Overview
Walker Maths is a series of single standard workbooks containing high-quality, up to date material at NCEA Mathematics levels 1, 2 and 3.
The well-designed, write-on workbooks contain teaching material, including relevant formulae, and ample practice exercises along with sample tasks and questions. The workbooks reflect the content and style of the new standards, and allow teachers total flexibility in course design for students at all levels.
As a single standard series, Walker Maths offers Maths department the ability to buy titles all at once, or throughout the year as required.
A Walker Maths Digital Teacher Resource is available for $9.95 per year for a single download. Each Digital Teacher Resource includes a Walker Maths projection file. Plus a selection of
• Worksheets
• Extra questions
• Teacher notes
• Videos
• Puzzle sheets
• Practice quizzes
• Worked solutions
Schools qualify by adopting the corresponding workbook. Please contact your Learning Consultant for more information or email nz.sales@cengage.com
Glossary
Straight lines
The gradient of a line
Finding the equations of a straight line
1 Using the gradient and the y-intercept
2 Using the gradient and one point
3 Using two points
4 From practical information
Putting it all together
Recognising graphs and curves
Parabolas
Parabolas – matching equations with graphs
Circles
Circles – matching equations with graphs
Hyperbolas
Hyperbolas – matching equations with graphs
Mixing it up
Quadratic expressions
Expanding
Factorising quadratics
1 Where the coefficient of x2 is 1
2 Where the coefficient of x2 is not 1 and there is a common factor
3 Where the coefficient of x2 is not 1 and there is no common factor
Solving quadratic equations
1 By factorising
2 Using the quadratic formula
3 Using a calculator
Finding how many solutions exist
Simultaneous equations
Line and parabola
Line and circle
Line and hyperbola
Finding unknown values, given the number of solutions
Mixing it up, with applications
Practice tasks
Answers
Charlotte has over 10 years’ experience in teaching Mathematics, the majority of this as Assistant HOD of Mathematics and Dean of Year 9 at Darfield High School. She has also undertaken a year at St Margaret’s – a high decile, girls’ school. Here she focused on teaching the junior levels (including Year 7 and 8).
Victoria has twenty years’ experience in teaching Mathematics and has recently retired as Teacher of Mathematics and Specialist Classroom Teacher at Riccarton High School. She has received a Jim Campbell award for teaching excellence (2003) and an Ernest Duncan award in Mathematics (2007).
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Cost effective write-on workbooks for individual standards allows for flexibility in course design.
Rigorous trialling of both text and answers.
Clearly modelled worked examples.
Plenty of practice opportunities.
A high standard of design and production – the clean design allows for plenty of open space and text.
Talented mother-daughter team with many years of combined teaching experience in New Zealand schools.