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An ideal program for struggling students
Glencoe Algebra: Concepts and Applications covers all the Algebra 1 concepts. This program is designed for students who are challenged by high school mathematics.
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- The Epitome of What is Wrong in Math Education
- Perhaps the worst Math Book ever "Written"
- Absolutely Horrid! Avoid like the plague!
- Utterly Confusing for Middleschoolers
- Geometry: Misconnections
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Glencoe Geometry, Student Edition
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A flexible program with the solid content students need
Glencoe Geometry is the leading geometry program on the market. Algebra and applications are embedded throughout the program and an introduction to geometry proofs begins in Chapter 2.
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The Epitome of What is Wrong in Math Education.......2006-07-21
Math books in Japan and Singapore are short, inexpensive, and to the point. Math books in American often look like this monstrocity: long, expensive and rambling. For example we learn about the history of jeans, we learn that Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman to go into space, and that in 1974, Beverly Johnson, the first black model on the cover of a major fashion magazine. In other words, this book tries very hard to hide the fact that is math book by introducing glossy photos, color pictures, and a litany facts TOTALLY UNRELATED TO MATH. Unfortunately, the students will eventually find out this is a math textbook, so introducing all of that fluff is a wasted effort.
In looking through this book, I would say about 65% of it can be jettisoned, leaving 35% of the book that actually deals with math in a direct and useful way. However, you really have to wade through a lot of nonsense to find that stuff.
Avoid this book. Period.
Perhaps the worst Math Book ever "Written".......2006-06-20
In my home state of Tennessee, this is the text that unsuspecting school kids must decipher. It should have been easy - it's structure (and I use the term loosely) broadly resembles MTV with its numerous subjects per page, chats about unrelated subjects, some of the worst use of the English language ever and a colorful, multi-font, in-your-face appearance. There's pictures and graphs and arrows and charts and big text and small text and cartoons...Yet it cannot be understood much less absorbed - at least by anyone looking for something rational.
Like others, I noticed that the "team" of writers (it's almost as if they took turns writing paragraphs) continually introduced material BEFORE it was studied. Then there were the "examples" - just pitiful. Proofs were confusing, redundancy is taken for granted and the number of sub-subjects - review, standardized tests, chapter study, real life example, etc all ran together in a mushy mixture of words and concepts. IF YOUR CHILD MUST USE THIS BOOK GET EITHER A TUTOR OR PURCHASE "Geometry the Easy Way" by Lawrence S. Leff. I picked it up for $2.99 from Amazon.
A one star is overly generous.
Absolutely Horrid! Avoid like the plague!.......2006-02-28
I am taking an honors level geometry course at my high school, and this, unfortunately, is the text that we have been given. It's absolutely rubbish. The lessons don't really teach the concepts, they just show some examples, which are hard to comprehend without actually knowing the topic that they're trying to teach/demonstrate/show-off/whatever. Furthermore, the problems at the end of the lessons/chapters clearly assume knowledge beyond the scope of what was taught in the book (leaving holes for the teacher to fill in, I suppose). This book is bad, really bad, and I cannot stress this point enough.
I'd reccomend "Geometry the Easy Way" by Lawrence S. Leff, if you truly want to learn the topic (it covers everything that this joke of a text covers...only in more depth). Oh, and it's only $10 or so.
Also, avoid the Algebra II textbook by these clowns, it's written in the same bad style, poorly teaching the lessons. In general, Glencoe products are of the lowest quality. I'm studying calculus independently, and I'm sure glad that Glencoe doesn't produce a calculus text (otherwise the school may have given me that).
Utterly Confusing for Middleschoolers.......2005-10-15
I was recently amazed when my daughter, who has been a strait A math student, showed me this textbook along with a poor grade in her first quarter taught with this book. I am an electrical engineer with math minor who greatly enjoys math applications in engineering.
I've read through many chapters of this book in utter confusion. There are so many applications and examples, it's hard to find the math concepts, particularly in the early introductory chapters. Chapter one of this book, used to teach 8th graders in our school district, reads like a textbook on vector calculus. The discussion changes between 1,2, and 3 space without any discussion or any definitions. Almost any 1960's geometry textbook would be far superior.
In reading later chapters, it seems to cover boolean logic, logic theory, matrices, then returns to geometry. The trigonometry sections are fairly good. Towards the end, a more standard approach is taken towards solid geometry. The homeworks are very confusing, and relate to materials not in the chapters.
This book has just too much confusing stuff for middleschoolers. I'm sure that it's well intended, but completely misses the mark. It fails to teach geometry. Chock full of applications, especially in the early part of the book, it's missing the fundamental ideas of geometry. It's also very weak on analytical geometry, the most important ideas in engineering.
