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Old 03-08-2008, 08:05 AM
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I'm not sure what you mean by classic.

We used Saxon Publishers when we homeschooled our son. I am an experienced math teacher who would have given anything to have had an early-edition Saxon text when I was in that profession.

My recommendation is you go through the following:
Algebra 2
Advanced Mathematics
Calculus with Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry

If you can find an edition that is no later than 2000, that would be great, because they sold Saxon Publishers to a "respectible" textbook publisher and it's been watered down to make it acceptable to the public schools. Otherwise they might learn something.

WARNING: If you do it right, it's time-consuming. I would expect to take a year or more to go through those three.

BENEFIT: You will learn the skills over a long period of time and you're less likely to forget what you've learned.

ALTERNATIVE: You could look into Singapore Math. I don't know much about what is offered at that level.
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