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Mathematics 1

Maths in Action - Unit 1

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Textbook covering the topics in Unit 1, complete with exercises and answers.
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Mathematics 2

Imagining Numbers (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)

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An overview if the historical development of the complex numbers, which also tries to explain just what it is we're meant to be "imagining".
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Maths in Action - Unit 2

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Mathematics 3

Maths in Action - Unit 3

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Textbooks

Fundamentals of University Mathematics

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If you're going to study Maths at university, you might like to take a look at this book. It covers all of the AH Maths course, but in a style which is more common at university.
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Question Books

SQA Past Papers

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Includes five Advanced Higher Maths Past Papers from 2008 to 2012. Essential preparation for the exam.
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Advanced Higher Maths Practice Papers

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A set of model papers to help with exam preparation. Also includes a practice prelim paper, and sample NAB assessments.
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General Interest

The Pleasures of Counting

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A really well written book showing how maths has been applied to solve problems - from cholera in Victorian London, to breaking the German Enigma code during the Second World War.
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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

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A nice little book which gives an accessible introduction to some mathematical ideas, including the importance of proof.
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