<p>Hey,</p>
<p>What are some good, creative or generic ways to self-study Algebra II on your own? Perferably without any online courses, summer schools, or anything. Just on your own?</p>
<p>A-san are you out of your mind?!?</p>
<p>goodluck. probably one of the easiest math classes to self-study though.</p>
<p>erm... read the materials. a lot. it will take a lot of work, but you should be able to pull it off, though I would reccommend at the least a tutor/guide to check in with every one in a while to monitor progress/ set you in the right path. Oh, and if you are planning on taking Precal/Cal, DO NOT skimp out on trig. It's good to be able to know your way around before jumping into (pre) cal.</p>
<p>Self-studying Algebra II doesn't seem too hard. At least in our class so far, like half the things, we learned in Algebra I.</p>
<p>My friend skipped it entirely. He placed into the accelerated program, which had already covered algebra II before geometry, so he went straight to geometry and the supervisor told him to study algebra II on his own. He didn't do anything about it and still aced accelerated precalc the next year.</p>
<p>I skipped precalc. It's easy because you barely have to know any of it for Calculus and beyond.</p>
<p>I guess you could just get a book for algebra II and read through it? I would recommend some kind of course, though. CTY/EPGY have online courses for about $600.</p>
<p>im taking algebra 2 right now.. it wouldnt be ridiculously hard to self study but u should def. have someone - a tutor or something of the sort - to help guide u and for u to ask questions to, because you WILL have questions. its true tho that half of what u learn was already covered in algebra 1 but its a good refresher.</p>
<p>lol of course its not hard, i got a 99 avg for the year. .
i wanted to see his reaction :p</p>
<p>Yeah.. Algebra 2 isn't that big of a deal, maybe you should just read a precalc book instead.</p>
<p>Yeah, well I have to say I would believe its doable, since I am sure there are many successful homeschoolers who get through subjects on their own.</p>
<p>However the thing is, I do want to jump into Precalculus next year, but I dont want to spend $600 on a summer program. Plus, the challenge seems interesting. </p>
<p>As for a tutor, interesting idea. Maybe I should find out someone who would be willing to answer me questions when I have some. I dont know who that woud be though.. I doubt college professors would be interested in helping out someone like that. </p>
<p>Plus, I firmly believe that young adults are fully capable of educating themselves entirely. If we were taken off the need to always go to a teacher for approval, and were thrown to do it on our own from the beginning, we would be able to get through it. So this experience might be a good way to practice my belief and actually try and get through something without needing a teacher. </p>
<p>But, at the same time, the challenge of learning Algebra II over the summer is only going to be tough given the time committment. The thing I dont want to do is spend all day in the summer doing Algebra :P. Do you guys think that would even be necessary though? </p>
<p>For those whom have taken the course, many of you above have said it was pretty easy, but tell me, how many major concepts are there in algebra II that you focus on. I know a few after previewing some books like logorithims, parabolas, hyperbolas, etc. I mean, if you can break Algebra II in its major parts, what would they be, and in which order?</p>
<p>A-san, what grade level are you in, and how are you oriented towards math? If you are good at math, then you can literally go through an Algebra 2 book in a week or two without much trouble.</p>
<p>It mostly has the following parts (I probably forgot some though...)
Trigonometry
Conics (hyperbolas, parabolas, etc.)
Matrix
Solving simultaneous equations (2 functions, 2 variables)
Exponents, logs, etc.</p>
<p>the most useless one IMO and the hardest is conics</p>
<p>@prometheus,</p>
<p>I am not sure what would be "good at math." But I can say I am breezing through Geometry this year. Any concept in Geometry I can easily grasp. However, I know that Geometry and Algebra II are a bit different.</p>
<p>Btw, I am in 10th.</p>
<p>How did you do in Algebra I? And by "good at math" I mean you can grasp math/science/logic concepts really easily.</p>
<p>In fact, I suggest you should just check out a textbook if you can, or even take a look at those preview pages on amazon, of a Algebra 2 textbook.</p>
<p>oh, i took Alg 2 in 10th as well. I breezed through Geometry, but choked in Alg 2. Thats probably just me, but I didn't do so hot. Precal is easy, though.</p>
<p>Last year in Algebra I, I can't really say I did well because I really wasn't doing my best in the class in general (distractions, etc). When I did pay attention I did grasp the material well. I do remember getting a 97 in my Final Exam too. So overall the concepts are fairly easy - sometimes when something seems foreign in an equation I might be a bit intimidated, but I try to use as much logic as I can. Not sure how else I can describe to you though :P.</p>
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<p>Thats a good idea! I will try that, and tommorrow at school I will try and see if I can take a look at an Alg2 textbook.</p>
<p>Hint for Self-Studying a course:</p>
<p>Buy a notable and easily understandable textbook. Go through the textbook. No tutors required.</p>
<p>Good luck. I think if you can get Algebra 1, then 2 wouldn't be that much different. And as surge said, do buy a textbook after you think it's right for you.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. :) </p>
<p>Any recommendations? I do plan on getting a compact study guide, like Cliffs Notes or something to supplement the textbooks. Plus, I have Mathematics: A Human Endeavor which is an excellent Math book but it does not focus on Algebra II directly, so I might not be able to cover all the aspects necessary.</p>
<p>If you have any suggestions please let me know.</p>
<p>Plus, I was wondering how interesting it might be to learn Algebra II from a classic. Kind of like learning Geometry from Euclid's The Elements. If there are such books you know about, please recommend to me. :)</p>
<p>you guys make me feel so stupid. algebra 2 isnt THAT easy. like word problems specifically. i've gotten a low A every quarter (90-92) in honors and i've always considered myself a strong math student.</p>
<p>no your not stupid...most of the people here are just school crazy at times.</p>