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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, Algebra 1 in fifth.  Algebra 2 in sixth.  This is the program for the most advanced math students (two years ahead).

The average BASIS student does "Math 7/8" in fifth, Pre-Algebra in sixth, Algebra 1 in seventh and Algebra 2 in eighth.[/quote]

When do they take geometry?[/quote]

They don't take geometry in the traditional sense.  That is, there is no course that teaches the axiomatic method and the derivation of the theorems of geometry from a handful of postulates.

They do, however, learn properties of geometric figures and how to express those properties algebraically to solve problems, e.g., areas of 2D figures, volumes and surface areas of 3D figures, relationship between inscribed angles and arc lengths, etc.  They also learn enough trigonometry to solve problems involving right triangles and unit circles.

I loved high school geometry and went on to take various logic courses in graduate school.  I wonder sometimes if our DC at BASIS will miss out.  On the other hand, many of my friends hated geometry.  For them, a one-semester course on logic -- Boolean algebra, deductive reasoning, inductive proofs -- would been a better use of time than a year-long course on geometry in which logic was learned only by example rather than studied formally.

My understanding is that BASIS does offer a logic course as an elective.[/quote]

BASIS students will [b]not[/b] miss out on a full year of geometry including formal since all of geometry including formal proofs are included across Algebra1, Algebra2, and Pre-Calculus (Advanced Mathematics). All BASIS students will complete these courses and more before they graduate.

This article is written by a Saxon math teacher:
[url]http://homeschoolwithsaxon.com/review-credit.php[/url]

Also, Saxon math has been successfully used and vetted by many public schools.[/quote]

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