EKS Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I am looking to make my son's math experience more challenging. Can someone who is familiar with both tell me about their differences (and similarities)? I own a few AoPS books, though I've never used them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Kai, do you mean eIMACS Elements of Mathematics? Or eIMACS Advanced Math Logic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 If you are wondering about the Elements of Mathematics Foundation courses, there was a very recent thread in this gifted homeschooling yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/HOMESCHOOLINGTAGLETS/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 If you are wondering about the Elements of Mathematics Foundation courses, there was a very recent thread in this gifted homeschooling yahoo group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/HOMESCHOOLINGTAGLETS/ link doesn't seem to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 My DD didn't like the EM foundation class, but does like the AOPS books. However, she also dislikes Alumcus and Khan academy, so I think it has more to do with the delivery system than what was being delivered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 link doesn't seem to work Oops, sorry. try this! One has to join the group in order to see the conversations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Kai, do you mean eIMACS Elements of Mathematics? Or eIMACS Advanced Math Logic? I think I mean Elements of Mathematics. Is that a more gradual introduction than the logic course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I think I mean Elements of Mathematics. Is that a more gradual introduction than the logic course? http://www.elementsofmathematics.com/ I am not sure if you can start in the middle of the sequence of courses. The logic course is not like algebra, geometry etc. It focuses on propositional logic. See the course outline here: http://www.eimacs.com/parent_aml_overview.htm They are expensive and so far kiddo has only done the first of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 http://www.elementsofmathematics.com/ I am not sure if you can start in the middle of the sequence of courses. The logic course is not like algebra, geometry etc. It focuses on propositional logic. See the course outline here: http://www.eimacs.com/parent_aml_overview.htm They are expensive and so far kiddo has only done the first of the three. I think he would need to start at the beginning. Aren't the Elements of Mathematics courses about $60 a piece? How long does it take to complete a course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I think he would need to start at the beginning. Aren't the Elements of Mathematics courses about $60 a piece? How long does it take to complete a course? Oh I was referring to the logic courses as expensive, not the foundations. I think it takes a few months (three or so?) to complete each foundation course. Hope someone else will chime in. I have no experience with foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 People have reported 3-4 months for kids, but I'd expect someone who's already in alg 2 to go through much quicker and I don't believe they let you start in a more advanced book. The early chapters are pretty foundational. They were aimed more at PG middle schoolers for the start and would take them pretty much through preparation for calculus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 OP: I can't compare the two, but I can give you a little bit of information on EMF, at least the pacing. My daughter is 12 and, while a bit accelerated (algebra this year), she is most definitely not profoundly gifted. She has been doing EMF as her warm-up, "fun" math (Hey, it's on the computer. That must make it fun.) since September. We took almost a month off at Christmas and she is finishing up the Mappings course now. FWIW, it's seems to be more of a parallel track to math than a more in-depth approach (AoPS). For an extra challenge, it fits the bill for us. (And you can take my opinion with a HUGE grain of salt. I seriously have no clue what the kiddo is doing on there; I look at the screen and: :scared: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozwo Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 My DS 12 started doing EMF over summer and is currently on his third course (sets). He has enjoyed the course, likes the games (string game for instance) and has been able to understand the concepts in a different way that other courses. Our challenge is that he does AOPS classes also ( currently finishing Algebra 1) and likes that too so that presents an issue from time management. Also the sequence of EMF and AOPS does not exactly mach which presents a problem. For now, we have slowed down EMF but we intend to pick up over summer again specially with the new Algebra offering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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