Overview
Maths in Focus 11 & 12 have been rewritten and updated to cover the senior mathematics courses: Advanced and Mathematics Extension 1 & 2. The student book includes graded exercises with multiple-choice questions and realistic applications, while the included Investigations allow students to explore the syllabus in more detail, providing ideas for research projects and modelling activities.
NelsonNet resources available*
Teacher Resources:
• Chapter topic tests
• Worked solutiosn to all questions in book
• ExamView® software and questions bank
• Chapter PDFs of the book
Student Resources:
• NelsonNetBook
• Worksheets
• Puzzle sheets
• Skillsheets
• Spreadsheets
• Video tutorials
• ExamView® chapter quizzes
*Complimentary access to NelsonNet is available to teachers who use the accompanying student book as a core resource in their classroom. Contact your local education consultant for access codes and conditions.
1. Algebraic techniques
2. Equations and inequalities
3. Permutations and combinations
Practice set 1
4. Functions
5. Trigonometry
6. Polynomials and inverse functions
Practice set 2
7. Further functions
8. Introduction to calculus
9. Probability
Practice set 3
10. Exponential and logarithmic functions
11. Trigonometric functions
12. Discrete probability distributions
Practice set 4
Margaret Grove has spent more than 30 years teaching HSC Mathematics, most recently at a TAFE campus in Sydney. An author for over 20 years, Margaret has continually drawn on her extensive experience to create and revise the Maths in Focus series, which has been a bestseller for almost ten years.
Outside of teaching, Margaret’s interests are many and varied. A mother of three children, she began as a breastfeeding counsellor with the Australian Breastfeeding Association over 25 years ago and subsequently spent several years on the association’s board and three as its national president. She is also an enthusiastic choir member and names concerts with the Stomp Company and Andrea Boccelli as highlights of her singing career.
Each chapter begins with a Chapter Outline that includes a list of objectives and a Terminology glossary
Graded exercises are linked to worked examples and include multiple-choice questions, HSC-style questions and realistic applications
Investigations sections explore the syllabus in more detail through group work and modelling activities
Did you know? sections contain interesting facts and applications of the material
Each chapter ends with a Test Yourself revision set and Challenge exercise
Mathematics Extension 1 content specifically highlighted practice papers, syllabus grid and codes, glossary, answers and index included.