Specialist 3 4 Textbook Pdf

[Rebecca Donnelly]

Asa recently retired school media specialist and past teacher of every level of student from pre-school to high school, there are a few points I would like to contribute that may clarify things for the public.

Firstly, up until the last several years, school libraries were run by certified media specialists who knew how to use professional tools to ensure their collection was appropriate for the age group they were serving, and all students could see themselves represented in their reading choices.

Many school principals have now replaced these certified professionals with either classroom teachers who have not been required to take the media specialist certification exam or, worse, a paraprofessional who barely makes minimum wage and is expected to run the school library.

This results in untrained people ordering books for the school library. Consequently, inappropriate books sometimes end up in school libraries. However, most school districts already have a procedure in place to challenge a particular title, and a media specialist who oversees training for all school librarians, coordinating a review process for any books that are challenged. Lately, it seems we are allowing a handful of parents, most who have not even read the books they are demanding be removed, to drive the train for everyone.

All this to say, we need to stop the runaway train and get back to funding for trained media specialists in every school library, a written procedure for challenged books, and a review board required to read the books before passing judgement.

Specialist Mathematics is the most rigorous course in the series, and we are aware that some of the topics will not have been previously taught by many teachers. We are therefore committed to providing clear explanations for this work to our usual high standard. We also provide guidance on how best to progress through this course in conjunction with Mathematical Methods.

The textbook and interactive software provide an engaging and structured package, allowing students to explore and develop their confidence in mathematics. The material is presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style, free from unnecessary distractions, while effort has been made to contextualise questions so that students can relate concepts to everyday use.

Each chapter begins with an Opening Problem, offering an insight into the application of the mathematics that will be studied in the chapter. Important information and key notes are highlighted, while worked examples provide step-by-step instructions with concise and relevant explanations. Discussions, Activities, Investigations, Puzzles, and Research exercises are used throughout the chapters to develop understanding, problem solving, and reasoning, within an interactive environment. Extensive Review Sets are located at the end of each chapter.

Michael completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide, majoring in Infection and Immunity, and Applied Mathematics. He studied laminar heat flow as part of his Honours in Applied Mathematics, and finished a PhD in high speed fluid flows in 2001. He has been the principal editor for Haese Mathematics since 2008.

My passion is for education as a whole, rather than just mathematics. In Australia I think it is too easy to take education for granted, because it is seen as a right but with too little appreciation for the responsibility that goes with it. But the more I travel to places where access to education is limited, the more I see children who treat it as a privilege, and the greater the difference it makes in their lives. But as far as mathematics goes, I grew up with mathematics textbooks in pieces on the kitchen table, and so I guess it continues a tradition.

Sandra completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide, majoring in Pure Mathematics and Statistics. She taught at Underdale High School and Westminster School before founding Haese and Harris Publications (now Haese Mathematics), together with husband Robert (Bob) and colleague Kim Harris.

Initially, I was proofreading. As the workload increased, I began editing as well as proofreading. It just gradually became a full-time job, between writing material, editing and proofreading it, and then distributing the books. These days, Michael does the editing and I do proofreading and audio.

We moved to typesetting, but writing a mathematics textbook with the printing tools available presented its own difficulties. For example, symbols had to be copied, cut and pasted by hand onto the original pages, which was very tedious and time-consuming! Fractions were also problematic: we would type a line containing all the numerators, and then a line underneath for all the denominators.

Mark has a Bachelor of Science (Honours), majoring in Pure Mathematics, and a Bachelor of Economics, both of which were completed at the University of Adelaide. He studied public key cryptography for his Honours in Pure Mathematics. He started with the company in 2006, and is currently the writing manager for Haese Mathematics.

I have always enjoyed the structure and style of mathematics. It has a precision that I enjoy. I spend an inordinate amount of my leisure time reading about mathematics, in fact! To be fair, I tend to do more reading about the history of mathematics and how various mathematical and logic puzzles work, so it is somewhat different from what I do at work.

I was undertaking a PhD, and I realised that what I really wanted to do was put my knowledge to use. I wanted to pass on to others all this interesting stuff about mathematics. I emailed Haese Mathematics (Haese and Harris Publications as they were known back then), stating that I was interested in working for them. As it happened, their success with the first series of International Baccalaureate books meant that they were looking to hire more people at the time. I consider myself quite lucky!

This book offers SELF TUTOR for every worked example. On the electronic copy of the textbook, access SELF TUTOR by clicking anywhere on a worked example to hear a step-by-step explanation by a teacher. This is ideal for catch-up and revision, or for motivated students who want to do some independent study outside school hours.

Graphics calculator instructions for Casio fx-9860G Plus, Casio fx-CG20 AU, and TI-84 Plus CE are included with this textbook. The textbook will either have comprehensive instructions at the start of the book, specific instructions available from icons located throughout, or both. The extensive use of graphics calculators and computer packages throughout the book enables students to realise the importance, application, and appropriate use of technology.

Where relevant, Snowflake features include interactive geometry, graphing, and statistics software, demonstrations, games, spreadsheets, and a range of printable worksheets, tables, and diagrams. Teachers are provided with a quick and easy way to demonstrate concepts, and students can discover for themselves and re-visit when necessary.

Specialist Mathematics is the most rigorous course in the series, and we are aware that some of the topics will not have been previously taught by many teachers. We are therefore committed to providing clear explanations for this work to our usual high standard.

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