silver Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 My son is currently working through PreA. He really like what BA covered of Counting and the topics in PreA that overlap Number Theory. It looks like, from the AoPS site, that the Introduction to Algebra book is a pre-requisite for these books. Would it be possible to start on them without having done Algebra? Or is it really best to wait until after completing Intro to Algebra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igbu Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I can’t speak to if it would possible or not. I’m continually amazed at what some kids are capable of doing. Ya never know what you can do until ya try, but that said, AoPS recommends the Intro to Counting and Probability course prior to taking their Algebra B class (see their recommendations). My son took the class after Algebra A and enjoyed it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I'd suggest they work best after the first half of the Algebra book, or anytime later. I think they need the basic algebra foundation to succeed. (My youngest kid did C&P after the full Algebra book. Then did geometry. Now is doing Number Theory this fall, and will begin the Intermediate Algebra -- Alg3-- book in the spring. This has been smooth and nice. No particular logic to why we waited for NT, just convenient timing.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megbo Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 My son completed through chapter 5 of Intro to Algebra before starting Intro to C & P, and is now working through them concurrently. So far, so good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 My kids did them concurrently or after just a couple of algebra chapters. You need some basic algebra skills. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Stoker Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 One of my children did the number theory book after Miquon and Hands-On Equations, plus LOF Fractions, Decimals & Percents. Any algebra needed got figured out on the fly (that kid is my most math-intuitive one, though). I wouldn't try to do (or rather, we didn't try to do) the C&P book without algebra first, though (that particular kid did Jacobs, and then went to C&P). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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