Here it is! My annual reminder, rant, or argument for using a challenging mathematics curriculum like the Art of Problem Solving. Let’s start at the beginning… What’s your number one purpose for having your children study and learn the branch of mathematics? Is it to be accepted into a decent college program? Is it […]
More and more homeschoolers are considering ending their child’s high school math after geometry. There are a few reasons for this: Some colleges are requiring college algebra regardless of high school math study Their students are struggling with math They aren’t planning to go to a university They don’t understand why we study higher level
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First, let’s define some terms. What is supplementary? In mathematics, the term supplementary refers to the pair of angles that form a line. The sum of their angle measures is 180 degrees. Obviously, when we say ‘supplementary math’, we aren’t referring to angles. Rather, we are alluding to the need to supplement a main math
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What is Curriculum? When I was in college, I had a professor who was very adamant about the fact that curriculum is not a book. She would go around the room asking us to explain the curriculum for geometry or pre algebra. Then, she would get hysterical if we mentioned a specific book in our
