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Is math in focus a bad book, I have heard quite negative reviews of it from my teacher and year 12 friends, what are some good maths book
 

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It's not the best but it isn't bad as a starting point. You should use it to learn the basic concepts and then complete past paper questions to be able to prepare for exams
 

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My teachers have told me that 'Maths in Focus' is good for an introduction and through my own use of other textbooks, it is just that.

Other good books are:
Cambridge
Fitzpatrick (my recommendation; may be challenging but not as much as Cambridge)
Past Trial Papers
 

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Yeah it's bad the questions aren't that good and it even has wrong content. The book said cos^-1 x = secx I think which is clearly wrong
 

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Is math in focus a bad book, I have heard quite negative reviews of it from my teacher and year 12 friends, what are some good maths book
Just use the Pender and/or Fitzpatrick textbooks (if you have access to them).
 

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