Jacob's Geometry - scheduling question

[naturalmom]

I've looked at the syllabus on Dr. Callahan's site. The early weeks seem to do just a few lessons in the book:
Week 3: Chapter 2, lessons 1-2
Week 4: Chapter 2, lessons 3-4
Week 5: Chapter 2, lessons 5-6; Ch. 2 algebra review

But some of the later weeks have a lot more lessons:
Week 12: Chapter 6, lessons 1-6; Ch. 6 algebra review
Week 19: Ch. 11, lessons 1-7; Ch. 11 algebra review


Is this due to the relative difficulty/importance of these lessons? Did anyone follow the syllabus - if so, did it make sense when you were doing it?

[Therese]

I'm not familiar with the syllabus you name, but I can give you a comparison.

Are you using the third edition of Jacob's? If so, the syllabus you mentioned moves at a slower pace than does Laura Berquist's/MODG's. In MODG's, week covers ch. 2, lessons 3-6 plus Summary & Review. By week 12 students do ch. 7, lessons 2-6. I have noticed that some lessons are done over two days, but not in the first three chapters. In the first twelve weeks only two lessons from chapter 4, one lesson from chapter 6 and one lessons from chapter 7 are spread over two days.

[hswarden]

I would write to Dr. Callahan about that. It does seem odd to me too.
By the way, I once wrote to Harold Jacobs to ask him how many problems he thought a student should do in each lesson, and he sent me a list of each lesson & the problems he would assign, for a "regular" class and an "honors" class. If anybody wants a look at it, I could try to find it and email it to you.

[AngieW in Texas]

I saved the post that hswarden mentioned, so I know I can get my hands on it. I'm using it right now. My dd just started Geometry two weeks ago.

[naturalmom]

I'd love to have that, because that's another question I have about the text.

Is it on the forums?

[Myra]

I'd like a copy also as we're doing Jacob's Geometry in the Fall.

[Ruth in Canada]

Knowing how many problems to assign is always my biggest challenge.

[AngieW in Texas]

Here it is:

