Nelson VICmaths 12 General Mathematics Student Book

Built upon research into the science of learning, Nelson VICmaths is a complete teaching and learning solution to create focused and successful VCE mathematics students.

The design and structure of the series has been informed by teacher advice and evidence-based pedagogy, with the focus on preparing VCE students for their exams and maximising their learning achievement.

Closely following the 2023 VCE Study Design VICmaths uses exam practice in every chapter, exam hacks, worked examples and an extensive array of revision and digital learning features to offer educators and learners a better way to maths mastery.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dirk Strasser taught VCE Mathematics for 12 years and has been a senior educational publisher and author for 18 years. He has co-written eight best-selling mathematics series and published over ten market-leading mathematics and science series.

Greg Neal is the Mathematics Learning Area Leader at Ballarat High School and has been teaching for over 30 years. He has written a range of texts for VCE Mathematics, has been a VCAA examination assessor and is extremely proficient with CAS technology.

FEATURES

Study Design grid at the front of the book shows how each chapter is mapped to the areas of study of the study design.

Using CAS instructions for TI-Nspire and Casio ClassPad calculators with clear instructions integrated throughout to show students the most efficient ways to use CAS.

Study Design coverage at the start of each chapter includes the relevant extracts from the study design being covered in the chapter.

Explanations of course theory and concepts based on best-practice research into how students learn mathematics, including the highlighting of keywords, facts and formulas.

Exam hacks throughout the chapter provide useful expert advice based on VCAA exam reports to give students those extra tips and tricks that make a difference at exam time.

Worked examples presented clearly step-by-step work in concert with additional matched examples in the VICmaths Mastery Workbooks.

Exercises are separated clearly to support student progression towards exam question success.