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66 babe4robert Send Email Jul 7, 2011
2:52 pm
Karla, My solutions manual does have answers for the review tests as well. ~ Diane ... answers to the review tests? ... I need whichever book gives me the...
67 Brett
bkajholley... Send Email
Jul 7, 2011
5:12 pm
Thank you so much Diane. I was hoping that'd be the case. The teacher's book is much more expensive. It looks like I should have the solution manual some time...
68 babe4robert Send Email Jul 23, 2011
3:12 am
How much of Foerster's 2006 (Classics edition) Algebra and Trig book constitutes one full high school credit for Alg 2? It classifies Ch 1-8 as intermediate...
69 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Jul 23, 2011
9:19 pm
... I personally don't think in terms of "credit" in a homeschool context. The whole text is appropriate for an Algebra 2 course. If you want to stop short...
70 babe4robert Send Email Jul 25, 2011
3:53 am
Thank you for taking the time to give me such a thorough answer. ... 1-8 ... The ... stop ... distinctions ... the ... years ... Precalculus ... would ... with...
71 kimberlycorser Send Email Aug 3, 2011
12:59 am
Hi everyone, I'm starting Foerster's Alg. 1, 2006 edition. I can't find the 2006 teacher's solution manual under Pearson's OASIS online directory. I can only...
72 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Aug 3, 2011
1:14 am
I heard recently from another customer that Pearson now has the solution manuals available. Probably you should try again. --David Chandler...
73 Brett
bkajholley... Send Email
Aug 3, 2011
4:24 pm
Hi Kim, I just received my solution manual. I called the number on www.pearsonschool.com and placed my order. They were on backorder for about a month. I don't...
74 steitzfitness Send Email Aug 16, 2011
4:33 am
I just received the Mac version of the lessons and I am having trouble viewing them. The sound is fine, I just have a black video screen. Just needing some...
76 livinglearningctr
livinglearni... Send Email
Sep 3, 2011
3:33 pm
My son will be doing geometry this year. I am interested in using the combination of the three resources of Geometry: A Guided Inquiry, MWB's Home Study...
77 David Chandler
mathwithoutb... Send Email
Sep 3, 2011
4:22 pm
I have been assured by Key Curriculum Press that Version 5 of The Geometer's Sketchpad is 100% backward compatible with Version 4. My demonstrations created...
79 mathwithoutborders
mathwithoutb... Send Email
Sep 3, 2011
4:35 pm
I just realized this communication was on Yahoo rather than private email. I replied to renee promptly and we resolved the issue. I believe the resolution of...
80 Susie
dorseyss Send Email
Sep 4, 2011
4:06 pm
Does anyone know how Open Office compares to Apple's Numbers program? We are running Lion and I don't know if open office will run with it (I can't get there...
81 David Chandler
mathwithoutb... Send Email
Sep 4, 2011
4:30 pm
I assume you are interested in running the spreadsheet programs. They were created with Open Office but are saved as .xls files, which is the Excel format....
82 laurak50 Send Email Nov 23, 2011
6:14 pm
I was wondering what the chapters would be for Algebra 2 and which ones would be for Trig. I noticed the front of the book separates the book into 3 including...
83 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Nov 25, 2011
10:20 pm
Hi Laura, The last three chapters are trig. Trig is not commonly taught as a separate course any more. It is usually included with either Algebra II or ...
84 soorlsn Send Email Jan 13, 2012
5:59 am
In Algebra 1 why is FOIL not taught for factoring polynomials? My son couldn't understand all the arrows going every which way, but his sister who is in...
85 David Chandler
mathwithoutb... Send Email
Jan 13, 2012
7:22 am
FOIL (which stands for First, Outer, Inner, Last) is a memory trick that is limited to multiplying two binomials: (a + b)(c + d) = ac + ad + bc + bd. There is...
86 coman928 Send Email Feb 2, 2012
6:55 pm
We are on lesson 3.4 and I have a question for my daughter. Problem 15 she got the answer -4+6x but the answer in the solutions book is 6x-4. Problem 17 she...
87 Lori Noel
mrklrnoel... Send Email
Feb 2, 2012
7:41 pm
Hi Karen, Good question! Your daughter's answers are completely correct. They are just not in the book's "simplest"; written form. You can have a negative in...
88 Karen
coman928 Send Email
Feb 2, 2012
8:01 pm
Thank you so very much Lori for your answer. I didn't think it mattered but then I didn't want her to be missing a key step that would confuse her or mess her...
89 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Feb 2, 2012
10:13 pm
The answers she gave are correct. The two terms that are being added (in the first example) are -4 and 6x. Each term represents a number. The commutative...
90 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Feb 2, 2012
10:17 pm
Thank you for answering, Lori. I answered from my email before seeing your response. I appreciate having a community of users who can help each other. ...
91 bmaclc Send Email Feb 7, 2012
6:01 pm
My 8th grade son just started the Algebra 1 in January and is in Chapter 3. I like it so far except I feel like the scoring on the tests is not clear. He has...
92 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Feb 7, 2012
6:49 pm
Testing is more art than science. There is no one approach. Basically you want to know if the students can do the things you expect them to be able to do....
93 Matt and Kristie
mattkristieywam Send Email
Feb 13, 2012
1:51 pm
Hello, I see the post for the link to the suggested problems to be worked out for Alg. I. Are the suggestions for Alg.2 the ones listed in the teaching...
94 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Feb 13, 2012
3:26 pm
The suggested problem list is the link in the Teaching Tips section of the Alg 2/Trig page of the web site. --David Chandler...
95 Matt and Kristie
mattkristieywam Send Email
Feb 13, 2012
4:27 pm
WOW thank-you so much for the prompt answer. My daughter also thanks you- I was having her do WAY to many problems and she is such a mathy kids that it was...
96 steitzfitness Send Email Feb 13, 2012
5:16 pm
I have a question regarding the Spiked Heel Problem on pg 149. Letter a. answer shows that H squared is 32, but the heel is 3 inches. Am I missing something?...
97 David Chandler
davidschandl... Send Email
Feb 13, 2012
6:56 pm
You are doing it right, and the answer is 36 lb/sq-in. My Teachers' edition also shows 36 as the correct answer. Wherever you are reading 32, it is an error....
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