How to use this book

Throughout this book, you will notice lots of different features that will help your learning. These are explained below.

In This Chapter You Will

These set the scene for each chapter, help with navigation through the coursebook and indicate the important concepts in each topic.

Extended content

Where content is intended for students who are studying the Extended content of the syllabus as well as the Core, this is indicated using the arrow and the bar, as on the left here.

Getting Started

This contains questions and activities on subject knowledge you will need before starting this chapter.

Key Words

The key vocabulary appears in a box at the start of each chapter, and is highlighted in the text when it is first introduced. You will also find definitions of these words in the Glossary at the back of this book.

Tip

The information in this feature will help you complete the exercises, and give you support in areas that you might find difficult.

Exercises

Appearing throughout the text, exercises give you a chance to check that you have understood the topic you have just read about and practise the mathematical skills you have learned. You can find the answers to these questions in the back of the Coursebook.

INVESTIGATION/DISCUSSION

These boxes contain questions and activities that will allow you to extend your learning by investigating a problem, or by discussing it with classmates.

Worked Examples

These boxes show you the step-by-step process to work through an example question or problem, giving you the skills to work through questions yourself.

Mathematics In Context

This feature presents real-world examples and applications of the content in a chapter, encouraging you to look further into topics.

Reflection

These activities ask you to think about the approach that you take to your work, and how you might improve this in the future.

This icon shows you where you should complete an exercise without using your calculator.

Past paper questions

Past paper questions allow you to practise your exam skills. Answers to these questions can be found in the back of the Coursebook.

Mathematical Connections

This feature will help you to link content in the chapter to what you have already learned, and highlights where you will use your understanding again in the course.

Summary

There is a summary of key points at the end of each chapter.

SELF/PEER ASSESSMENT

At the end of some exercises you will find opportunities to help you assess your own work, or that of your classmates, and consider how you can improve the way you learn.