<p>If you're okay in math, I'd say go for it. At my school, we have this thing where we do allow sophomores to double up in geometry & algebra 2, and it's perfectly fine. I know about 15 to 20 people that doubled up, and there were no problems whatsoever.</p>
<p>Doubling up shouldn't be a problem at all. I couldn't do it though since my stupid school switched to period system after my freshman year. Does anyone else besides me think that they should just get rid of Alg. II and stuff all of that stuff into Precal? I mean precal is pretty much a repeat of Alg. II except it's a little more in depth with the trig and some vector stuff and whatnot, but I don't see why they don't put AlgII/precal in one year, since I thought precal was pretty much a review of Alg II.</p>
<p>ok so i have gotten the feeling that it shoudln't be too difficult if am good in Math. This past year,i had an 85 average in Algebra 1. And i have heard that Geometry is easy, with this grade in algebra 1, do you think i can have sucess in both Geometry, and Algebra 2?</p>
<p>Yeah, it shouldn't be too bad. I think I had said earlier that theres really no overlap between the two classes. Also, for me, practically the first month of Algebra II was a review of Algebra I. Very, very simple. And a lot of the lessons afterwards were reviews of the same concepts, with harder numbers and more variables. Not difficult, since the teacher has to go over the whole thing again anyway.</p>
<p>oh ok but i dont know if my school will let me, because i think they wants a'' A's in Algebra 1 and it may be too late but im going to ask</p>
<p>All right, here's what I've found about math:</p>
<ol>
<li>Some people only do Algebra</li>
<li>Some people only do Geometry</li>
<li>Some people do neither</li>
<li>A few people actually can do both</li>
</ol>
<p>I was one of these people who could do both, though I seemed more solid at geometry. I LOVED proofs (only one other person I know does, and she's the smartest person I know). My grades were 91 in Algebra I, 90 in Geometry, and 90 in Algebra II. Talk about being consistent with final grades.</p>
<p>For me, the thing that made me more, well, uneasy in Algebra was learning things. They came to me more naturally in Geometry. And some stuff comes at different times. For example, it took me three weeks to learn how to complete a square, yet I understood synthetic divison almost as soon as I started it. Go figure.</p>
<p>In Geometry, it was even stranger. The basic stuff at the beginning was my weak spot. The proofs and trig chapters were my best areas. The stuff that isn't basic. For some reason I am like this in science too, starting out really slow and getting better as the basics are gone and the more detailed stuff comes. (My genius friend I referenced earlier is identical in this respect).</p>
<p>Algebra II is the dividing line for people who understand Algebra and those who don't. Some people can get by with an A in Algebra I but won't get one in II. Both of my Algebra classes were about the same size. In Algebra I, there were six A's. In Algebra II, there were three. I should also point out that my Algebra II teacher gave easier tests. There were five A's in Geometry, and he gave fairly easy tests as well. Of my closest friends, I am the only one to get within 1% of my average in either class. The really smart girl is the exception here (but her grades were about 5% higher than mine).</p>
<p>If you feel Algebra II might be a struggle, bust your tail off during the first nine weeks. Most of it, as some have said, is Algebra I reviewed. I found it to be good since I hadn't seen some of the concepts in a while. If stuff comes back to you well after being dormant for a while, go for it.</p>
<p>Geometry, all I can say is that if you need help or just want extra practice, by all means see your teacher. If you can find an old copy of Geometry Blaster, it's a great CD for practicing proofs with. Every night I would do five proofs, and I'd get some a few times a week from my teacher during study hall as well. The genius girl would visit her teacher every day for proofs! (I should have loaned her Geometry Blaster) This isn't because I struggled with proofs (nor did she), but because they do take practice!</p>
<p>And this goes for any math concept. We had this computer program from Carnegie Learning in our math lab, and I'd come in during free periods when I took Algebra II to work on stuff.</p>
