http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/ Math Without Borders Discussion Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:49 GMT David Chandler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/208 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/208 Hi Tracey, That's the way I would do it. Testing in a homeschool setting can be much more informal. One kind of testing that is rarely used in school, but Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:20 GMT oliver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/207 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/207 Hi there, I was just wondering if there happen to be any suggestions for a Geometry Final Exam. I was thinking of just pulling sample questions from each Mon, 13 May 2013 16:47:11 GMT oliver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/206 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/206 Hi there, I was just wondering if there happen to be any suggestions for a Geometry Final Exam. I was thinking of just pulling sample questions from each Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:07:42 GMT David Chandler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/205 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/205 Thank you. That site has some good material. Would you mind posting this link on the MathWithoutBorders Facebook page too? It's at Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:33:01 GMT ahappysahm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/204 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/204 My son is on chapter 2 of the Geometry text and we found this neat website on tessellations. There are lots of good demonstrations on how to make Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:27:02 GMT ahappysahm http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/203 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/203 The 1999 edition of Foerster Algebra I correlates perfectly with the solutions manual. We used the 1999 edition this last year. Jenn Sun, 17 Mar 2013 03:24:31 GMT David Chandler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/202 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/202 On Foerster, I just looked up on Amazon.com and found copies for ~$16 in the used books category. Also I saw copies of the 1999 Addison Wesley edition (which Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:11:39 GMT shannon Stoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/201 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/201 I prefer the Singapore math books. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:26:15 GMT Kristin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/200 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/200 If you go with Saxon, use Algebra 1/2 instead of 8/7. I did it that way with my daughter and she was ready for Math W/O Borders Algebra I. However, I do not Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:29:22 GMT STEPHEN http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/199 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/199 Hello, I am new to the group. I am a homeschooling mom to several children. I have a 6th grader. I plan to use your math curriculum for Algebra 1. I have Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:39:33 GMT David Chandler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/198 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/198 First of all, I don't use Excel (especially now that Microsoft Office is going to involve an annual fee rather than a one-time purchase!!!). I use (and Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:44:35 GMT Amy Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/197 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/197 Could you recommend a free online tutorial for using the Excel graphing program? Thank you! Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:03:25 GMT shannon Stoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/196 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/196 Thanks, David, for walking me through the Chapter 3 demos. I think I've got it now. --shannnon Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:20:05 GMT David Chandler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/194 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/194 That appears to be a bug. Thanks for finding it. The third element that needs to be selected is an angle measurement. In "cleaning up" the presentation I Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:39:36 GMT shannon Stoney http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/193 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MathWithoutBorders/message/193 Hi, I'm working through the chapter 3 GSP demos. I am in the tab that says "tools for custom polygons." I can't figure out how to make the "new angle" tool