be used as a portfolio of student work, containing many practice questions and review material, and will enable students to keep their work organized as opposed to having countless worksheets to supplement the notes and extra practice used to ensure mastery of skills. It will hopefully allow students to gain a better grasp of the material by seeing complete examples worked out in full, as well as being able to practice the concepts with additional exercises. Where suitable, there are also hints, suggestions, and thought questions to keep students on the right track and to hopefully avoid common pitfalls along the way.
The use of graphing calculators enables students to realize the importance and applicability of technology in mathematics. Where necessary, the appropriate keystrokes have been included to aid with this objective. In addition, students considering taking Advanced Mathematics are encouraged to try the more challenging problems for further enrichment and extension of the topic.