post said that it had 11 disks. Sorry about that. I happen to have the 3rd edition of the Larson book ($1 at a book sale). Do you have any idea how much trouble it would be to coordinate the lectures with the older book? I assume that the 7th edition has fewer disks because they have removed some chapters? Thanks for any insight you can give me! Martha