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[Atarer]

I am wondering what maths textbooks do schools usually use?

 

[ninetypercent]

mine uses Jones and Couchman for 3U
Fitzpatrick for 2U
Cambridge + Fitzpatrick for 4U

 

[rawrawr]

we use a variety depending on the teacher
theres corenos/ cambridge and jonescouchman for 3u.
i personally believe cambridge is best as it really gives you a challenge.. but cambridge isn't great at explaining, just pay attetion in class

 

[addikaye03]

2U: Cambridge
3U: Cambridge, Coroneas, Fitzpatrick
4U: Cambridge, Terry Lee, Coroneas...+ I've heard patel isn't bad

 

[untouchablecuz]

2 u and 3 u: maths in focus
4 unit: cambridge

 

[Dumbledore]

accelerated 2u + 4u students:
2u - coroneos
3u - fitzpatrick
4u - cambridge + fitzpatrick

the rest:
maths in focus

 

[Atarer]

which book is best in explaining?

 

[Divinity_]

Start off with something easy like Maths in Focus and then move onto Fitzpatrick/Cambridge.

 

[cutemouse]

Coroneos for 2U and 3U, although it misses little stuff like 'halving the interval' method in Ext 1 approx. of roots, and the derivatives/integrals of a^x. Overall pretty solid book if you can stand the font.

 

[ninetypercent]

which book is best in explaining?

I don't think any textbooks are really good at explaining. Best is to have a good teacher. For starters, I think Maths in focus and Jones and couchman is a good book.

 

[jet]

Sadly, we use maths in focus for 2u/3u. It doesn't really have any difficult questions in it at all.

For 4u the teacher hand wrote overheads which we used but it was terry lee for homework exercises.

 

[addikaye03]

Sadly, we use maths in focus for 2u/3u. It doesn't really have any difficult questions in it at all.

For 4u the teacher hand wrote overheads which we used but it was terry lee for homework exercises.

Terry Lee is a really good book i i think, i use it + Cambridge. The only problem i've found with Terry lee is some later Q in excerises can be non-intuitive, in that it can only be solved by using one method ( seeing a Q in a certain way) i'm not big on that

 

[ninetypercent]

Sadly, we use maths in focus for 2u/3u. It doesn't really have any difficult questions in it at all.

For 4u the teacher hand wrote overheads which we used but it was terry lee for homework exercises.

Maths in focus makes maths intellectually unsatisfying

 

[jet]

Terry Lee is a really good book i i think, i use it + Cambridge. The only problem i've found with Terry lee is some later Q in excerises can be non-intuitive, in that it can only be solved by using one method ( seeing a Q in a certain way) i'm not big on that

I agree. I hate the fact that you have to peek at BOB to even get anywhere.

Maths in focus makes maths intellectually unsatisfying

+1

 

[addikaye03]

I agree. I hate the fact that you have to peek at BOB to even get anywhere.

Yep, I'm exactly the same. Some Q you cannot help it though, you just have no idea what so ever of how to attack the Q, especially in the Challenge exercises, some Q use such an obscure method.