4U Textbook Comparison (2 Viewers)

[iBibah]

So what do you think of the textbooks in terms of:

-Range of Difficulty
-Style of Questions
-Relevance of Questions (inside the syllabus?)
-Topic strengths/weaknesses
-Answer section

Does Cambridge dominate 4U like it does 3U?

I've seen the other thread but it was from 6 years ago and I wasn't sure how relevant it is atm.

 

[Carrotsticks]

Cambridge 4U puts shame to the name, compared to 3U.

 

[iBibah]

Cambridge 4U puts shame to the name, compared to 3U.

3U books are awesome, and now in colour haha

What do you think about others??

 

[Parvee]

Cambridge 4U puts shame to the name, compared to 3U.

^
Personally I prefer Terry Lee however some of the exercises jump into hard questions quite quickly

 

[Carrotsticks]

T.Lee: Questions not that great/unoriginal but it has worked solutions, which is it's only +.

Fitzpatrick: Strange questions + poor explanations.

Coroneos: Good explanations + lots of original and problems, also quite challenging.

Patel: Decent questions but not many explanations.

 

[asianese]

Cambridge is a dud compared to its 2U and 3U counterparts.

Definitely agreed with Carrot ^.

 

[iBibah]

So Coroneos and Terry Lee together?

 

[Carrotsticks]

Yep that'll have to do.

 

[Sy123]

T.Lee: Questions not that great/unoriginal but it has worked solutions, which is it's only +.

Fitzpatrick: Strange questions + poor explanations.

Coroneos: Good explanations + lots of original and problems, also quite challenging.

Patel: Decent questions but not many explanations.

So If I were to look for a good book just for practise and resources, Coroneos is the one?

 

[Carrotsticks]

So If I were to look for a good book just for practise and resources, Coroneos is the one?

Coroneos is indeed the one.

 

[Bobbo1]

Textbooks should form the bare minimum for Maths study. Imo once you have a VAGUE conceptual understanding of all the topics you should move straight onto past paper/exam questions...

 

[Carrotsticks]

Textbooks should form the bare minimum for Maths study. Imo once you have a VAGUE conceptual understanding of all the topics you should move straight onto past paper/exam questions...

I don't think 'vague' quite cuts it.

 

[Sindivyn]

I did every question of Cambridge before I moved on to past papers - not sure on the length of other textbooks though.

 

[slyhunter]

I did every question of Cambridge before I moved on to past papers - not sure on the length of other textbooks though.

How are you finding the papers?

 

[Beaconite]

Let me know if you want any book(s) ...

 

[Sindivyn]

How are you finding the papers?

Ok - averaging around 75-80% raw atm. Just need to focus on harder 3u (Cambridge didn't really cover it well). Losing like 15+ marks a test on just that.

 

[iBibah]

Coroneos is indeed the one.

The supplement too?

 

[Carrotsticks]

The supplement too?

Definitely.

 

[karnbmx]

we use all of them at school (except Patel + Terry). From experience, I find Fitzpatrick OKAY for learning the basic concepts (some questions are on the weird side though). However, for consolidating on learnt knowledge, no doubt Coroneos is the best.

Stay away from Cambridge as much as possible (use it for questions only if you really have to). Their explanations are truly shit. :\

 

[iBibah]

Definitely.

OK thanks.