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2nd Edition 2006

Saxon Calculus 2nd Edition Homeschool Kit

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Saxon Math is the nation’s best-selling, most comprehensive, and most thoroughly researched math program for homeschoolers today. Each program is based on over 20 years of research and teaching success. With Saxon, you can help your child develop a complete mastery of math language and concepts, all the way from kindergarten to advanced high school levels.

Calculus is made up of four instructional components: Introduction of the New Increment, Examples with Complete Solutions, Daily Problem Sets, and Cumulative Tests. Calculus treats all the topics normally covered in an Advanced Placement AB-level calculus program, as well as many from a BC-level program. The text begins with a review of the mathematical concepts and skills required for calculus. In the early problem sets, students practice setting up word problems they will later encounter as calculus problems. The problem sets contain multiple-choice and conceptually-oriented problems similar to those found on the Advanced Placement examination. Whenever possible, an intuitive introduction precedes a rigorous examination of a concept. Proofs are provided for all important theorems. For example, three proofs, one intuitive and two rigorous, are given for the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Numerous applications to physics, chemistry, engineering, and business are also treated in both the lessons and the problem sets. Use of this text has allowed students to take the Advanced Placement examination and score well.

Should my child be in Calculus? Click here to download a Saxon placement test.

Homeschool Kit Contents:

Saxon's Advanced Placement programs have been carefully planned and packaged. All you need to successfully teach each program is included in the homeschool kit. The Calculus homeschool kit includes a textbook, an answer key for homework, and tests with answers. Please note: The Solutions Manual is a separate purchase from the Calculus Homeschool Kit.

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The Saxon Calculus Solutions Manual provides step-by-step solutions for each problem in the problem sets found in the student textbook. Final answers are in bold for accurate, efficient grading. Solutions to test problems are not included. A great addition to the Saxon Calculus Homeschool Kit!

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DIVE Math teaches every lesson in each Saxon textbook from a Christian worldview. DIVE lectures utilize a digital whiteboard which looks and feels like being in a real classroom. Connecting new concepts to previous ones, Dr. Shormann patiently teaches students step-by-step how one concept builds on another while working several practice problems per lesson. Students work interactively by taking notes and working problems. They can easily pause, rewind or fast forward, learning at their own pace, thereby improving retention and understanding. Based on European and Asian teaching methods, Saxon's award-winning combination of incremental teaching, spiral review and integration of algebra with geometry ensures students know "all their math all the time", resulting in higher scores on standardized tests and enabling students to confidently move to higher levels of math.

DIVE Calculus 2nd edition is typically taught for three semesters starting in the spring of 11th grade. This CD-ROM teaches all 148 Lessons step-by-step and includes the CLEP Professor Calculus CLEP and AP Exam prep course. Because Saxon uses an incremental teaching approach, each lecture is only about 10-20 minutes long. Dr. Shormann builds lesson upon lesson, slowly developing complex concepts from bite sized lessons that are easy to grasp. Students watch the lecture and take notes, working the practice problems Dr. Shormann presents, and pausing and rewinding as necessary until a concept is understood. If students want additional practice, they can complete the Example problems and Practice Set in the Saxon textbook. After the lesson, students complete the 30-question Problem Set in the Saxon text. While a few problems in the Problem Set come from the new concept, most problems come from previous lessons. Each problem is cross-referenced back to the lesson where it was taught, allowing students to quickly review any concept.

This unique method of spiral review improves critical thinking skills, increases long term retention, and raises standardized test scores. However, this method can be difficult to teach because of the seemingly random presentation of topics. That is why Saxon's founder, John Saxon, recommended teacher training for all of his courses. DIVE CDs provide that teacher, as Dr. Shormann explains how new topics connect to previously learned material, helping students see the "big picture". Also, when a student gets stuck or forgets how to work a problem, they simply click on the DIVE lesson where the concept was originally taught and watch that lesson again. The same can be done when correcting tests. This makes it very easy to fill in any gaps as they show up.

