Algebra 1 : An Incremental Development [Hardcover]

John H. Saxon (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0939798425 | ISBN-13: 978-0939798421 | Publication Date: May 1991 | Edition: 2nd

Saxon Publishing

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Thompsons Sch Bk Depository; 2nd edition (May 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0939798425
• ISBN-13: 978-0939798421
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text - produced PhD biophysical chemist!, October 22, 1999

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"hranda" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Algebra 1 : An Incremental Development (Hardcover)

I used the Saxon books through all of my High school math courses, and think they are *the* best way to learn algebra. The key to the success is really twofold. 1) New types of problems are introduced with every lesson - but these are not drilled into the student by giving them 20 or more "practice problems" to do. Instead, only about 5 of the "new" problems are given for practice - letting the new ideas "sink in" over a period of days. 2) Constant review. Because the student is not burdened with lots of new ideas every lesson, the remaining homework problems are review of everything the student has done to date. This ensures that the student doesn't forget how to do the math, and makes reviewing for a test almost obsolete. I am now in graduate school, soon to get my PhD in theoretical biophysics. Learning Algebra so well in high school put me far ahead in college. I now tutor out of the Saxon books (and others, depending on which schools the kids go to), and the Saxon kids are far ahead of the others in terms of retention and understanding. 'nuff said.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another biophysicist offers an opinion, February 3, 2000

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This review is from: Algebra 1 : An Incremental Development (Hardcover)

Gee. I didn't realize a doctorate was even offered in "theoretical" biophysics. Oh well, I may be losing contact with the avant garde of my field, but I have been homeschooling two bright kids for...lessee, my son will be 14 in May, my daughter 11 in August, so quite a long time. "Saxon Math" has been and continues to be the cornerstone, both pedagogically and pragmatically, of math education in our household. I think the "incremental" philosophy of John Saxon is unassailable, this last view offered in the face of evidence from my own experience as well as from dozens of other committed homeschoolers of my acquaintance. The results speak for themselves: both of my children routinely score in the math 99 %tile on national achievement tests.(Sometimes I subject the kids to BOTH the "Iowa" AND the CAT. Pretty mean, huh?) I have heard of similar results from many others. Get Saxon, stick with the program, and math success is guaranteed, whether you are a math savant or, like me and mine, just hard working.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book of math, September 16, 2000

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"backstreetgirl2028" (CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Algebra 1 : An Incremental Development (Hardcover)

I am a 12 year old that is in algebra math. He describes and teaches well in his text, which makes you not even need a teacher. I learned algebra without anybody helping me, and I passed the SAT test with flying colors. Thanks Saxon!!