New secondary Maths titles coming in 2007 

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EXTENSION MATHS JUNIOR SECONDARY

FOR HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS

EXTENSION MATHS MIDDLE SECONDARY

FOR HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS

by Ian Bull

Extension Maths for high achieving students is for maths students who need and enjoy the challenge of working with material which encourages the application of higher order thinking. 

The problems and exercises in these books encourage students

• to think creatively
• to be flexible in the use of new ideas and approaches
• to be fluent in the creation of an array of ideas
• to elaborate on similar ideas
• to be original in thinking of new approaches or new ways of seeing problems.

The problems and tasks are based on the topic and concept areas studied in the upper middle curriculum with points of departure to allow challenge, application and extension of ideas. Solving the problems requires each student to seek information beyond the classroom, modifying their thinking and being prepared to use and think of new approaches in unfamiliar situations.

The tasks can be used as an addition to the teaching program where more able students can be directed to pursue challenges which require the application of a range of problem solving techniques centred on the topic being studied.

There are two broad types of task:

• topic-based: number, linear algebra and graphing, quadratic algebra and graphing, indices and logarithms, measurement, trigonometry, geometry, probability and statistics.
• general-nature: a collection of challenging questions which require the application of a range of approaches and skills in a non-routine manner. 

There is also a Teacher’s Resource Book for each level which includes the worksheets, fully worked solutions, hints to help students get passed tricky parts of questions as well as well as suggestions for broadening the teaching program.

Extension Maths Junior Secondary                   978 1 921085 80 2      $26. 95

Extension Maths Junior Secondary TRB            978 1 921085 81 9      $32.95

Extension Maths Middle Secondary                   978 1 921085 82 6      $26.95

Extension Maths Middle Secondary TRB            978 1 921085 83 3      $35.95

 Available July 2008