Overview
Built upon research into the science of learning, Nelson VICmaths is a complete teaching and learning solution to create focused and successful VCE mathematics students.
The design and structure of the series has been informed by teacher advice and evidence-based pedagogy, with the focus on preparing VCE students for their exams and maximising their learning achievement.
Closely following the 2023 VCE Study Design VICmaths uses exam practice in every chapter, exam hacks, worked examples and an extensive array of revision and digital learning features to offer educators and learners a better way to maths mastery.
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1 Earning money
2 What’s the score?
3 Show me the graph
4 Metres, litres and grams
Practice set 1
5 What’s my share?
6 Managing money
7 It’s better than average
8 Area, volume and time
Practice set 2
9 Using algebra
10 Displaying and analysing data
11 Creating designs
12 Personal finance
Practice set 3
13 Solving equations
14 Going places
15 Comparing data
Practice set 4
Answers
Glossary and index
Sue Thomson is a prolific and successful author with an interest in language development, financial literacy and making mathematics accessible to all. She is an experienced educational leader, examination writer and curriculum writer. Sue has written many successful series for Queensland, NSW, Victoria, and WA, including the Access to Prevocational Mathematics series.
Judy Binns Judy Binns is an experienced author and former head of mathematics who has taught in urban and rural schools. She has an interest in motivating students with learning difficulties, with wide experience in teaching senior practical mathematics courses. With Sue Thomson, Judy has written for senior practical mathematics in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, and WA.
Chapter Problems in each chapter help students relate the skills they are learning to a real-life problems.
Investigations explore the syllabus in more detail through group work, discovery and modelling activities and can be extended into assessment activities
Graded exercises are linked to the worked examples and are linked to problems and realistic application
Keyword activities help to build mathematical literacy.
Test your yourself sections at the end of each chapter contain revision linked to the relevant exercise set
After every 4 chapters there is a practice set of revision questions.