| The class sounds ok and isn't dumbed down math. It has some precalculus in it. Also, some of the discrete math topics (graphs and recursion) are not in the normal precalculus curriculum, so these are above and beyond what the honors kids see. What is the description for the class that follows this class? Does it complete precalculus (does it look a lot like the topics in honors precalculus)? I suspect it does, and if that's the case, I think this may well be the best way to go.
In a sense, instead of a precalculus-calculus track, they would be slowing precalculus down to maybe 1.5 years. However, there is not enough precalculus content to spread over two years, so they've added the discrete math component. It could be very good.
As I said, I wouldn't worry about the "most rigorous" box. Your son needs to learn math at a pace he's comfortable with. As someone else said, math is cumulative, so it's really important to learn it well. He would also get to calculus this way too, and probably be better prepared for it. |