FreckledFace Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I can not find a geometry text/course that I think dd would like. I was going with AoPS, but she doesn't need to be challenged so much. I'm not sure the discovery approach would work well either. So what are all the geometry texts and courses you know of? This is the one subject I have no clue what I'm using this year for her 9th grade year. There is a limited budget, too. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 For my math-challenged youngest dd, I like MUS Geometry. I would actually prefer to use Teaching Textbooks with her so I could get completely out of the picture, but she won't do anything related to math on the computer. I used Jacobs Geometry for my two older girls. I like the program, but it does require you to get inside Harold Jacobs's head on occasion. My middle dd took about half of the year to get to the point where she nearly always understood what she was being told and what she was being asked for in the problems. I picked up a copy of McDougal Littel Geometry at HPB recently and I really like the look of it. This may be what I use when I teach a geometry class. Jacobs works fine for one-on-one, but I don't think it's as good for a group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 My husband oversaw Geometry with my daughter some years ago. They used Harold Jacobs' Geometry, 2nd edition. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 I'm using this version of Holt Geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dphock Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I used Teaching Textbooks' Geometry with my not-all-mathy daughter and it worked really well. She actually liked it. The dvd lessons were really clear, and the set comes with answer dvds that have the instructor working through every single problem (both homework and quizzes) is solved. The information was in digestible segments, too. The materials come with a book that is essentially the dvd oral information presented in writing, and so it really helped my visual learner kid to be able to watch the dvds and follow along in the book, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreckledFace Posted July 26, 2013 Author Share Posted July 26, 2013 Thanks everyone. I think we settled on Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding by Harold Jacobs. Now I need to find the text for a reasonable price... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tkaiyala Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Have you found the text for a good price? For those of you who have used Harold Jacobs text, what did you like about it? We have been using the algebra text with DVDs, in the upper chapters it could use a bit more in depth teaching/a bit more teaching--at least that's what we found. What have you found with the geometry text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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