Algebra 1: An Incremental Development, 3rd Edition 3rd Edition PDF

Algebra 1: An Incremental Development, 3rd Edition (Saxon Algebra 1) 3rd Edition
Author: John H. Saxon Jr. ID: 1565771346

Book Details:

• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 1/1/2003
• Pages: 564
• Reading Level: Age 13 and Up

Series: Saxon Algebra 1Hardcover: 564 pagesPublisher: Saxon Publishers; 3rd edition (2003)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1565771346ISBN-13: 978-1565771345 Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.3 x 1.1 inches Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds Best Sellers Rank: #10,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4 in Books > Teens > education & reference > Mathematics > Algebra #7 in Books > Textbooks > science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra & Trigonometry #9 in Books > Science & Math > Mathematics > Pure Mathematics > Algebra
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.
When you read though these reviews you need to be aware that there are two different camps in Math Education: Constructivist (NCTM) and Traditional. Constructists focus on application (pragmatics), so spend a lot of time on "real world" projects, communicating about math, and what they call "problem solving" which really means just doing real world problems. Traditionalists take a broader and deep approach and try to cover semantics (the meaning of math), syntax (how you write and rewrite math problems), AND pragmatics. If you look at a book from the Constructivist camp you will see lots of colors and topics and it will jump around without making many meaningful connections. Open this book and you will see no colors and each problem set is tightly integrated with the last. This is by design! The author purposely select problems that students typically make mistakes on so they can learn to avoid making them in the future. This is clearly explicitly stated in the Preface! I pity the poor student who tries to jump into the middle of this book, because the author steps you up through increIDgly difficult problems of the same type so that you can learn how to do hard problems (that most students can’t solve and won’t learn how to solve using the Constructivist approach).

I’ve been using this book for three years and I am very happy with the level of knowledge of my 6th and 8th grade sons. The book intentionally introduces them to problems they will encounter in physical science, chemistry, and physics. However, book is primarily focused on the syntax of math and does not spend much time on semantics, pragmatics, or aesthetics, but without its foundation working with math will always be a challenge.

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