TMM Monomials
1. What is TheMath Map: Monomials?
The Math Map is a classical Christian math curriculum developed by Leigh Bortins and ClassicalConversations that has a 13-year sequence and a 30-week scope. The Math Map is designed to help families seek God through mathematics while equipping students for all levels of future math studies. Organized by dimension, students are introduced to the grammar of arithmetic, geometry, and algebra, given the opportunity to practice skills through the dialectic of problem-solving, and encouraged to become rhetorical in key foundational concepts of mathematics.
The Math Map: Monomials is the level of the Math Map that uses single-term polynomials as the domain for calculations. The Monomials domain correlates to Challenge B.
2. What does the Math Map: Monomials look like?
The Math Map: Monomials is a set of 30 booklets that represent 30 lessons to be completed over the 30-week period described in the Challenge guide. Each booklet is designed to be self-contained, with lesson pages, reference charts, and solutions included. The booklets are 3-hole punched for ease of organizing in binders. The MathMap: Monomials is sold as a shrink-wrapped set with individual booklets available for purchase to download if a replacement of a single booklet is needed.
3. Who will use this resource?
The Math Map: Monomials is designed for use by students, Tutors, and families in the Challenge B program. Students in later Challenge years may use The Math Map: Monomials when a review of basic algebraic operations is needed.
4. What age(s) is this resource intended for?
The Math Map:Monomials is designed for use by students, Tutors, and families in the Challenge B program. Students in later Challenge years may use The Math Map:Monomials when a review of basic algebraic operations is needed.
5. Whichprogram(s) can use this resource?
The Math Map:Monomials is designed for use by students, Tutors, and families in the Challenge B program. Students in later Challenge years may use The Math Map:Monomials when a review of basic algebraic operations is needed.
6. Which strand (if applicable) is this product used in?
The Math Map: Monomials is a required resource for the Logic strand in Challenge B.
7. How long will it take to use this resource?
The Math Map: Monomials is designed to be used one booklet per week during the Challenge B program and will take 30 weeks to complete. Parents may use the materials to provide additional practice and review beyond the 30-week Challenge B program.
8. Do students work through the entire resource in one year?
Yes, The MathMap: Monomials is designed to be completed within the 30 weeks of the Challenge B program.
9. What is the cost of this product?
$119
10. Do families need any additional supplies to beable to use the resource?
The booklets of The Math Map: Monomials are designed to be self-contained, including an exordium, reference charts, and solutions. Purchasing flashcards to use with The Math Map: Monomials will help families be most successful. Families have access to an online resource, The Math Map Companion, through CCConnected.
11. May siblings share the resource?
Though designed to be consumable, families may share The Math Map: Monomials booklets by doing all work on separate paper. Materials may not be duplicated for use with additional students.
Students at different levels should use the domain most appropriate to their level. Pagesare laid out across domains so that siblings will work with similar exercisesusing different domains.
12. Is the resource consumable?
The Math Map: Monomials is designed to be consumable,though families may choose not to write in the booklets, thus allowing them to be reused.
13. Is there any difficult or dark subject matter?
The Math Mapseeks to provide a hospitable invitation to the Math Conversation, using art and a clear mapping of the subject to overcome any previous reluctance by parents to lead math education in their homes.
14. What has changed from the previous edition?
This is the first edition of The Math Map:Monomials.
15. Does this replace another product or resource?
The Math Map: Monomials replaces Saxon Algebra 1/2 for Challenge B. Saxon Algebra 1/2 will remain available for Challenge I families for one year.
16. How is this product used in community?
The Math Map: Monomials is required for the logic strand in Challenge B. Students will use The Math Map: Monomials in class and at home. When the full rollout of The Math Map is complete, all students will have access to an appropriate domain of The Math Map and communities will be able to share in a common math conversation.
17. When will the product be available? (internal)
The Math Map: Monomials is scheduled to be available in the bookstore beginning April 1st, 2025.
18. Will this product be available for pre-order? (internal)
No. There are no plans to have a pre-order for The Math Map: Monomials.
19. What languages is this product being released in?
English.
20. Will it be available in other languages in the future?
The long-term goal is to have The Math Map: Monomials available in otherlanguages, but there is no timeline yet.
21. Is this a required resource?
Yes. Students enrolled in Challenge B must have The Math Map: Monomials to participate in the Logic strand of community.
22. Will the previous edition continue to be available/usable?
This is the first edition. The previous resource (Saxon Algebra 1/2) will remain available in the bookstore for Challenge I parents while supplies last.
23. Will we sell down current stock of the old edition? (internal)
This is the first edition. The previous resource (Saxon Algebra 1/2) will remain available in the bookstore for Challenge I parents while supplies last.
24. What sources were consulted for this resource?
The Math Map teamd eveloped the curriculum based on years of experience teaching mathematics with a wide range of curricular choices. References such as Wolfram MathWorld were used to determine preferred notation when multiple options were available.
25. Does this resource contain religious material?
The purpose of the curriculum is to help families to discover God through mathematics. Specifically, each booklet of TheMath Map: Monomials has a piece of art, a quotation, and a reflection that come from a variety of sources, including the Bible. Each booklet contains an essay, “A Contribution to the Conversation,” which connects the topic of the booklet to the art, quotation, and reflection with the purpose of helping students and families help to see the spiritual connections in the topic. In The Math Map Companion, a series of essays called TheTravelogue unites spiritual understanding with the examination of mathdimensionality.
26. If Scripture is used, which version of the Bible is used?
Currently, scripture references in The MathMap: Monomials and The Compass are in KJV, ESV, or NASB.
28. Will there be a director or bulk order discount for this product? (internal)
No, there will be no discounts on The Math Map: Monomials.
29. Why is this product being used/added/replaced?
Due to the proprietary nature of Saxon Mathematics, Classical Conversations cannot provide support or training or create derivative products in support of the current materials. In 2017, Leigh Bortins began to develop a new curriculum based on Christian principles and classical methods of education that can be fully supported by Classical Conversations through additional materials and online resources.
30. Is the product available to the public for purchase?
There are no restrictions on the purchase of The Math Map: Monomials. The curriculum is intended for use by families enrolled in Classical ConversationsCommunities, and only those families have access to support for the materials. This includes access to The Math Map Companion, which is only available to members of CC Connected who have paid their tuition for a CC Community.