Anonymous
Post 02/01/2024 14:20     Subject: the textbook of math 5 at TJ
Basically if you get a B or above in M4 and M5, colleges will look favorably at your application. Colleges know how hard these courses are at TJ.

Dont worry about the GPA boost from an AP qualification at other base schools. They are not even in the same league
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2024 11:27     Subject: the textbook of math 5 at TJ
Anonymous wrote:Because it is TJ ! Otherwise it is not TJ if the course and tests are not harder . Math 3, Math 4 , and math 5 all are semester courses. So students must run fast everyday in order to catch up the course speed.


It helps to enter TJ with solid middle school math fluency. Math courses move fast and go in-depth. TJ has done a great job of putting together a rigorous Math 4 & 5 precalc curriculum, that once these two are mastered, student are well-prepared to take on Calc BC with confidence, and two more years worth of advanced math if interested.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2024 11:24     Subject: the textbook of math 5 at TJ
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Both math 4 and 5 use the same textbook:

Glencoe Precalculus Carter, Cuevas, et al McGraw-Hill 978-0-07-660218-6


Thank you and appreciate very much!
I wonder what difference is between math 4 and math 5 . My kid is taking math 4 now. They will learn trigonometry with 2 units, 1 unit of vector, 1 unit of matrices, and 1 unit of parameter . In fact, they will learn almost of the precalculus textbook except the last two chapters about statistic and simple calculus.

If cross-walking to the textbook chapters,

Math 4 covers: chapter 1, 2, 4, & 5, 6, 8, and 9

Math 5 covers: quick review of chapter 4 &5, chapter 3, chapter 10, 7, & 12, in that order.


Appreciate and thanks very much for help !
TJ has the greatest teachers!
Almost all TJ teachers are nice and great for students! That is why my kid love TJ so much !
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2024 10:58     Subject: the textbook of math 5 at TJ
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Both math 4 and 5 use the same textbook:

Glencoe Precalculus Carter, Cuevas, et al McGraw-Hill 978-0-07-660218-6


Thank you and appreciate very much!
I wonder what difference is between math 4 and math 5 . My kid is taking math 4 now. They will learn trigonometry with 2 units, 1 unit of vector, 1 unit of matrices, and 1 unit of parameter . In fact, they will learn almost of the precalculus textbook except the last two chapters about statistic and simple calculus.

If cross-walking to the textbook chapters,

Math 4 covers: chapter 1, 2, 4, & 5, 6, 8, and 9

Math 5 covers: quick review of chapter 4 &5, chapter 3, chapter 10, 7, & 12, in that order.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2024 10:51     Subject: the textbook of math 5 at TJ
Anonymous wrote:Because it is TJ ! Otherwise it is not TJ if the course and tests are not harder . Math 3, math 4 , and math 5 all are semester courses. So students must run fast everyday in order to catch up the course speed.



lol the name of the class doesn’t make it harder.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2024 10:50     Subject: the textbook of math 5 at TJ
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Because it is TJ ! Otherwise it is not TJ if the course and tests are not harder . Math 3, math 4 , and math 5 all are semester courses. So students must run fast everyday in order to catch up the course speed.


It should be harder but shouldn't they get AP level GPA boost like the base school?



School-Weighted GPA is never used for anything outside of the student’s own school. That’s it. Stop obsessing over it.