First Semester
Assignment Regular \ Honors
1 Intro Pp. 2-5 #1-7 \ Pp. 2-5 #1-7
2 1-1 Pp. 10-11 #1-24 \ Pp. 10-11 #1-27
3 1-2 Pp. 15-16 #1-23 \ Pp. 15-17 #1-19, 24-34
4 1-3 Page 21 #1-18 \ Pp. 21-22 #12-34
5 1-4 Pp. 26-28 #1-9, 17-28 \ Pp. 26-29 #1-9, 17-36
6 1-5 Pp. 31-32 #1-12 \ Pp. 31-34 #1-15
7 1-R Pp. 36-38 #1-8, 18-30 \ Pp. 36-38 #1-30
8 AR Page 40 #1-50 \ Page 40 #1-50
9 2-1 Pp. 43-44 #1-11, 14-30 \ Pp. 43-45 #7-17, 21-33
10 2-2 Pp. 47-48 #1-17, 22-23 \ Pp. 48-49 #5-17, 22-27, 31-33
11 2-3 Pp. 52-53 #1-20 \ Pp. 52-54 #1-16, 19, 20, 22-28
12 2-4 Pp. 57-58 #1-5, 9-16 \ Pp. 57-59 #1-5, 9-15, 18-21
13 2-5 Pp. 61-63 #1-25 \ Pp. 61-64 #1-18, 32-41
14 2-6 Pp. 67-69 #1-20, 24-25, 29-33 \ Pp. 67-70 #1-5, 11-20, 34-43
15 2-R Pp. 71-74 #1-21, 34-36, 40-43 \ Pp. 71-74 #17-43, 50
16 AR Page 76 #1-16, 17-31 odd \ Page 76 #1-16, 17-31 odd
17 3-1 Pp. 80-81 #1-12, 20-30 \ Pp. 80-82 #1-10, 18-30, 36, 44-46
18 3-2 Pp. 86-89 #1-22, 29-31, 37-41 \ Pp. 86-89 #1-11, 16-28, 42-44, 47
19 3-3 Pp. 93-95 #1-15, 21-33 \ Pp. 93-97 #1-7, 16-20, 34-43, 54
20 3-4 Pp. 100-101 #1-30 \ Pp. 100-104 #1-6, 10-14, 31-36, 41-47
21 3-5 Pp. 107-108 #1-31 \ Pp. 107-109 #1-7, 15-22, 40-46
22 3-6 Pp. 112-114 #1-33 \ Pp. 112-115 #7-10, 16-20, 40-43, 46-48
23 3-7 Pp. 119-121 #1-22, 39-43 \ Pp. 119-121 #1-8, 23-42, 44
24 3-R Pp. 124-125 #1-31 \ Pp. 124-128 #17-20, 26-31, 34-40, 43-49
25 AR Page 130 #1-24 \ Page 130 #1-24
26 4-1 Pp. 134-136 #1-22, 26-30 \ Pp. 134-138 #16-25, 31-39, 47-49
27 4-2 Pp. 141-143 #1-19, 25-38 \ Pp. 141-144 #1-7, 20-24, 37-54
28 4-3 Pp. 148-149 #1-21 \ Pp. 148-149 #1-26
29 4-3 Pp. 149-150 #27-32, 38-42 \ Pp. 149-150 #27-47
30 4-4 Page 153 #1-25 \ Pp. 154-155 #26-30, 32, 47-48
31 4-5 Pp. 159-160 #1-26, 33, 34 \ Pp. 159-162 #7-17, 33, 34, 41-48
32 4-6 Pp. 165-166 #1-25 \ Pp. 165-167 #1-35
33 4-7 Pp. 172-173 #1-29 \ Pp. 172-175 #1-8, 22-29, 34-40
34 4-R Pp. 176-179 #1-24, 48 \ Pp. 176-180 #1-11, 25-34, 49-51
35 AR Page 182 #1-25 \ Page 182 #1-25
36 5-1 Pp. 186-188 #1-31, 45 \ Pp. 186-189 #5-19, 26-31, 41-46, 48
37 5-2 Pp. 192-193 #1-31 \ Pp. 192-194 #1-18, 32-47
38 5-3 Pp. 197-198 #1-22, 29-35 \ Pp. 197-199 #1-13, 23-44, 50
39 5-4 Pp. 202-203 #1-16, 21-31 \ Pp. 202-204 #6-23, 32, 44-48
40 5-R Pp. 206-208 #1-30 \ Pp. 206-209 #9-14, 31-36, 41-49
41 AR Page 210 #1-19 \ Page 210 #1-19
42 6-1 Pp. 214-217 #1-27, 38-41 \ Pp. 214-216 #1-20, 28-41
43 6-2 Pp. 221-223 #1-23, 29-30 \ Pp. 221-224 #1-3, 7-16, 24-28, 31-39
44 6-3 Pp. 226-228 #1-28 \ Pp. 226-229 #1-18, 29-45
45 6-4 Pp. 232-234 #1-27 \ Pp. 232-235 #1-7, 13-16, 34-35, 45-50
46 6-5 Pp. 238-239 #1-30 \ Pp. 238-240 #1-18, 31-45
47 6-6 Pp. 245-247 #1-30 \ Pp. 245-248 #1-17, 31-40, 51-54
48 6-R Pp. 250-252 #1-28 \ Pp. 250-254 #1-5, 20-24, 29-32, 43-53,55
49 AR Page 256 #1-20 \ Page 256 #1-20
50 7-1 Pp. 260-262 #1-36 \ Pp. 260-263 #1-15, 28-55
51 7-2 Pp. 267-269 #1-23, 31-41 \ Pp. 267-269 #1-3, 10-30, 42-50
52 7-3 Pp. 272-273 #1-30 \ Pp. 272-275 #1-21, 31-32, 36-46
53 7-4 Pp. 277-280 #1-25, 40-46 \ Pp. 277-280 #1-18, 26-39, 47-48
54 7-5 Pp. 282-284 #1-33 \ Pp. 282-285 #1-7, 16-33, 43-52
55 7-6 Pp. 288-289 #1-26 \ Pp. 288-290 #1-15, 27-41
56 7-R Pp. 292-294 #1-35 \ Pp. 292-295 #9-16, 36-58
57 AR Page 296 #1-32 \ Page 296 #1-32
58 8-1 Pp. 300-303 #1-24, 47-49 \ Pp. 300-304 #1-7, 22-41, 47-58
59 8-2 Pp. 308-309 #1-25 \ Pp. 308-310 #1-5, 21-39
60 8-3 Pp. 314-315 #1-20, 26-32 \ Pp. 314-316 #1-13, 26-40
61 8-4 Pp. 321-322 #1-28 \ Pp. 321-324 #1-11, 29-51
62 8-R Pp. 325-327 #1-27 \ Pp. 325-329 #1-6, 19-22, 28-33, 44-50
63 MR Pp. 330-331 #1-39 \ Pp. 333-335 #72-102
64 MR Pp. 331-333 #40-71 \ Pp. 335-336 #103-125


