Algebra Textbook Review

1. Algebra Textbook Review By Jennifer Hurt

2. Books • Title: Introductory Algebra 2 • Publication Date: 1969 • Title: Algebra 1 A Modern Course • Publication Date: 1970 • Title: Algebra 2 and Trigonometry • Publication Date: 1980 • Title: Algebra 1 an Integrated Approach • Publication Date: 1997 • Why These Books?

3. Support Materials in the 1969 Textbook • Summary of terms • Answer Key to sample problem but not exercise problems • Chapter Summary • Chapter Review • One Table • Oral and Written Exercises • Index

4. Support Materials in the 1970 Textbook • Tables at the end of the chapters • No Answer Key • Index

5. Support Materials in the 1980 Textbook • Symbols Table • Index • Answer Key • Formula Table • Metric Table • Many other Tables • Glossary of Terms

6. Support Materials in the 1997 Textbook • Geometry Notes • Technology Notes • Glossary of Terms • Index • Answer Key

7. Chapter Characteristics • The number of chapters and what was covered in the chapters stayed pretty much the same over the years. • The one most noticeable difference was that towards the end of the book higher level math was added as the years went by. • All the textbooks had around 14-16 chapters that were divided into sections of a specific interest.

8. Career Information • The older textbooks didn’t really have career information. • It seemed that the 1997 textbook had the most career information. • The 1997 textbook also tied the career information with what was being taught in that chapter. • In the other books they have little career information and it doesn’t seem to be tied with what is being taught.

9. Look of the Textbook • The 1969, 1970, and 1980 textbooks were bland and have few pictures if any. • The 1997 textbook is very vibrant and entertaining. • The 1997 textbook has many colorful pictures, graphs, and diagrams. • Definitions are highlighted in all the books.

10. Look of the Textbook • In the 1980 and 1997 book important Rules are highlighted. • The 1980 and 1997 book has sections within the chapter that can be used to assess the child. • The 1997 book has many areas for assessment like the Chapter Review, Chapter Assessment, Cumulative Review, and Standardized Test.

11. Quadratic Functions in the 1969 Textbook • Little Reading • Lots of Problem Solving • Well Explained Vocabulary • Examples • Questions Are The Way To Teach • Oral Exercises • Written Exercises • Terms

12. Quadratic Functions in the 1970 Textbook • Basic Information • Questions • Highlighted Definitions • Real Life Based Exercises of Many Parts • Word Problems • Sample Problems With Solutions

13. Quadratic Functions in the 1980 Textbook • Vocabulary • Formulas and Rules presented • Lots of Reading • Reading is at a High Grade Level • Thoroughly Explained Examples • Teacher Assessment Problems • Student Test to Assess Self

14. Quadratic Functions in the 1997 Textbook • Lots of Vocabulary • Lots of Reading • Lots of Assessment Problems • Thoroughly explained Example Problems • Chapter Review Problems • Chapter Assessment Test • Standardized Test • Cumulative Review Problems • Projects • Computer Problems • Technology Problems • Career Information

15. Technology in the Textbooks • The 1969,1970, and the 1980 textbook had no technology references to support the learning. • The 1997 textbook had many technological references including Internet references, the use of the graphing calculator, Spreadsheet, and other computer programs.