Elementary Algebra

My son and I are enjoying Harold Jacobs Algebra so much. We work through the lessons together. This math book isnt about just regurgitating facts, or equations. It really makes you think and problem solve. This is, hands down, the most enjoyable math textbook Ive encountered. Its well used and loved in our homeschool.

I bought this after reading a few reviews (of the older editions) and having my son read through a few of the beginning pages. He was excited because it seemed like a "fun" textbook. I am not a fan of Algebra so I was really hoping it would be something he could do on his own. After a few weeks of using it, neither of us were impressed or happy with it. The Solutions (answer) book had a lot of mistakes which caused me to second-guess everything I graded for my son. At times the instructions were lacking so he went searching for help via Khan Academy. We had to call CBD and ask for a new textbook as the one we received had several pages missing and a few sections repeated. CBD was great at getting us a new book ASAP. MasterBooks is offering more curriculum, but sadly their editing is lacking. This was the third item from their company that had issues with the answers. I am hoping to get some of my money back by trying to resell it this coming spring because I can no longer return it. We have since gone back to Saxon.