Trig rec's? Physics?

[Chris in VA]

Here's the newest plan for ds18--I think we are going to try to graduate him at the end of Fall semester. If he takes math this summer with Dad, and continues it in the Fall, he'll have his 4th year. He is not mathy at all, and having Dad teach him Algebra 2 has been a godsend. He's actually learning, and the stress is off me!
Ds will be 19 in Sept, and will be a senior--we held him back in 3rd grade. I think, with taking math this summer and fall, and with two community college courses, he should have enough credits to graduate in the Fall. I'll also make him do some sort of other core for that semester, and just speed it up--probably Government and a lit course, because he can do some prelim reading this summer and we'll go thru it more quickly. Then he can do a full semester at CC before he goes off to 4 year college in the fall of 2009.

Anyway, can someone recommend a Trig course or whatever would come after Algebra 2, that isn't terribly demanding, but still is high school level? Dad will teach him about 3-4 times a week, and he'd have 26 weeks or so to do it (he'll double up some lessons to get them all in). I'm going for 120 hrs for a full credit (this is light for us, but I'm ok with it).

I'd have him do a Consumer Math, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be accepted at the school he wants--I think he has to have 3 credits of math, Algebra 1,2 and Trig, or above.

Also, any Physics rec's? Again, not terribly mathy kid here--and we have to do it quickly. Perhaps another science rec?

[Sharon in MD]

Or did you mean is trig needed to do physics? Or did I completely misunderstand? Thinkwells videos on Trig are pretty good. If you subscribe at Thinkwell just as an individual, I think you get the same access to the course without the extra cost that they now charge for "homeschool"...I'm not really sure as I haven't purchased a subscription with them since they made those pricing changes.

Most high school Physics courses require solid AL II and some trig to complete. But I've heard that Conceptual Physics by Hewitt(?) is good and not mathy. I don't think you would need the trig at all for it, from what I've heard. We use Apologia, but it is really pretty math intensive.

Physics is not required for graduation that I know of. You could do some other science I think. But, do check the requirements of the schools your son is interested in to be sure. You wouldn't want to find out later that you didn't meet some requirement that they have.

[Maverick]

I'm planning to use Conceptual Physics next year with my high school sophomore. It does not require a great deal of math--as the title suggests it is concept-centered rather than problem solving-centered. A good trig text is one by Lial and Hornsby. I believe the newest edition is the 8th but I'm sure you could use an older one that would be much cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321227360/ref=nosim/coffeeresearch26013-20

[Chris in VA]

I'm looking for a Trig or Pre-cal recommendation, and a Physics or other upper science rec. Ds has done Apologia Bio, Chem, and Astronomy Today with a physical geology semester.

I was thinking Teaching Textbooks might be an easy one he could do with the help of his dad. But I don't know if it really is alright.

[Sharon in MD]

I don't know about the trig and pre-calc, other than the fairly tough road we've chosen....

If you are uncertain about what kind of support you or your husband can provide, I think I'd lean toward something like TT or some thing of that sort.

Not much help I know....sorry