go_go_gadget Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Because she's alternating each problem with working examples from hyperbolic geometry. Today is DD8's first day in AoPS Pre-A, and she's working on the homework due on the first day of class next week. I'm so thankful for AoPS, because I can't think of any other way that she'd be able to take classes at her level, and still be able to cuddle her jujitsu doll on her lap while she works. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 It took my son just short of an era. Algebra and geometry he is flying through. C&P, he rocked. Let it take forever without stressing too much. She will use the skills again and again later! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 There was no preA when DS did AoPS. It took him 9 months to finish the first 5 chapters of the Intro Algebra book. Basically, it *was* preA for him. But what took so long was learning how to problem solve. The material is easy; the problem solving is not. At some point kids need to put in the time to master the problem solving or AoPS will be a struggle forever. Better to put the time in early! Ruth in NZ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 The first few chapters of PA took DD a long time, too. Like others have said, once she had the problem solving down, she picked up speed about the middle of the book, and it continued through Algebra. We're taking a break to go through some of the Algebra and Geometry topics that will be on the SAT quickly (just so she's not totally floored by them) and is finding them downright easy after AOPS. I do think that with younger kids starting AOPS, that's a good reason to NOT do the online class up front. Even with PA being a slower pace, I think that it would have probably convinced DD that she couldn't do math if the class was moving on and she hadn't gotten it yet. She simply needed the time for it to gel a bit. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 Oh, I'm not concerned or impatient at all. I just thought it was funny that she was alternating problems from Pre-A with problems from a grad course I took last year (she did run out of problems she could actually do pretty quickly, and switched to graph theory). She's loving AoPS so far, though I know what's coming in Chapter 2, having gone through it with her brother last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEC Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 she was alternating problems from Pre-A with problems from a grad course I took last year that explains it. I was wondering...where did she find hyperbolic geomerty problems and why, of all things to look at, go there??? "and switched to graph theory" see, now you're talking fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I just thought it was funny that she was alternating problems from Pre-A with problems from a grad course I took last year (she did run out of problems she could actually do pretty quickly, and switched to graph theory). Try Calabi-Yau. My kids were listening to a YouTube lecture by a UK person on wave mechanics :lol: http://web.stanford.edu/dept/cisst/avirtualspacetime.jpg ​ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 "and switched to graph theory" see, now you're talking fun! Graph theory was one of my favorite classes ever. Her first class went well today, though she was a little dismayed by how easy it was (just proving things commutativity/associativity/distributivity/multiplication by negatives), but I told her it's going to get much harder quickly. She's a slow typist, so I typed for her (and didn't correct the one or two mistakes she made). We'll see how it goes! I'm in grad school and really need to outsource as much as possible, so I hope this works for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugfree Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Originally I was planning on doing the online pre-algebra class, but I thought the pacing would be too quick for him. My homeschool co-op has an AoPS pre-algebra class. It goes at the pace of the students assuming 3+ hours of homework, usually 2 sections each week. If the kids need more time or more explanation then the teacher can focus on the work or repeat sections as necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go_go_gadget Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Originally I was planning on doing the online pre-algebra class, but I thought the pacing would be too quick for him. My homeschool co-op has an AoPS pre-algebra class. It goes at the pace of the students assuming 3+ hours of homework, usually 2 sections each week. If the kids need more time or more explanation then the teacher can focus on the work or repeat sections as necessary. Just FYI, the AoPS class does sections/week, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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