Welcome to Our Algebra 1 Homeschool Math Course

Course Sample for Our Algebra 1 Homeschool Math Course

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Introduction

“Math is hard.” That’s what it said on my husband’s t-shirt. I wish I could add the words, “It’s a myth. Don’t believe him.” However, I do believe that a solid foundation is necessary to excel in math. Building up a solid foundation is hard work, but it does help you to advance in math without much frustration. That being said, we’ll spend three and a half weeks reviewing prealgebra before we begin Algebra I.

Before we begin, I’d like to make some remarks to help you to understand how this course works.

1. Textbook refers to Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Tyler Wallace which you can download from SchoolhouseTeachers.com.
2. The answers for the practice questions in the textbook can be found at the end of the textbook.
3. I’d encourage you to correct all your mistakes before you proceed. See it as just another way to enhance your learning.
4. Each day’s lesson will take approximately one hour or less.
5. This course will mainly follow the flow of Beginning and Intermediate Algebra by Tyler Wallace. However, I find the other two textbooks Siyavula Grade 10 Mathematics and Siyavula Grade 11 Mathematics have some gems, too. So, from time to time, you will see me incorporate some of the reading and exercises from these two textbooks as well. Both of these textbooks can be downloaded from Schoolhouse Teachers.com as well.
6. Occasionally, I add in some notes and extra exercises which I think might be beneficial to you but are not covered in the textbook.
7. After each chapter, you’ll be asked to solve the example questions in Beginning Algebra Lab Notebook by the same author. You don’t have to write in the notes. However, if you find that writing in the notes would be helpful, please do so. My purpose is to use these questions as review exercises for each chapter. I have worked out the solutions for these questions and grouped them by week in the Solutions for Beginning Algebra Lab Notebook.

Let’s begin!