Published: August 2025
A new edition of the most trusted Queensland senior mathematics resources for students and teachers.
NEW in this edition
- Enhanced support for Problem-Solving & Modelling Tasks (PSMTs): General, Methods and Specialist users are provided with step-by-step-instructions and video resources on how to complete a PSMT. Students undertaking the Essential Mathematics course are supported with an additional Assessment Advice chapter.
- Carefully revised categorisation of Simple Familiar, Complex Familiar and Complex Unfamiliar questions: All questions follow the QCAA’s degree of difficulty categorisation and progress from Simple Familiar through Complex Familiar to Complex Unfamiliar within the exercise.
- Exam-format revision tools:
- Chapter review questions closely reflect the QCE exam-format,
- Essential Mathematics now includes unit review chapters,
- General Mathematics questions are calculator assumed,
- Mathematical Methods questions are clearly labelled as tech-free or tech-assumed.
- Exam generator: Teachers can create custom practice exams using previous QCAA questions plus additional QCAA-style questions with mark allocation and solutions.
- Refined approach to suit the needs of each course:
- Content and topic sequencing are closely aligned to the new syllabus.
- Skills checklists now include sample questions and are available in all courses.
- The language and amount of text in Essential Mathematics has been refined.
- New section summaries in General Mathematics consolidate learning.
- Video demonstrations for ALL worked examples are now provided in Specialist Mathematics.
More of what you loved about the first edition
- An author team you trust, with unrivalled expertise in writing examples and problems that prepare students for external exams, now with additional consultant authors and reviewers with extensive classroom experience.
- A proven teaching and learning formula well known to users of Cambridge textbooks:
- In General, Methods and Specialist Mathematics, logical and manageable topic development is combined with step-by-step worked examples, key point summaries, a focus on cognitive verbs and worked solutions for all exercises in the Interactive Textbook.
- Essential Mathematics encourages students to first become fluent with fundamental skills and concepts (Fundamentals questions) before applying those skills and concepts to real-world contexts (Applications questions). Students have access to vital revision and prerequisite knowledge through Cambridge HOTmaths.
- Innovative digital resources fully integrated with the print textbook allow for a flipped classroom approach, a powerful Learning Management System and independent learning opportunities.