Brenda Wijaya Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Guys, I'm planning to buy a new Math SL textbook. Which one do you recommend? Have any of you use them?2012 Cambridge's Mathematics Standard Level for the IB DiplomaPaul Fannon, Vesna Kadelburg, Ben Woolley and Stephen Ward - See more at: http://education.cambridge.org/as/subject/mathematics/mathematics-for-the-ib-diploma/mathematics-standard-level-for-the-ib-diploma#sthash.3ZYzDJBN.dpufor2012 Oxford's IB Mathematics Standard Level For the IB diplomaPaul La Rondie, Ed Kemp, Laurie Buchanan, Jim Fensom, and Jill Stevens - See more at: http://www.oup.com/oxed/international/ibdiploma/mathslcc1/ Please help me decide!Thank You in advance. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnisRexLeo Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Out of the two, I would go for the Oxford, but I personally think the Math SL book by Fabio Cirrito is much better than both the aforementioned.Have a look at the Fabio Cirrito. Here's a direct link to a pdf of the book - http://stro.ycdsb.ca/Departments/mathematics/documents/IB%20FILES/Mathematics%20SL%203rd%20Ed%202nd%20Imprint.pdfHope this helped!! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Wijaya Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Thank you for your suggestion. Actually I have that book but the 2nd imprint one. I am looking for a book that is more friendly to me because I'm pretty slow and weak at maths. Thus I neee a book that is more comprehensive ij a sense like teaching some steps of working out. Do you think I shall go for oxford instead? Thank you. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnisRexLeo Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Then I would suggest the Oxford. It is better than the Cambridge one.Another suggestion....if you do find yourself slower and weaker than the rest, I think what you can try for practice are the revision sets in the Fabio Cirrito book.The difficulty level increases progressively and there are loads of questions to try. I do not know about the other books, but I am sure that this one also has a separate solutions manual with solutions to EVERY sum. If you find yourself not being able to cope with it, that book is perfect. It will help you when you are stuck eternally on that one crazy sum, or when you are just missing out on one trick to solve the entire question. As you are already in possession of that book, I suggest you buy the solutions manual also.....BIG help! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cricketcrazynerd Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 (edited) Oxford- Although I don't do SL Maths, I use both for HL maths, and I find that Oxford is much better. The questions are relatively harder and there are past paper questions mixed in there as well. But, the IBID book is the clear winner in any case. But, I should add that Cambridge has better notes! Edited July 10, 2013 by cricketcrazynerd 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abhilash Singh Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 Oxfoorrddd. its very easy to comprehend and also has IB style questions in the exercises! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 The Cambridge one really is quite rubbish. I think Haese & Harris was the best. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB-Adam Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 The Cambridge one really is quite rubbish. I think Haese & Harris was the best.The exams tend to be harder now. Haese & Harris was probably a very good book in 2009 though.Always use two books when it comes to maths! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy_Reversed Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 Hello all, I live in Canada and I desperately need to buy the solutions manual for the Fabio Cirrito math textbook (Mathematics Standard Level) . Does anybody have a copy I can buy, have a .pdf/ebook, or have an idea of where to buy it - online or instore? Thank you so much! Entropy_Reversed Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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