Description
Level & Subject: AS and A Level Maths
First teaching: September 2017 First exams: June 2018
Prepare to excel in the new linear A-level Mathematics with this student book suitable for use with all UK exam boards. It covers all the pure, mechanics and statistics content needed for AS and A-level Year 1 for the 2017 A-level Mathematics specifications, and combines comprehensive and supportive explanations with plenty of exam-style practice.
Written by expert authors, this Student Book will:
- prepare you for linear assessment with topic links and exam-style practice questions in every chapter, plus an additional exam review chapter to extend and challenge
- help you take control of your learning with prior knowledge checks to assess readiness and end-of-chapter summaries that test understanding
- support you through the course with detailed explanations, clear worked examples and plenty of practice on each topic, with short answers in the book and full worked solutions available to teachers
- build the key A-level skills of problem-solving, modelling, communicating mathematically and working with proofs, with questions to test these skills in every section
- give you plenty of practice in working with your exam board’s large data set with specially designed activities in the Statistics chapters
- set maths in the real-world contexts that emphasise practical applications and develop your skills using technology in maths.
Includes free Student ebook to give you flexibility to study and wherever and whenever you like.
- Suitable for use with AQA, OCR A and OCR B (MEI) specifications
- Edexcel-specific equivalent student book available: 978-0-00-820496-9
- A flexible solution to the new course structure with full course coverage in two
student books, designed for easy co-teaching of AS and A-level - Demonstrate how technology, such as graphing software and scientific
calculators, can aid and deepen the study of A-level Maths with ‘Technology’ boxes
throughout. - Support synoptic learning from the start with the overarching themes of the
specification integrated throughout and clear links between topics embedded in
each chapter - Build the reasoning and evaluative skills students need to succeed in AO2 with
varied questions that encourage students to pick the most efficient and applicable
methods. - Develop flexible problem-solving skills and prepare students for AO3 with
questions that flag the skills and worked examples that demonstrate alternative
solutions - Encourage students to take control of their learning with prior knowledge checks
that assess readiness and end-of-chapter summaries that test understanding - Teach with confidence: these resources have been written for the new
specification by expert authors who know what works in the classroom.