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Walker Maths 2.7 Calculus

By | Copyright Year:2015 | ISBN-13: 9780170354233

Published:30/12/2014
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

CONTENTS

Formulae
Glossary
Calculus — the mathematics of change
Gradient revision
Gradient function of a parabola
Sketching gradient functions of curves
Calculus — the mathematics of change
Terminology
Differentiation
Differentiating a polynomial
Using a differentiated polynomial to calculate the gradient
Using a differentiated polynomial to locate points where the curve has a given gradient
Putting it all together
Locating turning points and determining their nature
Finding where functions are increasing and decreasing
Applications
Anti-differentiation
Anti-differentiating a polynomial
Calculating c
Kinematics
Differentiation in kinematics
Anti-differentiation in kinematics
Practice tasks
Answers

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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).

FEATURES

All workbooks are written for the current NCEA Achievement standards

New, fresh content – right up to date

Cost effective write-on workbooks for individual standards allows for flexibility in course design

Rigorous trialing of both text and answers

Clearly modeled 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.

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