Assessing the Book:

Applied Mathematics 12
SOURCE BOOK

The book is not very heavy, for a textbook. It is not very thick; it has only 420 pages. It would be easy for students to carry it from class to class because the size of the pages is even smaller than letter size.

This seems to be a very durable book because it has a hard cover and the pages are shiny. The binding is already giving up a little and I can imagine that the spine might split from the rest of the book in a few years, but overall this book is stern.

It doesn't smell much, which is good for a textbook. The pages are shiny and the colors used in the pictures are pleasing. The book has not been rebounded and it doesn't seem like anybody has altered it. It has not student-markings.

The book was published in 2002 in Toronto, Ontario by Pearson Education. I don't know any of the authors. They are mostly from Alberta and BC Universities.

This is the "source" book and it seems like it is supposed to be used along with another textbook, the "project" book because in the introduction it includes instructions on how to use both.

The table of contents tells you the name of the chapters and the lessons into which each chapter is divided, and the page where you can find them of course. It does not have a glossary, but instead it has a "Student Reference." It does have an Index and answer sheets. There are no supplementary problems. It has projects which could be used as enrichment material.

It has a good design with many colored illustrations of the concepts that the students must learn. It has many photos, diagrams, and illustrations. Yes it has all the IRP requirements. It has no logical sequence of chapters, but within each chapter there is a logical procedure.

The important concepts are not highlighted in the text part of the textbook. It has, though, boxes where they lay important explanations and/or definitions of concepts.