Judy Binns was head teacher of mathematics at Mulwaree High School in Goulburn and has taught at Homebush Boys High School. She has an interest in motivating students with learning difficulties and wide experience in teaching senior practical mathematics courses. Judy also co-wrote New Century Maths 11-12 Mathematics Standard 1.

Gaspare Carrozza is head teacher of mathematics at Homebush Boys High School and was head teacher at South Sydney High School. He has conducted inservices in both mathematics and computing, with a particular interest in the professional development of teachers. He has been involved in HSC and School Certificate marking and trial HSC exam writing.

Robert Yen taught at Hurlstone Agricultural High School. He co-wrote New Century Maths 11–12 Mathematics Standard 2, co-edited Reflections, the MANSW journal, and now works for Cengage as the mathematics publisher.

Explicit coverage of Australian Curriculum 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 life applications

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

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

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