How long does it take to complete an AoPS textbook?

Students can work through the material as quickly as they wish. We plan for students to finish each self-paced class in about 4 months, working 5 hours per week, but some students will complete the course much faster. Is there a required textbook for self-paced courses?

What are some good practices in studying math textbook?

A math textbook teaches you concepts and techniques rather than telling you a story….Work through examples.

• Don’t just skim (or worse, skip!) the examples.
• Read with a pencil and paper in your hand and when you get to an example, work it out!
• When checking your work, make sure you understand each step and why.

How are textbooks used in schools?

The function of a textbook is essentially to guide the teaching and learning of the curriculum in a particular subject. Against the backdrop of poor teacher context knowledge, textbooks play a fundamental role in supplementing teachers’ knowledge deficits.

What is the best way to study math?

The nine strategies included in this guide are:

1. Make a study schedule.
2. Maintain a mathematics notebook.
3. Read your textbook prior to class.
4. Do textbook examples.
5. Write the mathematical procedures.
6. Re-visit previously-studied concepts.
7. Summarize concepts and procedures.
8. Re-read prior to a quiz or test.

Can I use AOPs books as textbooks for online classes?

Thanks. [Disclosure/context: I teach online classes for AoPS which use their books as the textbooks. However, the opinions expressed here are my own and I am not speaking for AoPS.] The AoPS subject books (Prealgebra, Introduction to Algebra, etc) are meant to be stand-alone textbooks which you can learn from without using another textbook.

Is the AOPs curriculum available online?

Much of the AoPS Curriculum is now available online. Our online books integrate the texts with the AoPS Community, Alcumus , and AoPS videos . Our Beast Academy curriculum offers math beasts in grades 2-5 engaging comic books, practice books, and an online learning system.

How to get the most out of an AOPs book?

To get the most out of an AoPS book (or pretty much any other math book), do the problems. Seriously, do them. I can’t stress this enough. Spend a good chunk of time trying all the problems at the beginning of each section, before you move on to read their solutions.

Why choose AOPs?

Since 1993, AoPS has helped hundreds of thousands of passionate students succeed in the classroom and beyond. We know that learning math means more than memorizing formulas or doing lots of simple calculations quickly.