A proven formula for VCE success

New and enhanced tools for students to work independently and keep track of their progress - NEW

Mathematical Investigations are provided in the Review chapters of each book to offer a range of assessment practice opportunities for students.

The addition of new highly experienced maths teachers to our author team brings even more expertise to logical and manageable topic development, creating a robust set of resources to build student skills, and focusing on what is important to guide students to VCE success.
Extensive revision is provided with extra questions on groups of chapters and a final chapter that revises the whole book.

The new editions follow on from the success of the Essential Mathematics 7–10&10a series by providing clear Learning Intentions at the start of a topic paired with a Success Criteria checklist at the end of the chapter. These are provided in both the print and digital textbooks for the General course and in the interactive textbook only for the Methods and Specialist course. Linked questions in the checklist provide a snapshot of the key skills.
Students can view videos of worked examples plus a range of new video types at their own pace to build understanding, consolidate skills, revise and prepare for exams.
Revised and augmented auto-marked quick quizzes for each lesson give students more practice in each topic and access to immediate results.
Workspaces and self-assessment tools are now included for all exercise questions, and allow students to self-assess their work and alert the teacher to questions they found difficult.

Questions on computational thinking and algorithms, including exam-style questions, are incorporated throughout the Mathematical Methods and Specialist courses.
The Specialist Unit 1&2 course also has a new dedicated chapter on algorithms, including an introduction to pseudocode.
The Methods and Specialist courses also include appendices to support the understanding of pseudocodes and the use of Python, TI-Nspire and Casio ClassPad for coding algorithms.
The General books include algorithms as part of the coverage of graphs and networks, as per the study design.

Auto-marked questions plus worked solutions for all questions found in the Interactive Textbook give students a clear understanding of their progress.
Workspaces and self-assessment tools are now included for all exercise questions allowing students to answer all questions online. - NEW
Videos of worked examples are also accompanied by a range of new video-types including guides for calculator use and conceptual videos showing how the Desmos interactives can be used. - NEW
Access to further HOTmaths for prior knowledge for General and Methods Units 1&2 will help those needing to revise.
Multiple-choice practice exams created by the teacher can be completed online and auto-marked.- NEW