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AoPS would be harder. Supplement Thinkwell with Kahn Academy?

Recommend you also get AP Physics 1: Algebra Based by Greg Jacobs 2016 edition comes with downloadable extra practice. This is a study guide for the AP test but it does have a whole year study plan. We decided to take it in 2016-17 but I borrowed the Jacobs book from the library to look it over. The author has taught AP Physics for many years.

There are lots of free placement tests on the internet - I suggest you test yourself.

FYI Physics B is no longer offered.

Does not look like a good value at $49 for just videos. http://study.com/academy/plans.html Maybe if you used a lot of different subjects. Youtube has tons of videos for free.

Not DO specific but many state standards list some specific Trig knowledge for Algebra 2.

Be sure your student has a good understanding of basic probability and statistics (you should see these in test prep). Some math programs do not cover these topics. Kahn Academy has a specific College Board SAT test prep that you can use for free.

Does anyone know if the second PSAT is the exact same test as the first test? If so then a photographic memory person could help a friend "cheat" to get a scholarship. Yeah a little far-fetched.

How about corporate/individual sponsorship grants to the author especially if it becomes an open source work. The author gets name recognition in the field which is worth something.

Did you just do the 2015 PSAT? That is in the new SAT format.

My DS thought the math was easier than the practice test and last year's PSAT. But the school cut a few minutes off of the allotted time for no calculator math so he had to finish quickly??.

I doubt that AOPS contest prep will be what you want. ASU has a nice PreCalc assessment test which shows you if you are ready for Calculus. For now I would locate Calculus placement tests on the web and use those to identify weaknesses in his PreCalc. Then use Kahn Academy to help fill those gaps. Lots of folks here like Derek Owens for math. Precalculus Assessment (PCA) https://mathed.asu.edu/instruments/PCA/index.shtml ASU free Math refresher: https://tutoring.asu.edu/academic-resources http://www.thinkwell.com/homeschool/placementtests/

I assume that the proctor calls out a few time remainings. DS doesn't like watches.

I did not see any questions where you really needed a graphing calculator. A regular calculator will save time - especially for "calculator kids" like my son. They really only disapprove certain calculators. The fact that they allow CAS enabled calculators kind of strikes me as odd.

Wow this sounds like your department works quite hard for the students! I hope they appreciate it. on another note have you heard of this - it looked interesting google "Andes Physics Tutoring System:Five Years of Evaluations" update - SW was last updated in 2008 so probably a non-starter for a college.

What is that? This is a new term for me. Is this something the student attends in "real-time" whether in-person at school or virtually in addition to lectures? Colleges I know have Lecture, Lab or combinations there-of such as "Flipped Classroom".

Since technology is playing an increased role in academics these days I was curious how homework is currently assigned/graded for Freshman and Sophomore level college science, math and engineering courses. Feel free to answer in a Poll fashion by just choosing a number from below or add to the discussion. Very informal: please answer if you are a student, instructor, or parent of a college student. 1) Students enter their homework answers on-line which is then scored - web-based homework (WBH) 2) Students do paper-and-pencil homework / problem sets a) Professor/Instructor/TA collects, grades and returns OR b) Professor/Instructor only reviews in class or hands out answer keys 3) Some combination of the above 4) something different - please describe This post was inspired by: <http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/567067-fyi-college-text-book-pricing/?p=6621427>

Ask him to review the exam format and expectations so none is a surprise on the test. My DS did his baseline PSAT last year in 9th no prep except for review the test format. When you get the results in December you can review each question online if desired. In this respect, the College Board provides a lot of feedback.

Just because it is more expensive does not make it any better. There are educrats running most schools today. The worksheet thing is out of control in math classes these days.

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IMHO students should take a Conceptual Physics type course* in 8th or 9th prior to taking AP Physics 1. From what I have read, AP Physics 1 does not have real challenging math but does expect full understanding of the principles of Physics (plug and chug answers won't cut it). AP Physics 1 covers more than just Mechanics. Against my advice - my nephew is taking Physics C his senior year without a prior HS level Physics course and having a difficult time (he is also taking Calculus and aceing that). Nephew did very well in his AP courses his junior year. * look up Clover Creek

yes as long as the school ordered enough exam copies - I believe the PSAT uses the test itself as registration but the school has to "guess" a correct order size

http://pioneerinstitute.org/news/solution-to-overpriced-textbooks-opensource-material/ Has an interesting opening graphic.

I don't disagree with the educationrealist assessment except that by 11th grade most future STEM students have completed Algebra 2 and this is a comparison test for college bound students so it HAS to have problems that show the outliers positive and negative (I agree with your statement). Whether the old SAT I took back in the day is better I just can't say. Common Core Math does raise the bar and we all better get used it (personally I believe that Common Core Math is not a fit as much as 25% of the general student population but educators love one size fits all - hence the rise of home-schooling). Regular PSAT for most 9th graders is probably not recommended there is a new test for them.