Guest Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I am confused about which books come where for this series. Would someone clarify for me starting at Basic Math? I lost the Pearson page with all the books listed but is it like this: Basic Essentials What is the difference between these? Pre Alg Intro Alg Advanced Alg what comes next? ALso, some titles say Basic and Pre combined or ALg combined? Help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDad Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209222 This might help a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thank you, that did help. SO what is the difference between Basic and Pre ALg, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Here's the TOC for BCM: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Basic-College-Mathematics/9780321557124.page Here's the TOC for Pre-algebra: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Prealgebra/9780321567925.page As you can see, the pre-algebra gets into far more algebraic topics than the BCM. However, both of them really are 'pre-algebra'. I would regard the pre-algebra as a course for a student who has a solid grasp on arithmetic but needs some more time before algebra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 BCM is a standard Pre-Algebra course-- it reviews middle school math and in the last chapters it introduces variables and basic equation solving (and negatives). Pre-Algebra is a 'bridge course'. It is MORE than a standard Pre-Algebra course. It reviews middle school math but includes negatives and variables from the first lesson! I consider it an 'honors Pre-Algebra' course. I would only suggest this course for students who have a very good grasp of elementary math (basic facts). Students may move from BCM right into Algebra 1-- but if they are young or insecure in Math, 'Pre-Algebra' would be a better fit before Algebra 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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