Homeschool Or Classroom Science Curriculum Saxon Physics Textbook

The unique approach of these high school homeschool lessons and teacher books has helped make Saxon Physics a best seller. Now you can see and hear your Saxon lesson presented on your computer with this CD-ROM. Follow along in your Saxon textbook as your Teacher presents every lesson and every concept.

D.I.V.E. CD ROM for Saxon Physics homeschool curriculum books 1st edition. Physics is awesome! You need to have completed Algebra 2 to take this course. Covers all material on the AP Physics B exam. Anyone considering an engineering or science degree in college should take this course. Follows Saxon Physics homeschool curriculum books 1st edition. Format is more like DIVE Math CD's (lectures that supplement Saxon lessons)

Saxon's Physics was written with both average and gifted students in mind. The subject is taught at an introductory level, which will allow the average high school student to grasp the concepts of Newton's laws, statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, optics, dc circuits, waves, electromagnetics, and special relativity. Yet the topics are covered to a depth appropriate for college students majoring in non-engineering disciplines. Consequently, gifted students who use this book will have great success with the Advanced Placement physics examination and average students who are willing to do the homework will also be able to pass the examination. This book does not require that the teacher have a background in physics. Any teacher who has taught algebra II, especially Saxon's Algebra 2,can teach this book successfully. Physics can be completed before the Advanced Placement examination is given in early May. © 1993 (100 lessons).

D.I.V.E., which stands for Digital Interactive Video Education, is a revolutionary product, which utilizes recently developed software and hardware technology to create math lectures on a computer whiteboard that looks and sounds as though you are doing a lecture in a real classroom.

About D.I.V.E

Why are DIVE CD's so inexpensive?
Thanks to the relatively low cost of digital recording and CD duplication, we are able to produce high quality lectures at a fraction of the cost of traditional videotaped lectures. For example, DIVE Algebra 2 lectures total up to about 26 hours of instruction. This would require 13, 120-minute videotapes. However, using DIVE technology, 26 hours of lectures fit on just two CD's! In addition the CD's that we use are the best recordable CD's you can buy (Taiyo Yuden brand). We do not have a bunch of fancy labeling either, which also helps keep our costs low. We know that homeschooling can be costly, and we want to do our part to make high quality education possible for everyone.

How does a student use D.I.V.E.?
Each lesson is stored as an individual file. The student puts the CD-ROM in the computer and selects the lesson they have scheduled for that day. The student will have their book open to the appropriate lesson, with their pencil and paper ready. The whiteboard "screen" is large and fills up most of the computer screen, making the writing easy to see.

What are the lessons like?
Each lesson begins with a brief introduction of the topic to be covered. The student will listen to the instructor and take notes on anything that is written on the whiteboard. The student will then work all practice problems by pausing the lecture, working the given problem, then watching the lecture again to see if it was worked correctly. If the problem was worked incorrectly, the student can rewind the lesson and find their mistake. The student stays actively involved during the entire lesson, as they are either reading along with the instructor, taking notes, solving problems, or rewinding/fast forwarding as necessary.

How long is a typical lesson?
Each lesson is about 10-20 minutes long. However, because of the time to pause and work practice problems or rewind for review, the total time will vary from student to student.

Is this as good as a classroom lecture?
Actually it's better because the student can easily pause, rewind, and fast forward the lesson with the click of their mouse, something that cannot be done in a classroom lecture. Also, there is no teacher in the way, so the student can always see exactly what the teacher is writing as it is being written.

Why use Saxon curriculum?
We chose to follow Saxon curriculum because we believe it is the best curriculum to prepare a student for college entrance exams and college level math. Saxon problem sets and tests contain a variety of problems, which is good preparation for taking tests like the PSAT, SAT and ACT. We believe the review system implemented by Saxon is very beneficial and greatly increases student retention of the material, which will help any student learn math better. Saxon also integrates geometry with algebra (similar to curriculums found in Europe and Asia), which ensures that the student will never have to stop learning algebra to learn geometry. Some people have heard that Saxon does not have enough geometry. This was true of the older editions, but the new editions have more than enough geometry.

D.I.V.E. is not affiliated with Saxon Publishers. While D.I.V.E. CD's are designed to enhance the effectiveness of the Saxon textbooks, they can be used with other curriculum as well.

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