Saxon Math Algebra 1 offers proven results in these 9th grade homeschool lessons and teacher books.
The Saxon Math Algebra 1 homeschool curriculum books 3rd edition Home Study Kit with DIVE CD ROM allows students to work more independently than ever before due to the audio video presention on the DIVE CD ROM. This kit has been carefully planned and packaged to include all the materials required including the student's text book, the Answer Key & Tests, and the DIVE CD-ROM for Algebra 1 3rd edition.
The Answer Key contains the final answer to every problem in the student text book plus answers to the test questions. The Test Forms book comes inserted inside the Answer Key book and contains test questions for review at the end of every ten lessons.
The DIVE CD ROM allows you double click on any lesson to begin hearing the teacher as he explains the concepts presented in that lesson. As you listen, you will also see a blackboard where the teacher is writing at the board as he talks. The DIVE CD ROM is not a substitute for the textbook but it provides an excellent supplement, especially helpful for students that need to see and hear concepts fully explained. Students follow along in their textbook as the teacher teaches. Afterwards, students complete the problem sets from the textbook and use the Answer Key to check their work.
Specific topics covered in Saxon Math Algebra 1 homeschool curriculum books include the following: arithmetic of and evaluation of expressions involving signed numbers, exponents and roots, properties of the real numbers, absolute value and equations and inequalities involving absolute value, scientific notation, unit conversions, solution of equations in one unknown and solution of simultaneous equations, the algebra of polynomials and rational expressions, word problems requiring algebra for their solution (such as uniform motion and coin problems), graphical solution of simultaneous equations, Pythagorean theorem, algebraic proofs, functions and functional notation, solution of quadratic equations via factoring and completing the square, direct and inverse variation, and exponential growth, computation of the perimeter and areas of two-dimensional regions, computation of the surface area and volume of a wide variety of geometric solids, and statistics and probability. 3rd Edition © 1997 (120 lessons).
DIVE CD ROMs are not afiliated with with SAXON Publishing and are taught from a Christian world view.
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Saxon Math Teaching Philosophy:
Learning need not be difficult, but neither does it happen quickly. Time is the elixir that turns things new into things familiar. Therefore, the most effective way for students to learn is through gentle development of concepts and the practice of those concepts extended over a considerable period of time. John Saxon called these methods incremental development and continual review and he applied them to mathematics and the fundamental skills of reading.
At its simplest, incremental development is the introduction of topics in easily understandable pieces (increments), permitting the assimilation of one facet of a concept before the next facet is introduced. Both facets are then practiced together until another is introduced.
The incrementalization of topics is combined with continual review, wherein all previously learned material is reviewed in every lesson for the entire year. Topics are never dropped but are instead increased in complexity and practiced every day, providing the time required for concepts to become totally familiar.
As Saxon math concepts become familiar and the requisite skills become automated, learning becomes a game at which students can succeed and through which they find satisfaction and self-worth. More importantly, the automation of fundamental skills frees students' minds to consider the Saxon math concepts on a more abstract level.
Genuine learning is demonstrated not only through the understanding of a concept, but also through the ability to apply that concept to new situations. Saxon math students do both with ease and confidence.
John Saxon - Founder of Saxon Publishers |
