Bostonian Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Are there any CD-ROM (or DVD) based math courses people recommend for pre-algebra and beyond? I afterschool my son with Singapore Math, currently using book 5A. He enjoyed the Descartes Cove math software and also Newton's Quest. We have one PC with an internet connection, and one without, that I let him use unsupervised, and I have found that if install academic software, he usually works on it when the mood strikes him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 You may wish to ask this on the high school forum, since this is where most of the Algebra users are. I can't think of any CD-Rom ones at that level, but there might be something. There might also be some people with information on the Accelarated Learner Forum if your ds is younger than normal for Algebra, or on the Afterschool Forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 They are supposed to come out with a pre-algebra...don't know when. http://www.kineticbooks.com/ Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thanks for the suggestion. The Kinetic Books software looks good and reasonably priced, and I like having a printed textbook option available also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonian Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 I see that Teaching Textbooks is a CD-ROM based course that many WTM members have tried (there have been several threads). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Saxon algebra 1 with Art Reed DVD's. I've watched half of the lessons so far and like them. My older ds used Saxon algebra 1 briefly (about 50 lessons) but other than that we've not used Saxon math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanyl Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 This is the one we will be using. It includes pre-algebra on the algebra dvd. http://www.mathrelief.com/ Tiffany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktkcb Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Kinetic Books would be the most interactive. Not like a game, though. Yes they do have a "textbook", but it really is just all the online lessons printed out. Not very professional looking book either.In other words, nice to have if you want to go off screen for something, but doesn't really add any different perspective. Overall, though a fabulously thorough program that would be more of a mastery approach (periodic review and cumulative review, but not continual) Aleks math (online, google it to see how it works) is very good also. Good especially for kids that need continual review. Both of these are full time on computer. Teaching Textbooks is a hybrid....lessons on the computer OR in the book, exercises in the book to be done off computer, then check the solutions on the computer. For the record, I have one kid doing KB, and one doing Aleks. I like them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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