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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP.  We have been doing AOPS's Contest Math for Middle School (small paperback) after the intro series.  It was a good book to practice, but DC is sick of it (we repeated the missed questions up to 4 times).  Then, I randomly purchased from Amazon Learn or Review Trigonometry Essential Skills, but it is too easy.

DC is not math genius, and we are not that interested in pushing for the contest math direction.  DC recently took AMC8 at school though.

I looked at the AOPS's Intermediate Algebra book, and it seems too difficult/unnecessary.  Alcumus is recommended, and we will do, but I am looking for a next book to work on.

Is AOPS's precalculus book a bad idea (wondering this book may be easier than Intermediate Algebra?), or do you recommend just repeat Intro to Algebra book for a second round?
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I wouldn't abandon the AoPS Intermediate Algebra book altogether.  There's a lot of great material there, and it would help your child get a great foundation.  Instead, view it this way:  The problems they work out in the chapter + the Review problems would alone act as a pretty comprehensive Algebra II course.  There's no need to even do the challenge problems unless your child really wants to look at them.  There's no need to take a cover-to-cover and all problems approach.  [/quote]

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