My mother's OBGYN was named Dr. Ovary.

There's a lot of enrichment you can do after Alg I, that isn't normally taught because there just isn't time. Options could include Discrete Math (I really like the looks of the Art of Problem Solving Number Theory amd Counting/Probability courses, and they have online classes too), Statistics(check the prerequisites of whatever you decide to use carefully), sidetracking onto Computer Programming, Liberal Arts Math (would probably cover some of the same topics as Discrete, but with a different emphasis and different problems). FYI: I took Algebra I/II (combined course) over what would have been my 4th grade year, had I been in school. My brother took it a year younger. It's not completely impossible ... I'd start with something touchy-feely like hands on equations though. I did that in roughly 2nd, along with arithmetic, then pre-algebra in 3rd.

It is entirely possible for a student to use a slide rule and still have no comprehension of what's going on other than a rote knowledge of how to manipulate the slide rule to acquire the answer. What you're really looking for (imo) is a book which emphasizes understanding and theory versus "Here is the formula, memorize it. Here are 500 practice problems, use the formula to solve them." A book of the second kind will give little understanding regardless of the computational tool used.

I have both a slide-rule and a book on how to use it. It was actually helpful for understanding logarithms, IMO. But it's a computational tool, just as a calculator is. You don't need a textbook that teaches specifically with a slide rule so much as you need one that does *not* teach "This is the key sequence to solve the problem on your TI-93". Any textbook of sufficient age should work. Some of the modern ones would probably work as well, just not one that's a reform text.

Probably Linear Algebra. Also, one reason universities use placement tests in addition to or instead of AP grades is that many university math departments feel that in a standard high school AP calculus course, computation with the calculator is overdone and computation by hand is insufficiently covered. If you're planning on having your child take the credit and move on, ensuring adequate computational abilities both with and without the calculator is of pretty high importance.

No, they're doing all 3 at the same time -- separate 3 hr/week classes in biology, chemistry and physics rather than one 5 hr/week class in general science.

I really don't like teaching FOIL nor using it as a mnemonic. It doesn't generalize well (that is, you can multiply (x+y)(a+b) but when you want to multiply (x+y)(a+b+c) or even (x+y)(a) it doesn't work). It essentially teaches memorization by rote rather than an understanding of when and why to distribute, which is far more important. I would consider not teaching the specific mnemonic as a plus rather than a minus. :P

Many engineering schools use a Statistics course which requires calculus as a prerequisite. AP Statistics (as far as I've seen) doesn't. I wouldn't expect it to transfer as anything worthwhile for most engineering majors, although it may be useful as a general overview before taking engineering statistics.

BC can result in credit for either one or two semesters of calculus. AB can result in credit for only one. If a student, however, scores well on the AB exam and badly on the BC exam, he can still receive credit for calc 1. He will not, in any case, receive credit for the AB exam if he receives credit for BC. They are not different subjects -- calc BC covers everything that AB does, and more. Taking both depends on how the school has it set up -- some organize BC as a one-year class which follows precalculus, and others have students complete AB and then BC. Which approach you take would depend possibly on the texts you use and the mathematical aptitude of your student.

You can probably also (more cheaply) get a test prep book, work through a practice test under exam conditions and score it yourself. I'd recommend that before trying it anyway, just to give a feel for how it works.

Seriously, whatever name you give has the potential for teasing. I would *consider* it (for example, if my surname were little there's NO WAY I'd name a kid Dick), but choose the name I liked anyway. Edward -> Deadward, Wayne -> Pain, Nate -> Acquired the title of "Master", etc.

For American -- try Childhoods of Famous Americans. It has more about their childhoods (duh) but a reasonably wide array of biographies. As I recall, at the end of the book they'd tell about what they did when they grew up that made them notable.

My parents had this experience with me -- the consequence they implemented was that every time anyone scored, everyone else had to congratulate them. For example, when we were playing Memory, if anyone got a match, everyone else had to say "Oh, good! You got a match!" Sometimes it was spluttered through tears, but it was said every time or the game ended.

All the links on his page are messed up. (That is, the basic page comes up for me, but the link to "shop" does not.) I found his shop at http://www.holyflower.ca/solomonovich/shop/ The link he has omits the /solomonovich which causes it to be broken. Should you not be able to get it to come up with this link, this is pasted off his website. Mark Solomonovich 15724 78A avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5R 3G1 Canada Tel.: (780)489-8121 He states that due to large amounts of spam he no longer accepts orders by e-mail, but only by regular mail using a certified cheque or international money order.

Children born between 2 January 2002 and 1 January 2003 (both dates inclusive) may be registered for Primary One Classes in 2009. Children born between 2 January 2000 and 1 January 2002 (both dates inclusive), who have not previously been registered for Primary One classes, may also be registered for admission to school in 2009. http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/#age-requirement The school year starts from 2 Jan, so a child born at one extreme would turn 7 the first day of school, whilst a child born at the other extreme would have been six for just one day.

This is reasonably common among roosters, especially old ones. Chicken and dumplings is a good remedy, but depending on the age of the rooster, soup may work better. I spent quite some time trying to train them not to attack. All I trained them to do was to do sneak attacks instead.

There are exceptions, but most of the kids who are bright, motivated and good at math have already taken calculus before going to engineering school. There are also a fair number who declare a major in engineering simply because it looks like they make good money, but aren't that interested in the actual coursework. He shouldn't really worry about being drowned intellectually in the class, as long as his basics are sound.

If it's a sudden change on your part, I concur with letting people know in advance. Some may wish to bring heavier socks or flip-flops. I would see no issue with it and usually do take my shoes off, but for me it's something that started when I visited Eastern Europe and everyone did it.

Butter. I hate margarine. Mince pie. Full-fat cheese. Can't stand the low-fat.

TBH, I would (try to) work one text past where you intend to teach students. So if you intend to teach Algebra I, I would work ahead through Algebra II, etcetera. This helps both in cementing your own understanding, and in gaining an idea of which topics are of the most fundamental importance.

This is (blah), the number you have dialed is imaginary, please rotate your phone 90 degrees and try again. I voted (other) :)

Many CC's have developed articulation agreements with local universities; see if you can find such a pair. At the CC I attended and the CC my brother's attending, they had many handouts (for me they were printed, for him they're online) with "If you're going to X university, courses transfer thus ...", and for me at least, they would have. It's not the CC's fault I changed major and they didn't count. :)

With regards to the bread, inspect groceries near you -- I have found one local grocery store near me, which has good, reasonably cheap (to me, $1.29/loaf) bread, without preservatives/hfcs. The only drawback is that I have to make sure to refrigerate/freeze it, otherwise it will mold quickly! I visit this grocery store specifically to buy bread/meat.

I knew the terms but didn't figure out why we used male/female both for animals and connector thingies for the longest time. One day it hit me and I turned crimson and spent the whole day saying to myself "I can't believe I never NOTICED that before!"

Nurse's aide. Flexible schedule, only 3 weeks of training, and good pay, but rather draining emotionally.