dovrar Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 DS loves the way that AOPS explains the why of math in detail, but really needs more of a spiral approach. Any ideas on how to review previously learned skills? Thanks, Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 If you are doing the intro books, then Alcumus is a great way to review. It's free on the AoPS website. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MASHomeschooler Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Alcumus is a great idea. You could also have him do just half the review and challenge questions at the end of the chapter, and then the other half after however many months or chapters have passed since completing the chapter initially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Alcumus works, or a Schaum's Outline. We've done both. We normally trail the AoPS text with Alcumus about 2 chapters behind. If, at the end, we need more review, Schaum's is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovrar Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thank you for all of the suggestions. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovrar Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Alcumus works, or a Schaum's Outline. We've done both. We normally trail the AoPS text with Alcumus about 2 chapters behind. If, at the end, we need more review, Schaum's is great. I read a review at Amazon.com that the Schaum's math books had numerous errors. Did you find this to be the case? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in SA Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 All books have errors. I have not found Schaum's to be particularly egregious. We stuck to solved problems and have had no complaints. You could use any traditional text, fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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