Many homeschooling parents contact us when their math students are beginning Algebra 1. They are wondering what the difference is between Jacobs’ Teachers Guide and the AskDrCallahan Teachers Guide. In addition, they often wonder if they need a Teachers Guide and Solutions Manual for the Algebra 1 course. The answer is YES. and let me explain why:
For the AskDrCallahan Algebra 1 course, we recommend parents get the AskDrCallahan Teachers Guide and The Solutions Manual (Solutions manual ISBN 9780615315010). The Solutions Manual is a new (within the last year–2009/2010) product that Harold Jacobs (along with AskDrCallahan) put together.
It contains step by step solutions to every single problem in the book and functions as a significant improvement over his previous teachers guide (Teacher’s Guide 0716710757). The previous book was designed to accompany his textbook, but it only contained some solutions and they weren’t detailed so once this new book came out, we stopped carrying the Harold Jacobs teacher guide that was originally designed to come with the textbook.
Probably there are still articles in the blog archives that mention the old manual, but our Algebra website (http://shop.askdrcallahan.com/categories/Math/Algebra/Algebra-Full-Course-Bundle/) as well as our current article material should point you to the new manual. If you should have questions about which manual to purchase (or any questions for that matter!) please contact us, we will be glad to help. support@askdrcallahan.com
By Dr. Callahan
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Tagged algebra 1, grading, guide, homeschool, homework, jacobs, manual, math, problems, solutions, student, study, teacher, teachers guide, test grading guide, tests
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For the Algebra Course, we recommend our Teachers Guide (which contains the syllabus, tests, test grading guide, and additional resource material like activity suggestions and pacing information–download here). In addition to our teachers guide we also recommend the Solutions Manual( Solutions manual ISBN 9780615315010).
That said, many parents find that they can purchase just a textbook and our DVD set and do fine. The reason is because the dvd set contains a cdrom with pdf versions of our Teachers Guide and The AskDrCallahan “Solutions to Selected Problems”. This “Solutions to Selected Problems” is where AskDrCallahan has compiled detailed step by step solutions to only the problems we assign for homework. There are 60+ problems per lesson in this textbook and we do not assign all of them for homework, so we created this smaller manual for parents that intend to use our syllabus and therefore might not need the larger book.
To view more information about Algebra click here.
You can also download the Teachers Guide and other Algebra resources for free, by clicking here.
By Dr. Callahan
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Posted in Resources, algebra, support
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Tagged algebra 1, grading, guide, homeschool, homework, jacobs, manual, math, problems, solutions, student, study, teacher, teachers guide, test grading guide, tests
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Homework Help WILL work any problem you require step by step, but we are NOT intended to replace a good solutions manual. In fact, we are not ALLOWED to copy the book verbatim, since that would violate Jacobs’ copyright. What we do with step-by-step is work out problems in MORE detail than what the solutions manual provides for students that need it broken down further.
Homework Help is intended to clarify problems you come across when studying your subject. Whether it is math, English, history, or science, if you need help with that subject—we are there to be a virtual tutor and assist you on your way.
We also help parents and students find real world connections to their studies. We assist with project suggestions, project grading guidelines, ideas for how to encourage students to learn when you’ve hit a wall. We provide students with a place to ask all those “why” questions and parents a place to find all the answers to those “why” questions.
If you have trouble with your math problems, if you don’t understand why the solutions manual arrived at their answer, or if you need more detail than what the solutions manual provides, Homework Help is here to help you with all of these things.
We are not intended to replace good resources that are already available. We are simply another great resource you can use. But if all you need is someone to rattle off the answers to your homework problems, then by all means get the book that supplies answers. Get the solutions manual.
By Cassidy Cash
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Posted in Calculus, Geometry, Ideas and Opinions, Prealgebra, Resources, algebra, support, trigonometry
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Tagged help, homework, homework help, manual, Resources, solutions, solutions manual
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