VCE Mathematical Methods and Specialist Mathematics
Derrick Ha’s VCE Mathematics Reference Books are indispensible student guides that have assisted over a thousand students over the past three years. These books convey Derrick's unique viewpoint on mathematics, as well as his insights into the intricacies of the VCE examinations. The popularity of these books has culminated in the release of their Fourth Editions in 2011.
The author of the books was a top VCE performer in 2007, scoring perfect raw scores of 50 in all six of his VCE subjects, including Mathematical Methods (completed in Year 10), Specialist Mathematics and University Mathematics. Derrick also scored a perfect score in the 2007 Westpac Australian Mathematics Competition, which was the top score in Australasia. With this in mind, you can be confident that these books will provide a comprehensive and special perspective on mathematics that cannot be found elsewhere.
The features of the books include:
- Concise notes that provide a unique student's perspective on every topic
- Hand-written solutions that show how to set out working in a VCE exam
- Annotations that describe the thought process behind a solution
- Revision chapters with exam style questions that expose students to the common tricks found in VCE exams
- Four exclusive and challenging trial exams with comprehensive hand-written solutions that demonstrate the correct setting-out for the VCE
- 'Exam tips’ that helps to prevent the loss of marks due to careless mistakes or incorrect setting out
- Books that were written specifically to be used as a bound reference
- Allows students to delve into the intricacies of each topic to develop the deep understanding required for SACs and exams
- A comprehensive resource that complements students' learning from the text book
- All new revision chapters, updated exam questions and more-detailed explanations provide more than 25% extra content when compared to the 3rd Editions
To read the "Preface", view a sample and find out more, click the links on the right of this page.
You can also view students' feedback on previous editions of the books here.
