 | | |
| Advanced Mathematics: An Incremental Development (Saxon Advanced Math) | 
 enlarge | Author: John H., Jr. Saxon
Publisher: Saxon Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $62.50
Buy New: $1.34
You Save: $61.16 (98%)
Buy New/Used from $1.34
Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 153948
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.4
ISBN: 1565770390
Dewey Decimal Number: 511
EAN: 9781565770393
ASIN: 1565770390
Publication Date: June 1996
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Customer Reviews:
 Wish I had learned math this way February 16, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Outstanding text for homeschoolers. Even though I had excellent teachers, this approach would have been beneficial for me, and is far superior to the jumbled approach recently taught elsewhere....
Saxon in Public schools September 1, 2006
I loved this book when I took this Adv. Math in High School. Since I have left, they have changed though. When I was away from the classroom, I could actually excel on my own b/c the book teaches as it goes. I had Saxon from 6th-12th. I got used to the book and then, when I took my last math course, last semester of high school, they gave me a different book...I made a B- in that geometry class.
Excellence in Mathematics March 4, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have been using Saxon mathematics for 15 years, first as a 5th-12th grade student and more recently as a tutor. This program is excellent and like one of the other reviewers I can agree that even my "average" Saxon students have significantly better mathematics skills that those students using other programs.
I began using Saxon math in 5th grade. Prior to that I used a typical "learn and drill" method. A new concept was taught and drilled for 20+ problems and then the instruction moved on to another topic. By the time I reached an end of unit exam I had forgotten the early material.
Then in 5th grade we changed curriculums. I didn't become a "math lover" overnight. In fact, although my math skills improved, I adamently hated math all the way through junior high. Then I began algebra. By the end of Saxon's algebra 2 textbook I loved algebra and was making high A's in my homework.
A couple of years after highschool I was invited to begin tutoring math at a private school. At this point I reviewed my Saxon Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 eventually going on to study Advanced Mathematics for the fun of it. I would spend 2-3 hours a day studying math and loving every minute of it.
This independant study was 2 1/2 years ago. I recently decided to attend college as a math major. Last semester I passed Calculus I near or at the top of all the Cal I classes combined. My Saxon skills gave me the tools I needed to study well and grasp rather abstract concepts.
The one area that has concerned me is trigonometry. The Advanced Mathematics covered the topic quite thoroughly, however Calculus requires a lot of trig and it has been so long since I studied Advanced Math I've been afraid my professors will "spring" something on me I don't remember.
Yesterday my fears were alleviated. The math department held an extra credit exam for the Cal 2 students. The exam was a trig placement exam they would like to implement in the future. Because of my other classes I didn't have time to study so I decided to "wing" it and hope my studies 2 1/2 years ago would award me at least partial credit.
I'm quite pleased to say that thanks to Saxon I knew how to work every single problem on the test even though it has been 2 1/2 years since I studied trigonometry and I have not had any trig students since that time. Saxon works... Excellently.
If you are considering the Saxon texts let me encourage you to read the introductions to the texts. They are quite inspiring, imparting the vision Saxon had for math.
In addition students must work every problem. This is the whole reason Saxon works -- lots and lots of review. What most people fail to realize is that mathematics is like music; practice creates excellence.
Finally for those concerned about Saxon's lack of a dedicated geometry text, after having tutored math for 5 years I am convinced that Saxon's integrated approach is far more effective than traditional methods. Saxon teaches geometry concepts throughout the junior high and high school grades allowing for mastery of the ideas long before the formal proofs are introduced in Advanced Mathematics. This is excellent as I believe that older students have a greater capacity to grasp the rather abstract skills required for geometric proofs.
I'm very thankful for the curriculum switch in 5th grade. Because of Saxon I have transformed from a math-hating elementary student to a very succesful math major.
The Best Math Program July 30, 2003
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Saxon math is the best math program I have seen! The way they explain concepts is very clear and understandable. Sometimes it is tough to do all the review questions, especially if a particular type of problem is difficult. But if you don't practice it, you won't remember it! I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a quality math program. It is especially good for homeschool students who want to major in a math-related degree in college. If anyone is looking for more resources on homeschooling and math I would suggest visiting...for some good information. I also recommend finding a good math tutor who can help you with difficult problems.
 Not good enough April 2, 2000
13 out of 32 found this review helpful
I am currently in high school and am using this book. In the begining of the year I liked it, because most of the material in it was new. By the 30th lesson, there are 125 lessons in the book, most of the material is new and to learn it you need to practice it a lot, but the new problems usually show up less then four times each lesson. You do not get enough practice using this book. I am not failing my class, I have a B, and that isn't bad, but the book needs to review the new material more, because my teacher won't. This book would be great if every student had a good teacher, but very few students these days do, and I go to a private school. I didn't care too much for the old books where I had to do 40 problems a night of new and hard problems, but then at least I learned it. With this book by the time you have had the proper amount of practice with each problem you have already tested on it and are strugeling with new stuff. I just love it when the book tells me to just use my graphing calculator for certain types of problems, but dosn't say how to put them into the calculator. So in conclusion I think that learning advanced mathematics by incremental development is one of the worst ways to learn advanced mathematics.
|
|
|
Powered by Associate-O-Matic
| | |