Second Semester
1 9-1 Pp. 340-341 #1-34 \ Pp. 340-342 #1-6, 13-19, 25-45
2 9-2 Pp. 345-348 #1-21, 30-35 \ Pp. 345-348 #1-10, 28-46
3 9-3 Pp. 353-355 #1-28 \ Pp. 353-357 #1-14, 29-34, 46-54
4 9-4 Pp. 360-362 #1-24, 30-36 \ Pp. 360-364 #1-16, 30-36, 43-53
5 9-5 Pp. 367-368 #1-22 \ Pp. 367-368 #1-32
6 9-5 Pp. 368-369 #23-40 \ Pp. 368-370 #33-51
7 9-R Pp. 371-373 #1-32 \ Pp. 371-375 #1-7, 27-38, 41-52
8 AR Page 376 #1-15 \ Page 376 #1-15
9 10-1 Pp. 380-384 #1-26, 48-52 \ Pp. 380-384 #1-8, 27-40, 48-52
10 10-2 Pp. 387-389 #1-23 \ Pp. 387-391 #9-23, 35-40, 48-51
11 10-3 Pp. 394-396 #1-21, 29-33 \ Pp. 394-397 #1-6, 18-25, 29-33, 41-48
12 10-4 Pp. 401-403 #1-24 \ Pp. 401-403 #1-30
13 10-4 Pp. 403-405 #25-36, 43-47 \ Pp. 404-405 #31-48
14 10-5 Pp. 409-411 #1-24, 35-39 \ Pp. 409-412 #1-18, 31-50
15 10-6 Pp. 416-417 #1-31 \ Pp. 417-419 #25-55
16 10-R Pp. 421-423 #1-28, 39 \ Pp. 421-424 #1-4, 11-14, 34-50
17 AR Page 425 #1-10 \ Page 425 #1-10
18 AR Page 426 #1-25 odd \ Page 426 #1-25 odd
19 11-1 Pp. 430-432 #1-31, 48-51 \ Pp. 430-432 #1-19, 31-37, 46-51
20 11-2 Pp. 436-437 #1-30 \ Pp. 436-439 #1-6, 18-36, 47-52
21 11-3 Pp. 443-445 #1-31 \ Pp. 443-447 #1-22, 38-52
22 11-4 Pp. 450-452 #1-21, 29-34, 39-43 \ Pp. 450-453 #1-9, 29-34, 44-47, 55-58
23 11-5 Pp. 456-458 #1-28, 36-40 \ Pp. 456-460 #7-12, 23-28, 43-46, 54-60
24 11-6 Pp. 463-465 #1-35 \ Pp. 463-467 #1-10, 17-22, 52-67
25 11-7 Pp. 471-472 #1-13, 15, 16 \ Pp. 471-472 #1-12, 15, 18-24
26 11-7 Pp. 471-473 #14, 17-24, 31-36 \ Pp. 473-474 #25-30, 34-49
27 11-R Pp. 476-477 #1-22, 29-34 \ Pp. 476-480 #1-10, 15-20, 42-47,54-55,61-64
28 AR Page 482 #1-20 \ Page 482 #1-10, 21-30
29 12-1 Pp. 486-489 #1-29, 37-39 \ Pp. 487-490 #16-39, 43-47
30 12-2 Pp. 493-495 #1-28, 35-38 \ Pp. 493-495 #8-23, 29-45
31 12-3 Pp. 500-502 #1-29, 40-42 \ Pp. 500-503 #8-13, 30-36, 40-43, 45
32 12-4 Pp. 506-508 #1-25, 33-34 \ Pp. 506-509 #6-25, 33-34, 43-47, 55-58
33 12-5 Pp. 512-513 #1-32 \ Pp. 512-514 #1-16, 27-48
34 12-6 Pp. 517-519 #1-27 \ Pp. 517-521 #1-10, 18-21, 28-37, 53
35 12-R Pp. 523-525 #1-26, 39-44 \ Pp. 523-526 #9-16, 32-50, 55-62
36 AR Page 528 #1-23 odd \ Page 528 #1-23 odd
37 13-1 Pp. 532-534 #1-21, 26-32 \ Pp. 532-535 #15-25, 41-53
38 13-2 Pp. 538-539 #1-29, 31 \ Pp. 538-540 #1-2, 13-17, 29, 31-41
39 13-3 Pp. 544-545 #1-30 \ Pp. 544-546 #1-8, 27-58
40 13-4 Pp. 550-551 #1-31 \ Pp. 550-552 #1-19, 32-46
41 13-5 Pp. 557-559 #1-14, 21-27, 34-36 \ Pp. 557-559 #1-9, 25-33, 37-47
42 13-6 Pp. 562-563 #1-34 \ Pp. 562-564 #6-42
43 13-R Pp. 566-569 #1-27, 50 \ Pp. 567-570 #14-22, 36-46, 51-59
44 14-1 Pp. 574-576 #1-28 \ Pp. 574-577 #1-17, 29-32, 44-50
45 14-2 Pp. 581-582 #1-32 \ Pp. 581-584 #1-9, 33-58
46 14-3 Pp. 587-588 #1-28 \ Pp. 587-589 #1-7, 20-40
47 14-4 Pp. 593-595 #1-25, 28-34 \ Pp. 593-597 #1-6, 15-18, 35-42, 52-63
48 14-5 Pp. 600-602 #1-21, 31-36 \ Pp. 600-604 #1-5, 17-24, 31-38, 47-52
49 14-6 Pp. 606-609 #1-25, 34-40 \ Pp. 606-610 #5-14, 26-40, 47-56
50 14-R Pp. 612-614 #1-31 \ Pp. 612-616 #4-17, 21-22, 32-43, 50-54
51 15-1 Pp. 620-622 #1-30 \ Pp. 620-623 #1-12, 24-43
52 15-2 Pp. 630-631 #1-31 \ Pp. 630-632 #9-19, 29-47
53 15-3 Pp. 635-637 #1-28 \ Pp. 635-638 #4-15, 29-37, 42-49
54 15-4 Pp. 642-644 #1-15, 26-37 \ Pp. 642-646 #10-15, 29-46, 50-53, 61-62
55 15-5 Pp. 649-650 #1-26 \ Pp. 649-651 #1-12, 18-32
56 15-6 Pp. 656-658 #1-31 \ Pp. 656-660 #10-18, 32-35, 42-62
57 15-7 Pp. 665-667 #1-27 \ Pp. 665-669 #1-6, 19-31, 44-49
58 15-8 Pp. 672-676 #1-28, 57-60 \ Pp. 672-676 #1-18, 44-50, 57-60
59 15-9 Pp. 678-680 #1-36 \ Pp. 678-681 #1-11, 20-46
60 15-R Pp. 684-687 #1-24, 46-48 \ Pp. 684-687 #1-6, 20-24, 32-42, 49-56
61 16-1 Pp. 692-694 #1-28, 41-43 \ Pp. 692-695 #1-30, 41-50
62 16-2 Pp. 698-700 #1-28, 31-35 \ Pp. 698-700 #7-28, 31-41
63 16-3 Pp. 704-705 #1-34 \ Pp. 704-706 #1-40
64 16-4 Pp. 709-710 #1-30 \ Pp. 709-711 #1-30, 33-34
65 16-R Pp. 714-717 #1-24, 42-43 \ Pp. 714-717 #1-24, 31-35, 42-43
66 FR Pp. 718-720 #1-46 \ Pp. 718-721 #10-24, 27-46, 51-63
67 FR Pp. 720-722 #47-82 \ Pp. 721-724 #64-101
68 FR Pp. 723-726 #83-101, 134-140 \ Pp. 724-726 #102-140