Saxon Calculus is designed for prospective math majors in college as well as students preparing for engineering, physics, business analysis, or the life sciences.  This course covers all topics normally found in both the Advanced Placement AB and BC level programs.  Problem sets contain multiple-choice and conceptually oriented problems similar to those in Advanced Placement exams.  Also included are numerous applications to physics, chemistry, engineering, and business. Specific topics include limits, derivatives, integrals, differential equations, polar equations, vector equations, parametric equations, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, power series and many more.

Earn College Credit for Calculus! Saxon Calculus contains almost all the material covered on the CLEP Calculus exam and AP Calculus exams, and the CLEP Professor Calculus course is included FREE on the DIVE Calculus CD. If a student completes through lesson 110, with a little extra study using CLEP Professor they can easily pass the CLEP Calculus Exam or AP Calculus AB Exam. Students completing the entire Saxon Calculus textbook can pass the AP Calculus BC exam, earning 8 college credits for Calculus! The CLEP Professor Calculus does not currently contain prep materials for the AP Calculus BC Exam.

Should my child be in Calculus? Click here to download a Saxon placement test.

DIVE Math CD-ROM contains:

       • Video Lectures covering each Saxon Math Lesson.
       • Practice problems that are different than Saxon's, so students can complete DIVE practice problems and
         then complete Saxon's practice set if extra practice is needed.
       • Weekly syllabus.

What you need:

       • Computer (Windows or Mac) with speakers or headphones.
       • Saxon Calculus 2nd Edition Homeschool Kit and Solutions Manual. Make sure the Saxon Edition #
       • matches the DIVE Math Edition #. We sell the Saxon Math Homeschool kits.

1st Edition 2001

Saxon Phonics Intervention
1st Edition Homeschool Kit

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Though developed by Lorna Simmons, author of the successful Phonics K-2 series, Phonics Intervention is not an extension of that series. Instead, it was written specifically for older, struggling students who have difficulty reading and spelling. This supplemental program is designed to ensure that no student is left behind.

The program begins with a quick review of consonants and then moves to vowels, decoding, spelling, and reading comprehension. Students are taught explicit, predictable strategies for decoding and spelling words. Worksheets, speed drills, and vocabulary tests provide continual reinforcement of concepts learned as well as a daily opportunity to read connected text. All student reading materials contain fully controlled, decodable text to ensure student success. A built-in vocabulary component helps increase vocabulary while reinforcing phonics and spelling rules. Progressively difficult alphabetizing activities teach dictionary skills. Cumulative assessments occur at regular intervals, and specific remediation activities are provided for students who have difficulty. Worksheets include twenty-five fact-based paragraphs that teach students about U.S. history, so students learn valuable information and don't feel as if they're in a remedial reading class.

Homeschool Kit Contents:

The Phonics Intervention homeschool kit includes a teacher's manual, classroom materials, and a student workbook. All three components are fully integrated into the daily lesson plans.

Teacher's Manual - The nonconsumable teacher's manual is well-organized, providing all the information a parent needs to successfully teach. Every lesson provides model dialogue and lesson plans for parents to follow, ensuring clear, well-paced instruction. The manual also contains an assortment of supplementary materials, including assessments; remediation activities; vocabulary tests; speed drills; and extensive reading, spelling, and vocabulary word lists.

Student Workbook - The consumable student workbook serves as both a reference book and a practice book. It contains everything the student will need throughout the year, including worksheets, assessments, speed drills, word lists, and reference materials. The student keeps his or her workbook at the completion of the program for continued reference and review.

Classroom Materials - The nonconsumable classroom materials include six card decks, one audiotape, and assorted masters. Letter, picture, spelling, sight word, affix, and vocabulary cards form the Review Decks. An audiotape of phonetic sounds allows parents to hear the correct pronunciation(s) of each letter or letter cluster. Finally, parents are provided with a variety of masters: a pretest, a post test, a phonemic awareness assessment, assessment recording forms, sight word evaluation recording forms, and a master sight word list.

