Understanding Maths

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Students and Parents Agree

Maths is considered one of the most important subjects by employers and tertiary institutions (Universities, Colleges and TAFE).
Many students struggle with Maths because they are not sure how or what to study before a major Maths test or exam.
Consequently these students lack confidence and enjoyment in the subject because of disappointing results.
There is also a large group of keener and more talented students who are always looking for extra good resource books to extend themselves. These students are not only trying to challenge themselves with more difficult problems, but many of them find the work at school too easy and slow moving. Their only option to remain stimulated (besides the expense of private tuition) is to find a good quality, user friendly, home study book so that they can work ahead of the syllabus on their own, with little or no outside assistance.

Formula for Success

Students in High School are required to memorise many hundreds of formulae, theorems, facts and techniques. Most Maths teachers would agree that, in order to be successful in any exam, it is essential that students:

1. UNDERSTAND all the formulae, theorem and techniques;

2. MEMORISE all the formulae, theorem and techniques, and

3. Know how to APPLY each of the formulae.

These summary books have been designed to satisfy the above three requirements, and thus enable students to obtain better test and exam results.

Why our books are so successful

Popularity

The ‘Understanding Maths Series’ from Year 1 through to Year 10, is directly applicable to the syllabus in all States, and has proved to be very popular with students, home schoolers, teachers, coaches and parents. We have been established now for over fifteen (15) years, and we sell approximately 30 000 copies around Australia each year, mainly through personal "word of mouth" recommendations.

Clear layout

Each major topic in Mathematics has been split up into all the examinable facts, formulae and other rules. Most pages deal exclusively with one of the important facts in the following way:

Explanation	So that students can UNDERSTAND why the formula is necessary.
Formula	Highlighted in red print so that it is easy to MEMORISE.
Fully worked examples	To show students how to APPLY each formula in tests and exams.

Revision of previous work

Wherever applicable, important ideas from previous years are first thoroughly revised at the start of each chapter, before introducing any new work.

Sets of steps

Some ideas in Maths require a SET OF STEPS, rather than a formula or rule. These books break down complex methods into simple, easily understandable steps. In addition, the two lower Primary books up to Year 4 contain hundreds of practical activities around the house which parents can utilize to enhance understanding and enjoyment.

Diagrams

“A picture is worth a thousand words” – so we have included diagrams wherever possible in order to further illustrate and clarify concepts.

Graded exercises

All of the books have carefully graded exercises at the end of each topic for students to practise on. We begin with very easy exercises to build up understanding and confidence in weaker students. The exercises become progressively more difficult and challenging, which means that our series caters for students of all abilities, from weak to very strong. If students/parents experience any difficulty with a particular question, a reference page with a similar fully worked example has been given. Solutions to all problems are given at the back of each book.

Very user friendly

The books are all very comprehensive, clear and concise, and a great deal of time and effort has gone into the text presentation and layout. In contrast to many other texts and summary guides, the typesetting is larger and each page is not crammed and overloaded with extraneous and irrelevant information. Research into learning has shown that information is much easier to understanding and memorise if it is presented in a more appealing way – this is particularly true for teenagers in this day and age.

Inexpensive

In contrast to other Maths Learning aids (private coaching, videos, tapes, computers) these books represent an outstanding, low cost, no-risk investment in education. They don’t break down; they carry a 100% money back guarantee; and the necessary information is available for 365 days of the year.

The Syllabus in different states

This series of books has been written to closely follow the contents of the NSW syllabus. However, as most parents will appreciate, the syllabus in most States in Australia is almost identical up to Year 10. Every student, in their primary and middle years of high school, has to first learn the basic and important topics of: whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, geometry, measurement, algebra, equations, statistics, trigonometry etc.

However, after Year 10, the syllabus within the different States does start to change and vary.

Therefore if you live outside of NSW, it would be advisable to first check the major topics contained in our Year 11 and Year 12 books, before purchasing them.

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