Yes, you can pick and choose units. They are scheduled for about a month at a time, but you can stretch them out a little for a longer book. I've even subbed out a book by the same author, just tweaking the essays, because so much of the background information is based on time period and author. EiL is very flexible.

I saw a copies of this today, but didn't stop and look at them because the title is "College" Physics. I'll take a look. Thanks!

Short Lessons in US History is nice, but I don't think it could be more than a supplement, and even at that it would be a stretch to call it high school. ETA- do you need high school? I think the Power Basics would be a better choice, but my SIL did use it for her son with a lot of heavy supplementing.

Thanks Derek. That was our first choice, but when it was time to register, we had different plans for science, so we miss our slot. And now we're back to physics for next year. Even in my minimal dealings with Jetta, I can see why your son likes her class.

Tell me more about this. The link has moved. Do you have tests and/or solutions? Thanks!

I've looked at the pinned list until my eyes are crossed, but I'm still not sure what really works for algebra-based physics. What are you using/loving that gets done at your house?

I'm only finding older posts about this. Has anyone used recently? I spent some quality time with Conceptual Physics (high school and college) and Giancoli today, and I like them both, but I don't think either is the best choice for me to teach DD this round of physics. Can anyone comment on getting the instructor resources? Is it enough for a full physics-first course? Just Algebra 1 prerequisite?

We've got the form. She is taking the SAT for the first time this year and are taking it in Indiana which is our closest site for Talent search. My dd is tiny but looks older, so I think we'll go ahead and get her a state ID.

Is this a problem with Talent Search SAT/ACT tests, or just AP's?

How does this compare to something like Foerster?

Thanks for help. So many options makes it hard to decide sometimes. I'm curious about the kinetic books, too.

I've noticed both IU and Nebraska Online High Schools use Hewitt Conceptial for their high school physics classes. Would this be repetitive after DO Physical Science? I am a little unclear about Hewitt vs. Algebra based physics. I'm considering DO, but would like a real book, although videos are nice. Also, I'm confused by the AP Physics 1 classes. What do you do if you want to take physics 2 later? Retake 1 first semester?

Windows to the world first. I've done both in co-op settings, and they work well.

Please post with what you find out. I was under the impression that Kinetic books wouldn't work with homeschoolers unless it was through Kolbe.

Well trained mind academy has a class.

Well, upon questioning DD, she says she doesn't recommend Smart Teens for your Dd's situation. Not sure what to recommend, though. We ride the see-saw here all the time.

Maybe no one can help me with this, but can anyone compare/ contrast a high school physical science course (IPC) with the Novare/ Centripetal ASPC and DO's Physics? Dd did DO's physical science last year and Biology this year. I had an Algebra-based physics course picked out for her, but the school is dropping it in favor of AP Physics 1, which has a higher math prerequisite. I also noticed the other day that the local teacher's thrift has a lot high school Physical Science books (which is credit-worthy in our state), and I'm debating something like that, but trying to decide if I'd do better to put dd on the Novare/ Centripetal/ Wilson Hill track. Wish WTM academy used the Centripetal texts....

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https://www.edx.org/course/ap-physics-1-ricex-advphy1x This uses the same text that PA homeschoolers uses for AP 1 (and 2). I haven't had luck getting teacher access to the OpenStax book, but there are a lot of problems in the course and it has engaging lectures. We may go ahead and use it without the extra solutions.

I've wondered this, too. Dd will have Trig in Geometry, Algebra 2 and Precalculus, and two of the three Calc options I'm looking at only have Alg 2 & Trig as a prereq. This is definitely a kid who will do lots of calc, so maybe I need to find an interesting precalc textbook or class, because she might revolt at the third pass through trig. :o)

We did CPO Earth in 4th with no problems. Not sure what OP ended up doing, but with physical science it's mostly about math level.

I found a 1984 edition of Foerster Algebra 2 today. Is this usable with a modern solutions manual? It was only a $1, so no loss if it won't!! ETA- It won't I looked at the TOC at the Rainbow Resource site.

Oh, hey. I like that. She'll be at camp two of the weeks, though. Something like that would be awesome. I need to ponder. Maybe next summer if not this one.

We looked at Thinkwell yesterday, too, but Dd didn't care for it, although we had trouble with the sample. I'm still open to ideas!

We've did/ liked Derek Owens for PreA when you could just buy it as a course, but I don't think I want to do the Jacobs 3rd edition. Dd says she's looking forward to Geometry, so I think she might be annoyed with me if I threw EMF in the mix. She previewed Thinkwell, Teaching Textbooks, the Yay Math Flipped Classroom and the Jacob's second edition book. After she got done making fun of the egg in a cowboy hat on TT, she says she really prefers to start with the Jacob's book, especially since she can read the TE lesson info without seeing the answers. She did kind of like the Yay Math set up, too, so I guess that can be her go-to for when she gets stuck. Not sure how independent this is going to be, but no harm in trying, I guess. Thanks for the input. Where I'm at everyone uses either TT or Saxon, so it's hard to get a handle on what else is out there.