<p>My downfall was that I wasn't a good test taker, letting anxiety get to me all too much (I've improved in college). Thankfully a 90% was an A, not an A- or anything else. My teachers always said that I should be getting a few percent higher but I had too many test taking troubles.</p>
<p>Once you get to Precalc, nothing matters from previous classes. If you are solid in Algebra, you'll be fine for the first few months. After a decent Precalc class, I struggled mightily in Calculus, but that's probably because my professor was horrible and went way too fast, not allowing any of us to get the information (in my class, the average grade was 57% when I dropped it).</p>
<p>Oh, and for all you Algebra and Geometry fearing folks out there, always do your homework. Most teachers will collect at least a few or will check to see if it's done. It can help make the difference between an A and a B in the end. Remember that math teachers are really accurate and DON'T ROUND UP!!! (This said because of my friend who got a 79.4% in Algebra I and wanted to kill the teacher because he insisted that it rounded up to a B, which is 80% minimum)</p>
<p>Both Geometry and Algebra II were really easy. In Geometry, half of class credit was the stupid writing about third grade problems for some standardized testing which I successfully slacked off in and ended up with C in that class even with 90+ on all tests :( Some of the smartest people I know didn't do that stupid idiocy and were barely passing.</p>
<p>Algebra II was very easy A since it was considered "post-STD-testing" and they had "real math" stuff which I love and already went far beyond in up to basics of diff. eqs at that point.</p>
<p>its easy
dont worry about it for your smart</p>
<p>I'm taking Algebra II this year, but as far as geometry I found it ridiculously easy, but I thought Algebra I was too. I guess I'm one of the few that can do both. I got a 99 as a final grade in Algebra I and a 98 in Geometry! As weird as it sounds, I don't even consider myself a math person either. I always thought I was average/bad at math, with just good luck on tests!</p>
<p>Anyway, I'd go for it! If I had block scheduling I would.</p>
<p>Geometry seems easy but it isnt if you have a crackpot teacher like i had</p>
<p>Paxon, I'm also going to be a freshman next year. Yay for '10!!</p>
<p>I personally loved Geometry, esp proofs. They required a lot more creativity and mastery of concepts than just doing some problems. I loved it, and I got 98 + 100 on final :). You'll do fine.</p>
<p>And Paxon, also, if you had a solid understanding of Algebra I, you can easily skip Algebra II with a little bit of self-study. I plan on doing that - I'm self-studying Algebra II so I can take the End of Course final at the beginning of the year. If I do good, hopefully I can be bumped up to PreCalc. </p>
<p>By the way, I have block scheduling also.</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>i know this thread is old, but i dont want to post another one. But i dont know how many of you use CPM textbooks. But thats what we use, and its almost a self-teach. IN class, are teacher does no lecturing or actual teaching, she just makes us do group work all class. And the book, doesn't really explain anything, so i feel like im almost self teaching myself right now. </p>
<p>Anyone else familiar with CPM and tell me about your expierience with them.</p>
<p>BTW, i didnt end up taking Algebra 2 because my guidance counselor adviced against it. But ChaosTheory, you said you were self-teaching yourself, how could i go about doing that if i was interested in doing such?</p>
<p>bump......</p>
<p>Uh, get a textbook or something.</p>
<p>Haha, same here! Looks like I'll actually be taking Algebra II, and taking distance-learning courses in my first semester for Pre-Calc. and possibly APBCC. They're very cheap; I suggest you look into Stanford's EPGY. It's self-paced, so you can do it as fast or as slow as you wish. You could do the same with Geometry, and take Stanford's Algebra II and Pre-Calculus in your first semester alone. You could get really high up into Math. Just a tip :D
For self-studying, I prefer the older Mcgraw-Hill\Glencoe ones. I'm still self-teaching myself though. Getting a little ahead is always a good thing ;)</p>
<p>I LOVED Algebra 2. I was slow in math and it took me ABSOLUTELY forever to do everything. Math def. isn't my subject but after working hard I managed a high A. If you are just natural at math, go for it...but if you're like me and need time to master it...stay in one.</p>