CLOSED Foerster Algebra 1, Part One

High School Level | This course is completed

High School Level

Tuesday, September 12, 2017-Tuesday, December 19, 2017

10:00 AM-11:00 AM EDT on Tue

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$245.00

Total classes: 14 live classes plus 14 recorded classes
Class dates: Tuesdays, September 12 to December 19, 2017. No class on October 31 for mid-semester break.
Starting time: 10:00 AM Eastern (9:00 Central; 8:00 Mountain; 7:00 Pacific)
Duration: 55 minutes for live classes. 30 minutes for recorded classes
Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra
Suggested grade level: 9th to 10th grade
Suggested credit: 1 full semester Math
Instructor: Jean Hoeft, MA
Course description: Students will be required to watch a recorded 30-minute lecture each week and attend class for discussions and problem solving. Algebra 1 explores all avenues of linear equations, some non-linear equations, and problem solving. Students will use all of their basic math skills to solve problems, graph equations, and think using the skills we develop. The instructor is available for Skype conferencing once a week if needed.

  • Homework: 4-5 lessons per week with 15-20 problems to work per lesson.
  • Course Materials: Foerster's Algebra 1 (Third Edition, 1994), ISBN-13: 978-0201860948 ISBN-10: 0201860945, www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201860945/catholictreas-20. We recommend purchasing the text used as it is considerably cheaper than new.
Hoeft, Jean

Jean Hoeft has been a math and algebra teacher for 23 years. She has a BA from the University of Michigan and a MA from Marygrove University. Jean has taught the confirmation class at her Catholic parish for 28 years. She loves gardening, sudoku puzzles, raising chickens, reading, knitting, and everything Catholic.