1st Edition 2001

Saxon Physics 1st Edition Homeschool Kit

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Physics was written with both average and gifted students in mind. The subject is taught at an introductory level, allowing the average high school student to grasp the concepts of Newton's laws, statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, optics, DC circuits, waves, electromagnetics, and special relativity. The topics are covered to a depth appropriate for college students majoring in non-engineering disciplines. Consequently, gifted students who use this book will have great success with the Advanced Placement Physics examination, and average students who are willing to do the homework will also be able to pass the examination. This book does not require that the teacher have a background in physics. Anyone who has taught second year algebra, especially Saxon's Algebra 2, can teach this book successfully. Topics from the Advanced Placement Level B Exam can be covered before the exam is given in early May.

Homeschool Kit Contents:

Saxon's Advanced Placement programs have been carefully planned and packaged. All you need to successfully teach each program is included in the homeschool kit. The Physics homeschool kit includes a textbook, an answer key for homework, and tests with answers. Please note: The Solutions Manual is a separate purchase from the Physics Homeschool Kit.

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The Saxon Physics Solutions Manual provides step-by-step solutions for each problem in the problem sets found in the student textbook. Final answers are in bold for accurate, efficient grading. Solutions to test problems are not included. A great addition to the Saxon Physics Homeschool Kit!

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DIVE Science CD-ROMs are college preparatory, interactive video lectures and labs that teach physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics from a Christian worldview. Each CD contains digital whiteboard lectures, hands-on interactive video labs, review questions, quarterly exams, and solutions to every review question and exam question. Digital video lectures and labs allow students to learn at their own pace, pausing and rewinding as necessary until a concept is understood. Students who do well with DIVE Science can, with a little extra effort, receive college credit by passing a CLEP or AP exam.

Pre-requisite: Pre-Calculus (DIVE Advanced Math) completed, or taking concurrently.

This is the 4^th and final college-preparatory, high school science course offered by DIVE. DIVE Physics 1st edition teaches the Saxon Physics curriculum, and the textbook and solutions manual are required. Typically completed in 11^th or 12^th grade, DIVE Physics is a full-year course teaching concepts found in a typical high school AP physics course, preparing students for the AP Physics exam. Topics include but are not limited to Science and Christianity, Newton’s laws, speed and velocity, torque, impulse/momentum, relativity theory, work, gases and thermodynamics, potential and kinetic energy, electricity and magnetism, circuit theory and Ohm’s law, and reflection and refraction. DIVE Physics contains 100 lectures, one for each lesson in the Saxon Physics textbook.

There are 23 video labs, most of which are taught using the scientific method. Students formulate a hypothesis, perform the experiment, and then use the results to determine whether their hypothesis was correct. The majority of DIVE Physics labs use equipment that is too cost-prohibitive for home use, and therefore a supply list is not currently available for the labs. A printable workbook is included containing all lab activities.

Quarterly exams are an integral part of DIVE Physics, as they promote study habits similar to what a student should expect in college, where exams are given infrequently, yet cover several weeks of material. Students prepare for the quarterly exams by studying their weekly Saxon tests. If they understand the material on the Saxon weekly tests, then the quarterly exams are not difficult. A grade calculator is also provided. Parents simply enter homework, lab, Saxon weekly test and DIVE quarterly exam grades into the calculator, and it automatically calculates the student’s overall grade.

Students using DIVE Physics will also become skilled at working with the scientific method, will be familiar with the use of technology in science, and will develop their lab skills above and beyond most of their peers. Most importantly, students will have a better understanding and appreciation for the rich Christian heritage that exists in science, and will better understand the importance of studying His word and His works as they seek to become good rulers of His creation.

DIVE Science CD-ROM contains:

       • Video lectures covering all major topics.
       • Video labs.
       • Workbook containing a detailed syllabus, and homework and lab activity pages.
       • Quarterly exams with video solutions.
       • Grade calculator; compare your child's grade to other students who used DIVE Science.

What you need:

       • Computer (Windows or Mac) with speakers or headphones.
       • Saxon Physics 1st Edition Homeschool Kit and Solutions Manual. Make sure the Saxon Edition # matches
       • the DIVE Science Edition #. We sell the Saxon Homeschool kits.