Now published by Master Books, Elementary Algebra and Geometry: Seeing, Doing, & Understanding by Harold Jacobs are the same thorough courses they have always been. The algebra course is the equivalent of Algebra 1 and covers the basic algebraic concepts from a review of operations and functions through quadratic equations and number sequences. The geometry course stresses logic and deductive reasoning with clear explanations of geometric concepts that include practice with proofs (informal and paragraph).
The Student Textbook presents the new concepts in a clear and understandable fashion through bite-size amounts of information at a time. There are four sets of exercises in each lesson for algebra and three sets for geometry (with the last set in each offering a greater challenge). The Set III exercises for algebra are only available as a supplemental download from the publisher.
The other components for both courses are a bit different. Elementary Algebra no longer has a solution manual. The solutions to all problems in Set I, II, and IV are included in the revised Teacher Guide. This guide also includes a weekly lesson schedule, chapter tests, mid-term and final exam, and test and answer keys. Geometry still has a teacher guide and solutions manual. The Solutions Manual offers the solutions for all exercises and chapter reviews. DVD Instruction is a wonderful tutorial taught by Dr. Dale Callahan.
