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1009258915 pdf Cambridge Mathematics Applications for Western Australia Units 1 & 2 is a new edition aligned specifically to the Western Australian Mathematics Applications Year 11 syllabus. Covering both Units 1 and 2 in one resource, it has been written with practical contexts and worded questions as its priority alongside ample practice offered through worked examples and exercises. This course follows on from the K–10 Australian Curriculum and expands upon the fundamental skills and knowledge developed in earlier levels. Compared to the previous Australian Curriculum edition, this WA edition has undergone a number of revisions. Careful adjustments to notation and language have been made throughout to match that used in the WA syllabus, and in WA classrooms more generally. Multiple-choice questions that were formerly located in the chapter reviews and revision chapters have been removed for this edition. This edition begins by introducing computation and practical arithmetic and then consumer arithmetic, building upon the non-calculator skills necessary for the Year 11 and 12 Applications course, before leading to shape and measurement, linear and non-linear expressions, and matrices. The study of the normal distribution and investigating and comparing data distributions covers the statistical strand of the syllabus. Right-angled trigonometry and non-right-angled trigonometry are now covered in separate chapters to better facilitate teaching and learning. Chapters on linear graphs and models and simultaneous linear equations focus largely on new applications of previous knowledge and skills, and getting confident with using a CAS calculator in appropriate contexts. Worked examples utilising CAS calculators are provided throughout, with screenshots and detailed user instructions for both ClassPad and TI-Nspire included for each CAS example. The CAS ‘ribbons’ used within each exercise direct students to questions which should be completed with the aid of technology, and are intended to help prepare students for examinations and other assessments. The TI-Nspire calculator examples and instructions have been completed by Russell Brown and those for the Casio ClassPad have been completed by Maria Schaffner.