You could also do astronomy, meteorology, geology, non-ap environmental science, or ocean studies at home by purchasing a college textbook intended for a gen ed class and working through it. That way if she needed to work on her own schedule she could continue it into summer if necessary. Plus all of these are cool things to know.

AB is 2 quarters of a 3-quarter sequence and BC is all 3 quarters, so one year. Calc 1 is one semester of a two-semester sequence and calc 2 is two semesters, so one year. After either calc A/B/C or calc 1/2 the student will typically move to multivariable calculus, often known as calc 3 in a semester-based system. As most universities use semesters instead of quarters now, calc AB typically grants credit for calc 1 and calc BC typically grants credit for calc 1 and 2, or sometimes just calc 1 if the score is lower.

A lot of the elite ones, though, are more likely to have an admissions officer on staff who can see just how high-level the OP's son's mathematics classes are, especially when backed up by his competitions. They're also the ones who are very likely to be interested in an extremely pointy overseas applicant.

Well, if dizziness is a side effect AND you were just a little underhydrated, it's possible that both of them together combined when either one alone wouldn't have triggered it.

Well, they do include the cookbook, it's $35, and they have a 60-day money-back guarantee. But that's kinda expensive for a cookbook if all you want is recipes. I'd be more inclined to get a couple of paleo cookbooks with good amazon reviews and just make a deal with myself that I have to test x new recipes per week. But then I much prefer paper cookbooks anyway because unlike my kindle, a bit of splatter gives them character instead of damage. Sometimes when I want to do something new and I know what the protein or vegetable is going to be (usually based on what I scrounged on sale), I open one of my favorite cookbooks, count the number of recipes, and generate a random number to pick one. But this is because I am a terrible nerd.

I did this until pre-algebra, at which point I just naturally memorized them through usage. I am an absolutely terrible memorizer which is why I did badly in some classes (like orgo ... eek). I didn't have a lot of trig and calc identities memorized until I had to teach those classes, but would re-derive them as needed, and I would not be at all surprised if your son wants to do that. Honestly I would not push it but just continue to disallow use of a calculator. I wouldn't even use the multiplication chart. As he computes them over and over again eventually they will stick.

Hydrated?

Geology, Meteorology

I also tend to gravitate towards foods that I can't make or foods that are expensive for me if it's an all-inclusive type of deal. Like, I will eat SO MANY berries and SO MUCH fish, but ignore the mac and cheese even if it's really really good because I can also make really really good mac and cheese.

For one day, no. For a vacation, also no. But I try to focus on treating myself to food I delight in on the vacation instead of just eating everything because treat yoself. So I'll have a light breakfast when I'm looking at a crappy hotel continental breakfast and then enjoy something decadent at lunch. I really don't want to spend my vacation worrying over food. I know how to lose weight and if I need to, I can lose it afterwards.

The one thing that I would add to any "getting ready for life" math class is a very, VERY basic review of "statistics in everyday life". I think it's an important part of civic and financial literacy to help people make wise decisions. Reading through a book such as "How to lie with statistics" would easily suffice and the book is extremely cheap (less than $10 on amazon).

Yep. Except my partial sums are in the reverse order. So for 34x56 it'd be 1500, add 200 to get 1700, add 180 to get 1880, add 24 to get 1904. It's easier to keep track of this in my head for some reason.

I honestly would prefer it if more students did the long way that emphasizes what's really going on until they were at a point to make the connection for themselves on how to speed it up. I feel the same way in algebra about teaching binomial multiplication with "FOIL". If they don't understand what's going on, the mnemonic will produce an illusion of competency which will break down when they have to multiply a binomial by a trinomial. If they do understand what's going on, the mnemonic is unnecessary.

Yes. I'd like to see a little more flexibility when looking at the intended levels of classes taught. For example, I would have a problem with someone who has only a math bachelor's degree teaching a sophomore-level differential equations or intro to proofs class, simply because they have not gone far enough beyond what they are expected to teach. But I wouldn't have a problem with having them teach a class that they would be qualified to teach in a high school, for example, beginning algebra.

Plus, quite honestly, a student in the HG+ range is much more likely to be able to catch up quickly and easily on a subject. I know one person who moved from 0 math instruction and scoring at 3rd grade level on an online placement test to beginning algebra 1 with 2 days of multiplication/division workbooks from the dollar store and life of fred fractions/decimals, and proceeded to get B's in the algebra classes and then A's in precalc/calc. But this person is PG (not tested, but intellectually comparable to older siblings who test in the PG range) and just did not do any math. BTW, while I know people have issues w/LOF, it worked extremely well for a highly verbal but uninstructed person.

Check with the CC to see whether calc is a prereq or coreq for calc based physics before you make your decision -- but yes if it's a prereq I'd do it that way.

Well, the thing is, EE usually (and TAMU is no exception) requires two physics and not two chems. http://catalog.tamu.edu/undergraduate/engineering/electrical-computer/electrical-bs/#programrequirementstext BTW, you don't usually need to get through all of calculus. You need to get through calc 1 to take physics 1 (if they don't do a corequisite), so doing a DE class in the spring only would be plenty. It's not AS big of a rush. Or if you're doing it at home, you'd need to pass whatever exam the CC wants (if you're going to DE physics) to take it.

8fill is right on track. You need him to not only GET in but STAY in. EE is crazy mathematical and going from effectively 4 classes/semester (counting calc 1/2) including a lot of gen eds to a full courseload is going to be overwhelming. Math he's fine. Science I'd take her recs, but you might not be able to have him take calc-based physics at a CC if you're doing calc at home instead. AP C is an option. And if he has a chance at some point to take an intro to programming (possibly as a summer elective) I think it would be worthwhile. But I wouldn't throw it in 10th grade where he's already going to be looking at greatly raised expectations from the previous year.

This is what we run into with the remedial classes at our college. We're able to get them to where they can do algebra, but because we've learned it all in one rushed semester, they haven't really done the amount of practice necessary to internalize it. People who start in remedial math often tend to flounder in precalculus or calculus, where they need to have not only learned the algebra rules but internalized them. It doesn't mean it's fruitless, but it means that someone who's going further than just gen ed math really needs to put in out of class practice time to get the depth of knowledge that others who had done it all along would have.

This is when I started treating myself to "new-to-me" clothes from the thrift stores. :)

Oh yeah. Microwave potatoes, add small slices of cheese and chopped cold cuts and re-microwave. Or microwave potatoes and add cottage cheese.

Cottage cheese and fruit/veg Cold cut sandwiches and salad Tuna salad.

I remember my mother telling me about watching Psycho and then going for her evening shower ... she told me it was months before she could take a shower without wedging a chair under the door handle.

So ... did it ... please her palate? :D

And other people indignantly insist that there is no difference and chastise people for using the term "radical unschooling". Can't win.