Developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics
Project, UCSMP Algebra is distributed by the Wright Group/McGraw-Hill. Address: 220 East Danieldale Road, DeSoto,
TX 75115. Email: WrightGroup@McGraw-Hill.com.
Web:
https://www.wrightgroup.com/ucsmp/index.html?PHPSESSID=5
0e67838d5e498ac7fed20fc7acf10ea&gid=228. Telephone:
(800) 523-2371.
The first edition of UCSMP Algebra was developed and tested between 1985 and 1988, and the second edition was developed and tested between 1992 and 1994. The third edition was developed and tested between 2005 and 2007 and is now available through the Wright Group/McGraw-Hill. According to the developers at the University of Chicago, 3.5 to 4 million students in elementary, middle, and high schools are currently using UCSMP materials and curricula. The number of students using only UCSMP Algebra is not available.
The UCSMP Algebra course includes the student book, teacher’s edition book and teacher resources, assessment resources, and technology resources. Almost all lessons in the student book contain activities, full examples, guided examples, and “quiz yourself” questions to create a more active classroom. Questions in each lesson cover the lesson concepts, extensions and applications of those concepts, and previous lessons. The teacher’s edition book contains additional examples as well as suggestions for differentiation to accommodate the broad population of students in algebra courses. Computer algebra system (CAS) technology is used in the classroom to aid in the development of properties and skills, and graphing calculators are used to complete assignments at home.
A student textbook costs $63.00. A bundled, complete teacher resource package consisting of the Teacher’s Edition (Volumes 1 & 2), Teacher’s Resources (Volumes 1 & 2), Assessment CD Rom, and “eTe with Answers and Solutions” (Volumes 1 & 2) costs $346.50. See the publisher’s website for pricing of individual teacher resource items.
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