rzberrymom Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Can a kid work through the AOPS Pre-Algebra book at the same time as working through their Intro to Geometry book? I’m thinking of spending maybe 2 weeks on the pre-algebra and then switching to the geometry. My DD adores geometry, and so I hate to make her wait two more years to get to it. Reason I ask is because AOPS has a ‘Are you ready for this book’ questionnaire, and they definitely want you to have mastered algebra first: https://data.artofproblemsolving.com//products/diagnostics/introduction-geometry-pretest.pdf Is there a good reason for that? Or could we do them concurrently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) No. You need algebra for many of the geometry problems. And the geometry book is hard. ETA: Have you looked at the excerpts they have on their website?https://s3.amazonaws.com/aops-cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/products/intro-geometry/exc2.pdf This is one of the easier math ones. System of three equations with three unknowns. Trust them when they say you need algebra. Edited March 11, 2022 by regentrude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemsondana Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 I think that there are probably geometry programs that she could play around with, but AoPS geometry is challenging and, like regentrude said, will have problems that require solving systems of equations. Maybe something fun like Patty Paper Geometry (we haven't used this, but it sounds neat)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Each MOEMS exam has one geometry problem and they are just perfect for an elementary student. https://www.amazon.com/Contest-Problems-Division-Richard-Kalman/dp/1882144120/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) We actually delayed AOPS geometry until after AOPS intermediate algebra to buy more time for maturity before reaching geometry. Patty Paper Geometry is excellent. I just taught that to a group of kids of mixed math ability (pre-a, algebra, and concurrent geometry) Edited March 11, 2022 by calbear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzberrymom Posted March 11, 2022 Author Share Posted March 11, 2022 Thanks so much everybody! I’ll give Patty Paper and the MOEMS problems a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 What about Rightstart G and H? It's a geometric approach to middle school math, it's not high school geometry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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