A first glimpse of Harold Jacobs’ timeless algebra book reveals what most of us think of as a textbook. The lessons are grouped by topic and contain a short introduction to the concept before launching into a plethora of problems, including a few review and a lot of lesson specific problems. While each lesson […]
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In part 1, we briefly touched upon how to determine your child’s math journey in high school by examining your child’s goals. In part 2, I will share the goals of the teachers in teaching higher level mathematics. Truly, I use the term, “higher level” mathematics very loosely as the higher level mathematics are actually
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What is secondary mathematics? Secondary mathematics is commonly called high school math and is usually taught in the following order: Algebra 1 Geometry Algebra 2 Precalculus (or Trigonometry). Some students enter high school having completed Algebra 1 in 8th grade and therefore are able to complete calculus as a high school senior. Other students struggle
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