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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worked great with an ESL student who needed detailed info, August 3, 2004
This review is from: Algebra 1/2: An Incremental Development, Second Edition (Hardcover)
This isn't a book for every student - but for those who need slow, careful explanations (easy to understand) and who are helped by lots of review, this is an ideal choice.
I worked wtih a n ESL student who needed to get up to grade level as quickly as possible. Within a very short time, using this book, his math skills were on a par with the other students and he felt confident about his ability to understand the concepts.
At least half the book is devoted to review of basic math concepts like adding mixed numbers, mixed number subtraction , decimal parts of a number and so on. Only in the later lessons are actual algebraic equations and concepts fully explained. I felt this was a good thing, giving the student a solid base to work with but I could see how more advanced math students might feel bored or impatient with the lengthy review sections.
This book does explain every single concept carefully and with simplified language which optimizes a student's ability to understand and use basic math concepts.
In short, know your student before purchasing your book. But for the right student, this could be an ideal choice.
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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply The Best Math Book Ever Written, January 27, 2006
This review is from: Algebra 1/2: An Incremental Development, Second Edition (Hardcover)
As my 11 year old son begins his second semester of Calculus at our local college, he tends to take exception with parents that look down on the Saxon series of math books, with them often calling the books "boring" or "repetitive", as if math is intended to be loaded with excitement from day 1. Getting good at something, whether it's cutting lawns or learning pre-algebra, take practice. I just feel so bad for the kids with these parents, as the kids will never amount to anything, given that environment. Simply put, the Saxon series of books, if completed per their instructions (i.e., doing every problem), assures that your kid will NEVER have trouble in math.
This book, Algebra 1/2, is simply phenomenal. The problems and the design of this book assures that your kid will glide right into Algebra 1, and never look back (to this day, I wish that I could have been prepared to this level when I took Algebra 1). Of all the Saxon math books, I've always looked at this one as the best of a superb series. It is just amazing.
So I recommend to anyone that wants to listen, get the Saxon books and teach your kid yourself, otherwise you're at the mercy of programs and books that are almost designed to fail.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Boring, but useful, October 24, 2004
This review is from: Algebra 1/2: An Incremental Development, Second Edition (Hardcover)
For the most part, this book is useful for groups of kids on uneven footing, or who came from various math programs. We used it in grade 7 advanced math, and that worked out well enough because it went fast for the kids who were bored because they had done everything already, and helped those who had been a touch behind the grade six standard. But the writing isn't particularly inspired, and it was a good thing that we only used this book maybe 2/3 of the time.
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