Not if they've been opened and used.

I have a copy but it's not with me now. If you still need to know in a couple of weeks, pm me. I was favorably impressed at the time but didn't end up teaching out of it. But these kinds of reviews are often left by students who are expecting the homework to be 'do the same thing as the example, but fill in the blanks with different numbers'. I would be willing to bet that 'don't show some examples entirely' means 'there was homework that did not exactly match an example'. It is not possible to give 'the answer' for a trig identity any more than it is to give 'the answer' for any other kind of proof. It is very common for any kind of precalculus/trigonometry textbook to not put those in the brief answers in the back and rather reserve them for the solutions manual. This is not a legitimate complaint.

The algebra portions are not significantly different. The trigonometry in a precalculus class will not be covered on the college algebra CLEP. For the college algebra CLEP, you should do specific prep, probably using a prep book.

I can't answer how hard it would be for you but it has a reputation as being one of the less challenging options. I'd hesitate to classify yourself as 'definitely not a math person' because you and Saxon don't get along. I'm definitely a math person and that program would not ever have worked for me. I really liked stats because of the applicability to the real world. I started seeing it all over the places in newspaper articles, blogs -- I especially started noticing the misuse and misapplication.

There are absolutely books that are college algebra with trigonometry -- Lial does one. I have it and it's virtually identical to one of their precalculus textbooks. College algebra (one semester) + precalculus or trigonometry (one semester) will equal a one year high school precalculus class. It is ok to do over a year but most high school seniors should be able to handle it in a semester as precalculus is a common high school senior class. If the student is struggling then doing college algebra over a year and incorporating lots of review of previous math is a great idea. Another option for a non-struggler is to do college algebra (one semester) and statistics (one semester) if you know your student is not going into a major that requires math past college algebra.

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Dual enrollment would be great if available because it will also transfer and at many universities will satisfy your math graduation requirement. In general I think that I'd prefer to do it in person. However, if that's not an option, potters school offers AP stats online. They mention that it's pre-approved for credit from Belhaven University, which would go on your transcript and have a reasonable chance of having it transfer. Here's the site for their class -- https://www.pottersschool.org/course/list/#course-3242 -- and there is a placement test.

I wonder if you were reading a thread on AOPS precalculus? There is definitely a lot of linear algebra in there that isn't necessary for standard calculus classes. Most precalculus texts don't have as much extra material. There are a few specific sections that could be easily skipped but which ones are going to depend on the text, and there isn't going to be like half a course's worth of material.

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Piggybacking: If anyone has a recommendation for one that specifically does NOT have to link with a phone (my flip phone is not linking with anything) I'd love to hear it.

OP, I looked at a few more of your posts. If this is the child who is struggling so badly with algebra, I do not think that I'd go for geometry instead. I would honestly recommend a tutor to work with her on integrated pre-algebra and algebra if you can possibly swing one. She needs someone to sit with her while she does math and stop her immediately when she makes a mistake, because she has clearly ingrained incorrect concepts. Backing up to work on pre-algebra concepts would be worthwhile as well. If you can't get a tutor, MUS might be worthwhile, or with a child who is struggling this badly I might seriously consider Power Basics Algebra and then Geometry. These are programs that are specifically designed to get struggling students the credits they need for graduation. As to how to transcript it, I would call 9th grade Algebra A and 10th grade Algebra B if she can finish Algebra 1 over those two years.

I honestly think the self-esteem and anxiety might worsen with being retained. "Look, I'm so dumb I couldn't even stay with my age-mates, I had to repeat the grade and now I'm with younger kids." I'm not saying that this is correct, but I'm saying that a lot of kids with already poor self-esteem would take it that way even if originally on board with the idea.

Almost all geometry programs are designed to be done after algebra or at the very least concurrently. It is possible that it might work if you have a highly talented student who is good at intuiting algebra, but I would recommend against it. Is there a reason you want to do this?

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It is going to depend on the scope and sequence of the classes that you choose. For most sequences it will not work to go directly from algebra to precalculus. Algebra 2 deepens and extends the topics learned in algebra 1 and is a prerequisite for precalculus. It might be hypothetically possible for a talented student to make the leap, but in a homeschooling situation it would be far better for them to move rapidly through algebra 2 and then rapidly through precalculus, or to choose a more challenging program, than to skip the year. In a PS situation this might sometimes be appropriate. It looks like Thinkwell's trigonometry is actually more of a precalculus class and so the precalculus combo of algebra 2/trig would be designed precisely for the accelerated student who would want to move rapidly through both.

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TT would be fine after Saxon Alg 2. LOF trig does include algebra review but I would recommend doing a bit more algebra review if you go that route, assuming you're going to college. There is almost always a math requirement for graduation and if you forget all your algebra it is very hard to catch up. Another option if your family can afford it is to take college algebra (assuming you pass the placement test) at any local college. That would get your 4th math credit accomplished, and you could transfer it to almost any university. It will usually satisfy your graduation requirement for a degree that does not otherwise require math.

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I really don't think this would be usable by someone who'd prefer secular, OP. Just FWIW. It looks really fantastic but it is definitely from a heavily Christian worldview (they also say this on their webpage) and it is infused through the curriculum.

I always read it when we got the newspaper.

Then I wouldn't dispose of it -- but I'd probably still keep BCM, because when you need to reference an arithmetic concept it is really nice to be able to just look it up in one book and have a start-to-finish explanation designed for an older student who has learned it but forgotten it.

Yes. Also if you're all done with MM, I'd probably get rid of that and keep only BCM as a reference as it is more compact.

Oh my, I misread your post as your dd who had just gotten elementary algebra wanted to learn calculus. Ok, so with your dd having done algebra 2, she could move to a precalculus text. Any standard precalculus text will prepare her for any standard calculus text. Lial has many books if she wants to continue with Lial's. Foerster also has a book if you like the style of Foerster. Personally I would prefer Foerster for a single student but Lial will not put her at any kind of disadvantage. I use one of the Lial texts to teach my college precalculus class. Foerster has a solid calculus text as well so if you went with Foerster you could move directly to his calculus. BCM will not have a lot of overlap but introductory algebra is another algebra 1 text similar in scope and sequence to Jacobs and Foerster. If you have plenty of space frankly I'd stick it on a shelf until all your kids are done with math, because sometimes an explanation in another book just clicks when the first one did not, however, if space is at a premium it is easily dispensable.