theflyingbunny Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 What precalculus course would you recommend for a high school junior? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I used Lial's Pre-Calculus for my junior. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Lava Mama Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) . Edited August 11, 2017 by Hot Lava Mama 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 My dd is doing Derek Owen's class. We are lucky to live close enough to have him in person!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Lots of good choices for Precalc. All four of my kids used Blitzer - three in PS and DD14 at home. For DD, we picked up a used textbook and the solutions manual. If we hadn't used Blitzer for DD, I was looking at Lial's for Precalc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 My daughter is using Derick Owen's online course. She likes the short videos and feels his explanations are excellent. Since it's not a live class, self discipline is needed to stay on schedule though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Home Alabama Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 My dd took pre-Cal through Wilson Hill with Anne Stublen this past year for 11th grade. Wonderful experience! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValRN Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 My dd took pre-Cal through Wilson Hill with Anne Stublen this past year for 11th grade. Wonderful experience! :iagree: DS also took pre-calc with Anne Stublen and had a great experience. Anne is an awesome instructor and has a very positive attitude with students. She's unknowingly been a great mentor for my son. He's recommending Mrs. Stublen to his sister. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Derek Owens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinaPagnato Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 My daughter is using Derick Owen's online course. She likes the short videos and feels his explanations are excellent. Since it's not a live class, self discipline is needed to stay on schedule though. :iagree: Derek Owens is great. The only other issue aside from the needing self-discipline, is the fact that it's not really an on-line class. He has a collection of videos you watch and a syllabus you work through, but it's not a class that you're taking in real time. So if your dc has a question about something, he/she has to email Derek or his assistant to get the answer. And that answer doesn't always come on the same day. The asynchronicity of the class is the only drawback, imo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 My dd took pre-Cal through Wilson Hill with Anne Stublen this past year for 11th grade. Wonderful experience! Is she available to answer questions outside of class time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Home Alabama Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I had to ask my dd. The class is set up to allow the students to use an online chat to help each other with questions; this is the first thing to try when there are questions with the problems. If that doesn't work, students can email the teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 What precalculus course would you recommend for a high school junior? My son took precalculus as a dual enrolled student at a local community college. The college had a one semester 6 credit option and a two semester option of two 3 credit courses. He went with the two semester option, which was good, because the first class was pretty demanding. I liked that it gave him experience in a college classroom setting and a little exposure to the process of registering for courses, checking professor ratings, buying books, etc. It also gave him two instructors to ask for teacher recommendations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovrar Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Lots of good choices for Precalc. All four of my kids used Blitzer - three in PS and DD14 at home. For DD, we picked up a used textbook and the solutions manual. If we hadn't used Blitzer for DD, I was looking at Lial's for Precalc. So did your kids do the Blitzer book in its entirety? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Derek Owens online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 So did your kids do the Blitzer book in its entirety? Yes. It's a pretty comprehensive book. We ended up rushing the last two chapters to fit them in for DD15 before we left on a vacation, but they were mostly introductions of calculus topics, so not a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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