What to do after Algebra 2?

[Chris in PA]

I am hoping that you all can help me out. My dd will be going into 11th grade in the fall. She wants to go to nursing school to be a labor and delivery nurse. I am having a math dilema with her. She has completed Saxon Algebra 1, Saxon Algebra 2, and TT geometry. I have the Larson Precalculus without Limits text in front of me. I am wondering if all this is necessary. Would I be better served solidifying her algebra skills? She is good at math and it is her favorite subject. Nursing school only requires math through Algebra 2. Could I do a College Algebra with her? If I would do that, is there a text anyone could recommend? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Susan C.]

My son just finished freshman college, in calculus 1, there were nursing students in there.... might want to check :)

I think if it were me, I would split the precalc. into two years, doing the trig. part one year, and the college algebra another.

[Jane in NC]

Yes, check with the nursing program.

One of the universities at which I taught required nursing students to have a statistics course.

[Blue Hen]

Yes, check with the nursing program.

One of the universities at which I taught required nursing students to have a statistics course.

That's what I would suggest Jane. AP Statistics as the next math course. When I taught Statistics at college the fall class, every-other-year, was filled with nursing students--30 or so students.

If you want to chat more about the course I teach through PA HS'ers just pm me or check out their website. You can check this posting too. (http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1011691#poststop)

Carole

[SusanAR]

Will she be pursuing her BSN? If so, she may need statistics and pre-calculus. I got my bachelor's degree yeaaaarss ago (and later worked on my MSN). I took calculus I and statistics. She certainly needs to have a strong background in Chemistry (I'm sure you already know this:001_smile:)- it caused many of the nursing students to drop out of the program.

susan

[Chris in PA]

Thanks for the advice. I have decided we are going to go with the Larson Precalculus text and take it slowly. If it takes us two years then so be it. I have the Dana Mosely dvds to go with it and hopefully it will work for her. I watched the first lesson and he explains things really well.

Blessings