Each of our homeschool math courses offers complete guidance to the parent including the following:

• DVD teaching videos. 
• Week-by-week syllabus showing which material should be covered and which math problems are to be worked.
• All math tests are provided.
• Test grading guide is provided that can be used even if the parent has forgotten all the math!
• Guaranteed to increase your son's or daughter's SAT or ACT math score!
• Solutions manual to selected problems.
• College level math textbooks loaded with real word examples and problems.
• Order the courses with or without textbook (you might save money by finding a used book on half.com or Amazon.)

for more information see Why use AskDrCallahan?

Math Scope and Sequence

Here is the typical math sequence for a college bound student. The key is to do as much math as you can before college and preferably before the ACT. Some might be behind, and others ahead. More math courses below pre-algebra will offer little in the way of improving ACT scores. The basic skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and dealing with fractions are assumed on the ACT.

• 8th grade math - Pre-algebra OR Algebra part 1
• 9th grade math - Algebra
• 10th grade math - Geometry
• 11th grade math - Algebra II with Trigonometry (also called Precalculus)
• 12th grade math - Calculus

Why is the ACT/SAT so Critical?

 The ACT and SAT are the gold standard for measuring student success and college preparedness. Consequently most schools use a minimum SAT/ACT score for acceptance. But even more important – the bulk of scholarship dollars are tied DIRECTLY to the these scores. Math is VERY important on the ACT and SAT. The ACT has tracked the average ACT score to the number of years of high school math and have come to a simple conclusion – the higher you go in high school math – the better the ACT score. Similar results are true for the SAT.

 Many students do little to actually prepare to take these tests. So with good preparation and patience, and a willingness to take the test a few times, your child can do very well and the financial reward can be substantial.

Worldviews - Content that might concern parents

We understand that the use of standard college level math textbooks might concern some parents due to the world views of the authors or publishers. Therefore, under each product site we have a Worldview Analysis listing the content of concern.

Generally speaking math material is pretty solid in the worldview category - in fact math is evidence of truth and logic. Math has been revealed to us via nature, and over many years scientific discoveries have revealed eloquent mathematical truths. Some efforts underway in the public school system are making an attempt to attack the truth of mathematics and make it relative. These efforts have yet to hit the standard college textbooks.