Beta Mathematics (2nd Edition)

What's new?

The textbook has been completely reorganised – covering the full spectrum of the five strands of the updated New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum first released in November 2007  The five Level 5 strands are separated for easy reference and navigation through the book – shown by the colour-coding shown below Number Algebra Measurement Geometry Statistics Sample pages

The 33 chapters of Beta Mathematics (2nd Edition) reflect the organisation into the five Level 5 New Zealand Mathematics Curriculum strands.  Click here for the chapter outline.  Features of Beta Mathematics (2nd Edition) include:   Full colour throughout   New investigations, as well as many of the popular ones from the first edition   New application questions added everywhere   New puzzles and cartoons   Indexed to navigate quickly between exercises and answers Full emphasis on using relevant technology throughout An associated Beta Mathematics (2nd Edition) Workbook   Data sets and spreadsheets that can be downloaded from this website.  They will also be included on a Companion CD that is bundled with the Workbook There are also changes in content to reflect teacher preferences and recent curriculum developments: The trigonometry is introduced using the SOH-CAH-TOA approach Influenced by the numeracy project throughout The Statistics strand is faithful to the new Statistical Cycle of Enquiry approach, and there is a variety of new questions featuring PPDAC (Problem, Plan, Data, Analysis, and Conclusion).   Plenty of questions featuring real data.

To order an inspection copy of the new Beta Mathematics (2nd edition) contact Pearson Education