Nelson WAMaths - Mathematics Applications Units 1 and 2 (Year 11)

Part of the series Nelson WA Maths for the Australian Curriculum.

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Built upon research into the science of learning, Nelson WAmaths is a complete teaching and learning solution design to create focused and successful WACE mathematics students.

The design and structure of the series has been informed by teacher advice and evidence-based pedagogy, with the focus on preparing WACE students for their exams and maximising their learning achievement.

WAmaths uses exam practice in every chapter with worked examples, exam tips and extensive array of revision and digital learning features to offer educators and learners a better way to maths mastery.

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Features

• Syllabus grid at the front of the book shows how each chapter is mapped to learning outcomes of the syllabus.
• Explanations of course theory and concepts based on best-practice research into how students learn mathematics, including the highlighting of keywords, facts and formulas.
• Exam hacks throughout the chapter provide useful expert advice to give students those extra tips and tricks that make a difference at exam time.
• Worked examples clearly take students through mathematical problems step-by-step to develop a deeper understanding of what is expected of them.
• Using CAS instructions for Casio ClassPad and TI-Nspire and calculators with clear instructions integrated throughout to show students the most efficient ways to use CAS.
• Exercises are separated clearly to support student progression towards exam question success. o Recap allows a lesson warm-up by revisiting content from the previous exercise o Mastery provides questions tightly tied to the worked examples and Using CAS to help students cement skills. o Calculator-free and Calculator-assumed includes graded past WACE and WACE-style questions.
• WACE Question Analysis unpacks a past WACE exam question and presents the best-practice solution with marking keys.

Table of Contents

1. Consumer arithmetic
2. Algebra and matrices
3. Pythagoras and mensuration
4. Similar figures and similarity
5. Making sense of data
6. Comparing data
7. Applications of trigonometry
8. Linear equations and graphs
9. Simultaneous equations and other linear graphs
10. Answers
11. Glossary/index