wapiti Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I want to offer suggestions to a young relative. He's a freshman in an honors Algebra 2 class with a "horrible" teacher. He said he's now teaching himself from his textbook (Glencoe) which has sort of been working but it's far from perfect. His old spark about math appears to be gone. Besides Khan Academy videos, is there anything else I can suggest or point him toward? I ordered an old Dolciani because it was very inexpensive, but I can't think of anything else. If I thought he'd be willing to work through AoPS book(s) I'd be willing to buy him that too but I'm not sure he's quite that motivated in terms of the time he wants to put in. He's a very bright kid. He does plan to visit his old algebra teacher for help. A tutor may be on the horizon but my sense is that's not his style. Any ideas are welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 He can work through Kinetic Books Algebra II and just do only the online problems. He can watch the videos as http://www.brightstorm.com He can try the problems at http://www.interactmath.com for an algebra II book published by Prentice Hall. They have "help me" available which will walk him through the problem and it's free. Glencoe has a companion website for their Algebra II books here: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/ost.php4/na Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Thank you, Angie, that's very helpful!!! I'll definitely pass these along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 The Lial series was developed for independent learning. Unlike PS texts, the complete teaching lesson is included in the student text-- the examples are clear and the 'why' for each step is listed. They are cheap too! (look for older editions like the 8th) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 ooo, thanks Jann!! I'll pick up one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I've added The Teaching Company (Great Courses) Algebra 2 DVDs to my boys Singapore DM3. One son finds them helpful, the other really doesn't need anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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