<p>I am a junior in high school, homeschooled since grade 7 and planning to take trigonometry this year. However i have hated every high school math book i've used except Mathematics a Human Endeavor (which has no corresponding trig book). I hated online (and it's a problem with the web format so i don't want any online courses at all). I hated Saxon. I hated Barron's the Easy Way. I am now doing PSAT prep while I look for something to use. Does anyone have any good recs? I'm getting desperate here! </p>
<p>Should explain concepts well and not be TOO difficult (I will take AP Statistics rather than calculus). Also should have a respectable sounding name (not Trig for Dummies) as the common app asks for textbook titles.</p>
<p>You could try dual enrollment at your local community college. You would get in classroom help and college credit at the same time. I feel you on the online math classes. They’re hard…</p>
<p>I’d recommend anything from ArtofProblemSolving, they are extremely intuitive and well written, and if you have questions you can always ask on artofproblemsolving forum :D</p>
<p>Teaching text books is a great series! I used their Geometry book last year, am using Algebra 2 this year, and plan on taking trig next year. They are a very good series!! Good luck!! :)</p>
<p>They have actual college professors teach the concepts in a way you can really understand, since they KNOW HOW TO TEACH. You watch a few 3-4 minute lectures, then do several practice problems and complete a short worksheet, and that’s your lesson. I’m able to take both Alg2 and Geometry this year (10th) because of how easy it is to learn from them, and trust me – I hated math before this. Craziness. Google “thinkwell homeschool” and check out their free trial!</p>
<p>You should see if video instruction (Art of Problem Solving, Thinkwell) might work for you by trying Khan Academy (all-free w/videos, decent tiered problem solving database).</p>
<p>Harold Jacobs author of Mathematics Endeavor recommends Paul Forester as a follow on to his Alg 1 and Geometry. It covers Alg 2/Adv Alg/Trig which we used in 10th and 11th grade and then used his Calculus for 12th grade. My oldest two used Jacobs/Forester in high school and scored 700+ on the SAT math and Math 2 subject tests.</p>
<p>KHAN ACADEMY! It helped me enormously. Also try some of the links over here: [Homeschool</a> College USA](<a href=“http://www.homeschoolcollegeusa.com/]Homeschool”>http://www.homeschoolcollegeusa.com/) On the sidebar there are “courses” which consist of a self-study outline and online resources for each subject. Very helpful.</p>