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[quote=Anonymous]I recommend Geometry first, then Algebra 2. Geometry doesn’t tend to review much from Algebra. And taking a year off the study of Algebra after Algebra 2 to do Geometry and then diving into Precalculus would be really difficult even for the best math students. Sure, there’s review, but it is lightning speed. For example, in the precalculus book I teach from, logarithms are reviewed in 2 days in one subsection of chapter 3. On the other hand, a whole chapter (9 subsections) is devoted to them in Algebra 2. So taking a year away from Algebra after taking Algebra 2 will be really painful when you’re going to have to get all that snapped back into your brain and very quickly, too. Then at the end of Precalculus you’re going to want to take the SAT Math 2 - so you want all those Algebra concepts to be absolutely rock solid.

Where will Trigonometry be covered, as part of Algebra 2 or Precalculus?

If both are being offered, would the kid want to take them concurrently? I have come to believe that for the right student, it is almost the perfect way to learn them. Don’t lose any important Algebra concepts by taking a year off but add the extra analysis and reasoning skills that Geometry provides. [/quote]

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