This textbook was a poor choice in our school district. The latter chapters are almost college level in complexity. I'm sure that the egos of the authors were well massaged in coauthoring this. However, the students are left without a useful textbook that they can understand or learn math from. If making students thoroughly confused and feeling inadeqate is a new concept in education, then this book is great. No wonder students can't pass the Aims test.
Geometry: Misconnections.......2003-08-25
This is a very poor math textbook. Here's the main problem: End-of-chapter problem sets require knowledge and skills that have not been clearly introduced in the chapter. Chapters meander through irrelevant or mundane points (e.g., how to bisect an angle using a compass...this is middle school stuff) but then call on different skills in problem sets (e.g., where was this postulate discussed in the chapter?). If you are looking for a good geometry book, I suggest that you look elsewhere. Unfortunately, our school district didn't.
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Recent world history in a motivating format
Glencoe World History: Modern Times draws on the features of Glencoe World History to motivate students, help them understand the connections between recent world events and issues, and give them an appreciation for the interconnectedness of the world's regions and peoples.
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Journalism Today provides students with the instruction and tools to develop skills in the production of print and electronic journalistic media. Reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, analyzing, technology, planning, and production skills are integrated throughout the lessons. Features include writing assignments with specific strategies to help students work through each step in the writing process; examples from student newspapers and yearbooks throughout the country; journalists' testimonies about their career paths with advice for students interested in a career in journalism; and a professional guide to consistency in punctuation, abbreviation, and capitalization in their school publications.
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Silly mistakes.......2007-06-12
This is the only Journalism textbook approved for high school use in my state. Unfortunately, it is not a dependable book. I have had to tell my students to ignore things the book says. For example, it spends a whole page telling students that a Zine is a webpage. Some misinformed person was allowed to write that page and nobody thought to check their sources. The organization of the book leaves much to be desired, and many lessons are unclear. I wish I had the option to use another book but bureaucracy rules.
A fascinating text!.......2000-02-08
Journalism Today is a fascinating text for use in a beginning journalism class. Being a new high school journalism instructor, I've found the information as enlightening as my students. It provides many great suggestions for stories and wonderful insights into the field of journalism. A must have for young journalists!
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A flexible program with the solid content students need
Glencoe Geometry is the leading geometry program on the market. Algebra and applications are embedded throughout the program and an introduction to geometry proofs begins in Chapter 2.
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A flexible program with the solid content students need
Glencoe Algebra 1 strengthens student understanding and provides the tools students need to succeed—from the first day your students begin to learn the vocabulary of algebra until the day they take final exams and standardized tests.
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Textbook seller review.......2005-10-03
Fine transaction. Item arrived quickly and was as described. Would recommend this seller.
Hmm.........2005-09-03
I think this is a great algebra 1 textbook. It covers alot of needs and has odd-numbered problem answers in the back of the textbook.
It has examples, etc.
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Glencoe Literature is a powerful blend of classic and contemporary literature to engage and motivate your students. Integrated reading, writing and language arts skills instruction address the demands of your curriculum. A full range of assessment tools is designed for flexibility and ease of use.
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A flexible program with the solid content students need
Glencoe Algebra 2 strengthens student understanding and provides the tools students need to succeed—from the first day your students begin to learn the vocabulary of algebra until the day they take final exams and standardized tests.
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With this text, teachers can select the material they present in depth based on the abilities, needs, and interests of their students. The text is divided into eight chapters that adhere to a very general theme as indicated in the chapter title—
Les voyages, La santé, etc. Each chapter contains short lessons on Culture, Conversation, Language, Review Grammar, Journalism, Advanced Grammar, and Literature.
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Happy customer.......2005-09-26
I ordered this book and expected it to take a week to arrive. Instead,
I was pleasantly surprised when this book arrived 4 days later! Awesome turn around time!
A pretty good book...........2003-06-09
I used this book over the past year in my French class, and it's pretty well done. Each chapter has vocabulary, grammar explanations, culture/French history, and French literature. Much of the literature is famous, like "Les Miserables," and some of it is lesser known, like "The Dernier Classe."
However, if you are teaching yourself French, do not use this book! While it does include grammar explanations, they are very superficial, and in more cases than not, you will need a teacher or native speaker to help you understand it.
However, this book does have a tendency to repeat some vocabulary over a span of several chapters which helps the words stick with you. Trust me, by the time you finish this book, you'll know how to describe a robbery or burglary in perfect French!
On a final note, this book is good because it's very modern. It includes modern "slang" phrases (not old and outdated ones that make you sound stupid). It also uses the euro as currency and has a more fun approach to material than some of the older books do. Overall, it's a pretty good French book.
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Setting the standard in middle school mathematics
Mathematics: Applications and Concepts is a three-course middle school series intended to bridge the gap from elementary mathematics to Algebra 1. The program is designed to motivate your students, enable them to see the usefulness of mathematics in the world around them, enhance their fluency in the language of mathematics, and prepare them for success in algebra and geometry.
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