Which is the best Math Books for 2U/3U/4U maths ? From which books you are more likely to get similiar questions in the HSC ? (1 Viewer)

[Araf.Khan836]

Which is the best Math Books for 2U/3U/4U maths ? From which books you are more likely to get similiar questions in the HSC ?

*Seeking for advice from the experts and senior.

 

[its_ace21]

cambridge?

also just do past hsc/trial papers

 

[liamkk112]

Which is the best Math Books for 2U/3U/4U maths ? From which books you are more likely to get similiar questions in the HSC ?

*Seeking for advice from the experts and senior.

for the textbook, you really can't go wrong with cambridge, it's well written, has a variety of questions, covers all the topics and is generally good.

the only place you can get similar questions to the HSC is from the HSC itself or past trial/exam papers from other schools, google "thsc" and you will find a bunch. however don't discredit the textbook, you should really do the textbook questions before doing HSC style questions just to get familiar with the basic concepts and processes that are required of you. for example if you can't determine the x-intercepts of a parabola then there's no use doing hsc questions where that's often the bare minimum to scrape one or two marks, so make sure your basic knowledge is there first before jumping into past exams.

 

[Luukas.2]

The "best" textbook depends a bit on the criteria used. For Advanced and MX1, I think Cambridge offers the best variety of questions and with suitably challenging material, but that doesn't make it the best starting place for everyone. Maths in Focus, for example, is overall too simple for fully preparing for exams, but some students may find its gentler level helpful initially - and that's fine, so long as they go on to more difficult material. Similarly, the explanations and theory in Cambridge are clear and concise for some (many?) students, but confusing or insufficiently detailed for some to follow. For a student who finds Cambridge's explanations difficult, I'd suggest looking to other texts to learn theory or address difficulties first.

Ultimately, past papers are essential for effective study and no textbook can replace the need to work on problems across topics and without being grouped as practice of any particular variety.