[naturalmom]

This is just perfect! It will help me a lot this fall:) Thanks for posting it.
Trish

[Farmgirl70]

Thanks, Angie! This will be interesting and helpful as we move into Jacobs' Geometry soon!

[tedearly]

Thanks, Angie.

[Therese]

Wow! Thank you so much! I've always had my children do every problem. My dd who is half-way through the text will also thank you when she hears that she doesn't have to do every problem.

[Mothering7]

Thanks for sharing the schedule. :)

[babysparkler]

Thanks, Angie! Anyone know of a similar list for Jacob's Algebra?

[AngieW in Texas]

For Jacobs Algebra, you do set 1 and then either set 2 or set 3. Sets 2 and 3 have the exact same types of problems. They just use different numbers. I always assigned sets 1 and 3 because it annoyed me to have to check the answers to the set 2 problems in the back of the student text. I didn't like flipping back and forth.

The reason he has two sets that are virtually identical (except for the numbers used in the problems) is so you have a whole other set of problems you can assign if your student is having difficulty with the lesson.

The set 4 problems are extra credit.

[babysparkler]

For Jacobs Algebra, you do set 1 and then either set 2 or set 3. Sets 2 and 3 have the exact same types of problems. They just use different numbers. I always assigned sets 1 and 3 because it annoyed me to have to check the answers to the set 2 problems in the back of the student text. I didn't like flipping back and forth.

The reason he has two sets that are virtually identical (except for the numbers used in the problems) is so you have a whole other set of problems you can assign if your student is having difficulty with the lesson.

The set 4 problems are extra credit.

Thanks! That is very helpful :)

[anissarobert]

Thanks Angie. My dd has been doing every problem in all three sets. She will be thrilled to cut back some.

[tnmomofboys]

Thanks Angie! I don't know what I would do without all the help I find here on the WTM boards.

[Ruth in WA]

Angie, another thank you for posting. I will need to use the geometry assignemnt schedule this fall.

Ruth

[NCKaren]

Someone posted a suggested problem list for Jacobs Geometry. Is this for the 2nd or 3rd edition?


Thanks,
Karen

[kpupg]

Wow, thank you so much for posting this. I filed it away for future use :)
Karen

[AngieW in Texas]

The schedule I posted above goes with the 3rd edition.

[NCKaren]

Thanks! The list is great.

Karen