Saxon Math is easy to plan and rewarding to teach. The focus on providing teachers with strategies for developing an understanding of HOW and WHY math works builds a solid foundation for higher-level mathematics. - Publisher.

Algebra 1 covers all the topics in a first-year algebra course and builds the algebraic foundtion essential for all students to solve increasingly complex problems. Higher order thinking skills use real-world applications, reasoning and justification to make connections to math strands. Algebra 1 focuses on algebraic thinking and multiple representations -- verbal, numeric, symbolic, and graphical. Graphing calculator labs model mathematical situations. - Publisher.