Overview
New Century Maths 11 & 12 Mathematics Standard has been rewritten and updated to cover the NSW senior mathematics courses. Mathematics Standard 2 is the new name for Mathematics General 2 and caters to students heading towards an HSC exam, an ATAR and university studies. The syllabus describes two pathways for Mathematics Standard that start in Year 11. Even though both pathways share a common Year 11 course, students taking each pathway have specific learning needs, so we have published two levels of text for both Years 11 and 12.
NelsonNet resources available*
Teacher Resources:
• Chapter topic tests
• Worked solutions to all questions in book
• ExamView® software and questionbank
• Teaching program
• Chapter PDFs
Student Resources:
• NelsonNetBook
• Worksheets
• Puzzle sheets
• Skillsheets
• Spreadsheets
• Video tutorials
• ExamView® chapter quizzes
*Complimentary access to NelsonNet is available to teachers who use the accompanying student book as a core resource in their classroom. Contact your local education consultant for access codes and conditions.
1 Collecting and presenting data
2 Formulas and equations
3 Earning money and taxation
4 Probability
5 Measurement
6 Managing a home
7 Linear functions
8Interest and depreciation
9 Owning a car
10 Analysing data
11 World locations and times
12 Driving safely
Klaas Bootsma was head teacher at Ambarvale High School in Campbelltown. He was a senior HSC examiner and has worked on the HSC Advice Line. Klaas has wide experience teaching and tutoring all types of students. He also co-wrote New Century Maths 11-12 Mathematics Standard 2.
Sarah Hamper is head teacher at Cheltenham Girls High School and has taught at Abbotsleigh School in Wahroonga. She has an interest in gifted and talented (GAT) students, girls education and using technology in mathematics learning. She also co-wrote New Century Maths 11-12 Mathematics Standard 2.
Margaret Willard has taught at numerous TAFE colleges and high schools for 35 years, as well as with OTEN (Open Training and Education Network). Margaret has extensive experience writing and reviewing units of work. She has also served on the executive of MANSW and managed its post-secondary programs.
Series editor Robert Yen taught at Hurlstone Agricultural High School. He co-wrote New Century Maths 11-12 Mathematics Standard 2, and now works for Cengage as a mathematics publisher.
Each chapter begins with a Chapter Outline that includes syllabus outcomes and codes, a terminology word list and a SkillCheck exercise to review prerequisite skills
Graded exercises are linked to worked examples and include multiple-choice questions, HSC-style questions and realistic applications
Investigations explore the syllabus in more detail through group work, discovery and modelling activities
Promotes ICT in the classroom through the use of spreadsheets, graphics calculators and the internet
Each chapter ends with a sample HSC problem, Study Tip, Chapter Summary with a mind map exercise and a Test Yourself revision set of exercises
Practice papers after every three chapters revise students’ skills and knowledge
Syllabus grid and codes, glossary, answers and index included.