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To: cloud8

I taught myself math, so I like it. But you have to spend a lot of time looking for the right books.


41 posted on 09/18/2005 9:23:16 AM PDT by Graymatter
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To: Graymatter
I taught myself math, so I like it. But you have to spend a lot of time looking for the right books.

Hogben...

48 posted on 09/18/2005 9:29:32 AM PDT by Publius6961 (Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
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To: Graymatter

We found the right books to be Saxon Math. It goes all the way through to Calc and Physics. I know there are some out there who don't like it but it got my daughter a 740 on the math section of the SAT test. I loved it because it's so simple in it's presentation and easy to understand. I learned a LOT of math. All that stuff they tried to cram down my throat in high school suddenly made sense. As a matter of fact, so many homeschoolers in my old district used it and had such good results on their standardized tests that the school district adopted the Saxon for several grades worth.


87 posted on 09/18/2005 10:04:31 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Graymatter
"I taught myself math, so I like it. But you have to spend a lot of time looking for the right books."

Could you list the "right" books. I am always looking for good books. I dabble in math study and would love to find something that could actually re-teach me math.

245 posted on 09/19/2005 9:30:58 AM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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