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Nelson Senior Maths Specialist 12 for the Australian Curriculum

By | Copyright Year:2015 | ISBN-13: 9780170250306

Published:04/12/2014
The Year 11 and Year 12 Specialist Mathematics student books focus explicitly on development of content addressing the Australian Curriculum. The chapters are well-structures and are broken into lesson-sized sections to best assist the development of student understanding. Simple and clear examples precede each exercise and are matched to relevant questions within the sections.

*Complimentary access to NelsonNet is available to teachers who use the accompanying student book as a core resource in their classroom. Contact your education consultant for access codes and conditions.
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CONTENTS

1 Three-dimensional vectors
2 Complex numbers and De Moivre’s theorem
3 Functions and sketching graphs
Mixed revision for Chapters 1-3
4 The complex plane
5 Vector calculus
6 Complex roots and polynomials
Mixed revision for Chapters 4-6
7 Integration techniques
8 Rates of change and differential equations
Mixed revision for Chapters 7-8
9 Applications and integration
10 Statistical difference
Mixed revision for chapters 9-10
Answers
Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stephen Swift is the lead author of Nelson Think Maths 7–10 and Nelson Senior Maths for the Australian Curriculum: Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics. He has taught all levels of mathematics in several states.

Ross Brodie has worked as a classroom teacher and Mathematics Head of Department at a number of regional and metropolitan secondary schools. He has taught Mathematics at all levels from years 8 to12. Ross brings a wide range of experience from education and other sectors to the writing of Mathematics textbooks – something he has been doing for over twenty years. Ross has significant experience and an ongoing interest in improving the school-to-work transition for secondary students.

Janet Hunter is Head of Mathematics at Ascham School, Edgecliff, where she has spent most of her teaching career of over 30 years. She has been a senior HSC examiner and judge, an HSC Advice Line adviser, and recently co-authored Maths in Focus 12 Mathematics Extension 2.

Jim Green was Head of Mathematics at Trinity Catholic College, Lismore, where he has spent most of his teaching career of over 35 years. He has written HSC examinations and syllabus drafts, composed questions for the Australian Mathematics Competition and recently co-authored Maths in Focus 12 Mathematics Extension 2.

Sue Garner is assistant Head of Mathematics at Ballarat Grammar, specialising in both Mathematical Methods (CAS) and Specialist Mathematics. She has extensive knowledge of CAS calculator technology, and pioneered the first trial of CAS calculators in Ballarat Grammar in Victoria. She has published extensive material for secondary teachers and students of Maths, has lectured at The University of Ballarat and at The University of Melbourne, and has taught students of all secondary levels of Mathematics in Government, Catholic and Independent schools in Australia and in the UK.

FEATURES

Written by an experienced team of teachers to specifically address the Australian Curriculum – Senior Mathematics

Rich investigative development tasks that can be used as assessment

Exercises include a graduation of questions which allow for the range of abilities within the classroom

Access to the NelsonNet student including a complete suite of additional resources for practice and consolidation of key concepts

Access to the NelsonNet teacher website including curriculum grids and teaching programs (available to adopting schools).

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