Klaas Bootsma was head teacher of mathematics at Ambarvale High School in Campbelltown and has taught at Lurnea and Grantham high schools. He was a senior HSC marker and has worked on the HSC Advice Line. Klaas also co-wrote New Century Maths 11–12 Mathematics Standard 2.

David Badger was principal of Toongabbie Christian School, deputy principal at Mt Annan Christian College and head teacher of mathematics at Eagle Vale High School in Campbelltown. He has been involved in HSC marking and has worked on the HSC Advice Line. David’s passion is to make mathematics interesting, practical and accessible to all students.

Sarah Hamper is the Head Teacher Mathematics at Cheltenham Girls High School and has taught for over 20 years, mostly at Abbotsleigh School, Wahroonga. Sarah co-wrote New Century Maths 11-12 Mathematics Standard 2 and New Century Maths 9-10 and 9-10 Advanced.

Explicit coverage of Australian Curriculum and NSW syllabus Stages 4 and 5 clearly labelled

SkillCheck revises prerequisite skills while Power Plus promotes extension work

Graded exercises are linked to worked examples that reflect the five components of Working Mathematically; Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving, Reasoning and Communication. The exercises include multiple-choice questions, longer exam-style problems and real lifeapplications

Technology feature promotes ICT in the classroom, including spreadsheets, GeoGebra software, graphics calculators and the Internet

Two pathways for Years 9 and 10 – New Century Maths Stages 5.1/5.2 and New Century Maths Advanced Stages 5.2/5.3

NelsonNetBook interactive version of the student book with multimedia links and annotation tools