Maths Practice & Tests has a comprehensive range of exercises for extra practice arranged by topic for Years 9 and 10 as well as a series of whole tests for practice and revision including sample School Certificate tests.

Part One of Maths Practice & Tests contains a variety of challenging exercises organised by topic, covering all topics studied in Years 9 and 10. These exercises are intended to be used by students who need extra practice in a topic.

Part Two contains a series of practice tests of increasing difficulty. Each has two parts:

• Part A consists of short answer questions,
• Part B includes multi-part questions requiring longer answers. In addition, there are two sample School Certificate tests.

As well as testing the student's content knowledge over a range of topics, the tests are valuable in helping students deal with the procedures, format and time limits of formal tests.

Maths Practice & Tests is:

• flexible - provides comprehensive formal tests plus items identified by topic
• practical - easy-to-use and easy-to-mark; answers are included
• economical - includes a lot of material and practice for a very affordable price
• versatile - can be used at school or at home; can be used by a whole class or individuals with particular needs
• practice - for Year 10 tests; for Year 9 scholarship and selective school entry examinations.

Maths Practice & Tests can be used:

• in the classroom as a source of extra material
• as a source of homework exercises

George Fisher is an experienced maths teacher who has taught at both state and private schools and is the author of a number of maths texts for schools. He is currently teaching at Taylor College.

Maths Practice & Tests for Years 9 - 10 is complemented by Maths Practice & Tests for Years 7 – 8  which contains a comprehensive range of exercises and practice examination papers for each topic in Years 7 and 8.

Maths Practice & Tests for Years 9 -10 Contents

• Approximation and estimation
• Using the hand calculator
• Algebra: substitution, simplification
• Algebraic fractions
• Algebraic expressions with grouping symbols
• Binomial products
• Algebraic squares, difference of two squares
• Metric system
• Solving equations
• Perimeter and area
• Volume and surface area
• Solving problems with equations
• Area and volume: problems
• Indices
• Inequations
• Consumer arithmetic
• Formulas
• Surds
• Coordinate geometry
• Statistics: measures of central tendency, cumulation, grouped data
• Simultaneous equations
• Factorisation
• Trigonometry
• Three-dimensional trigonometry
• Geometry
• Quadratic equations
• Number-plane graphs
• Further volume and surface area
• Further statistics: measures of spread, range, mean and standard deviation ..
• Probability
• Similarity
• Further trigonometry: sine rule, cosine rule, area of a triangle
• Circle geometry
• Logarithms
• Functions and mappings
• Polynomials
• Matrices
• Set theory
• Surveying
• Navigation
• Practise Test 1
• Practise Test 2
• Practise Test 3
• Practise Test 4
• Practise Test 5
• Practise Test 6
• Practise Test 7
• Practise Test 8
• Sample Test 1
• Sample Test 2
• Answers