Denison Algebra 1 is designed specifically to help students who dislike, struggle with, stress out about, or simply don’t care for math. If your student dreads math, has completed a pre-algebra course but isn’t sure he or she “got it,” or if the student is at a point where he or she just needs to get through algebra 1, Denison Algebra 1 is right for you.

If your student can add, subtract, multiply, and divide regular numbers and has some experience with fractions, decimals, and percents, they are ready for this course. Even if they aren’t good at the previously mentioned skills, having some general experience with them is sufficient. If your student has taken pre-algebra (in any way, shape, or form), they are ready for this course. If your child is in 8^th grade (or even 9^th) and has time for a pre-algebra course, that would be recommended. However, pre-algebra is not required for Denison Algebra 1.

We also have a Placement Test available to help you gauge if your student would be better suited in pre-algebra or algebra 1.

Pre-algebra is designed to strengthen the arithmetic skills students learned in elementary and middle school, such as operations with numbers, decimals, fractions, and percents, etc. It also introduces students to beginning algebra concepts so they are not brand new when students see them in algebra 1. Denison Algebra 1 has been written assuming a student has either not had a good experience with pre-algebra, has forgotten most or all of what they learned in pre-algebra, or displays a great deal of reticence toward math in general. This course is also beneficial for students who really need to take algebra 1 but have not yet taken a pre-algebra course of any kind.

We also have a Placement Test available to help you determine if your student would benefit from taking Denison Pre-Algebra, however, as mentioned above pre-algebra is not a prerequisite for this course.

Yes. This course is designed to take a struggling student through an entire algebra 1 course without the need for a tutor or additional instructor.