Re: what maths textbooks to get? (1 Viewer)

[neverstudy]

What mathsbooks should i get if I am currently doing mathematics extension 1 prelim?

I find that there are "better" books than others. i.e some have faster methods to graph equations etc.....

Thanks in advance.

 

[tooheyz]

hi well in my opinion, there ISNT one good book... what i did, i just my hands on enough books... and get the hsc past papers, those r the best books... your actaully doing what you need to know...

but coroneus and cambrigde are good... coroneus is challenging - most of the stuff in it you dont need tho.

 

[neverstudy]

Originally posted by ToOhEyZ
hi well in my opinion, there ISNT one good book... what i did, i just my hands on enough books... and get the hsc past papers, those r the best books... your actaully doing what you need to know...

but coroneus and cambrigde are good... coroneus is challenging - most of the stuff in it you dont need tho.

hmm i already have those two books. I dont find them to be great ..

any other suggestions?

 

[Orange Juice]

use jones and couchman book1
its orangey
like the color of orange juice kekek

 

[sukiyaki]

fitzpatrick? i used it for school

coroneus i called that toliet paper textbook hehe is an oaky book teh examples are cRAPpy but the questions are gOOD

maths in focus i like it and the book with the stripes across the front i dunno whats that called

or you can buy sum hsc questions books .. like 100 mini hscs there relali good but mostly hsc typed questions

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

maths in focus and
sp jones the orange one

 

[Rahul]

fitzpatrick for explanations
cambridge for questions
also excel for extra work if u wanna go weally weally well

 

[Rahul]

yeh, but make sure that there are worked solutions

 

[Lord Ac]

And what would be the point of that, right?!

Ac

 

[Rahul]

the point of a text book is so that u actually work,.....if ur not gunna do dat then ur wasting ur $$$ buying the book.

the worked solutions are helpful if u cant do a certain type of question.....the process is more important than the answer, dont 4get that

 

[bobo123]

if you can do the extension questions in cambridge 3unit then you're set

 

[Rahul]

the key being, IF u can do the extension questions