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Coolmath
Algebra, Precalculus and Math Survival (Anxiety) Books
First of all, let me make it very clear
that all of the content in our books is available for free on
Coolmath.com. We just
have books because we've gotten a lot of requests over the years
from people with limited Internet access and from people who, like
me, just like the feel of a book in their hands when they are
learning!
A special note to parents about our books
(and the lessons content on
Coolmath.com and
Coolmath4kids.com):
Even though they use the term "Algebra" in
kindergarten now - and don't even get me started on that one! (wink)
- that's not the "Algebra" that in these books. This is the
Algebra a student starts to do in middle or high school when their
class is called "Algebra."
The stuff students do from about 5th grade
up to Algebra would be considered Pre-Algebra and, before that (up
to fractions and decimals) would be Arithmetic. We have LOTS
of
lessons for Arithmetic on Coolmath4kids.com here and LOTS of
lessons for
Pre-Algebra on Coolmath.com here, but we do not have this
content in book form at this time.
So, for our Algebra books, the most common
question I get from parents is, "Which ones do I need?"
Middle and high schools break up their
Algebra programs in different ways. Some have Algebra 1 and
Algebra 2 while others have Algebra 1A, Algebra 1B... and, then, you
have community colleges that break it up as Beginning Algebra and
Intermediate Algebra! There is also a LOT of overlapping in
these courses. Oy. Because of this, I've just broken my
books down by chapter topics, put them in the most reasonable order
that you'd learn in and separated them into three books because two
would have been just too thick. :-)
Also, there are some textbooks and some
teacher who throw weird extra stuff in there. To avoid
confusing everyone (mostly the students), I've left the fringe out.
As close as I can guess for you, for
Algebra 1 (and Beginning Algebra), my Part 1 and Part 2 books should
cover most of the material. For Algebra 2 (and Intermediate
Algebra), my Part 2 and Part 3 books should cover most of the
material. For Precalculus, you'll probably want Part 2, Part 3
and my Precalculus Review book.
If you or your child have been through the
math wringer and feel all beat up, you should definitely get my Math
Survival Guide, because I've been there and know how you feel.
This book will help the battered student get past the mental
obstacles and move forward to success.
Go here to see the table of contents of
these books and make a purchase:
Coolmath
Algebra, Precalculus and Math Survival (Anxiety) Books
Good luck!
Coolmath Karen |
