Reviews for Algebra 1

The average rating for Algebra 1 based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-06-10 00:00:00 Harrison Pirtle I'm not sure how to show a different edition, but mine is the 2006 Classics Edition by Prentice Hall. I didn't read chapter 14, and I didn't do the exercises. I was trying to stay ahead of my 8th grader in algebra. I understood a lot of it, but because I didn't practice, I am sure I couldn't do the word problems. The explanations were solid, detailed, and helpful, using math terminology; and I've not seen word problems like that. The math was applied to real life through the use of word problems that require quite a bit of reasoning skills and analysis. It was definitely tougher than Math U See. But I'm glad we went through MUS first, because the first half of Foerster's then was review with shoring up technical terms, learning how to apply the math through word problems, and the addition of a few things not covered in MUS, such as the quadratic formula. I felt that MUS had done an excellent job at explaining the algebra, and it was helpful to go through MUS first. However, once we hit the end of the book, there were more and more things we hadn't seen, or at least, not seen in depth as it was in Foerster's. I am so glad I didn't have to lead my child through Foerster's, though, because then I would have had to put in a lot more time for practice and understanding. Please take a look at Karena Flynn, an excellent online tutor using this excellent algebra text.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-07-20 00:00:00 Lori Zennario This is an excellent textbook for algebra.