Maths Quest 9 for the Australian Curriculum provides students with essential mathematical skills and knowledge through the content strands of Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability. The Curriculum focuses on students becoming proficient in mathematical understanding, fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Maths Quest 9 for the Australian Curriculum is specifically written and designed to meet the requirements and aspirations of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum. The student textbook contains the following features: * clear and engaging design * judicious use of ICT resources * a numeracy chapter * two chapters on problem solving * Individual pathways activities for every exercise * a Hungry brain class activity for each chapter * two new ProjectsPLUS activities * interactivities * eLessons * references to the content and proficiency strands of the new Australian Mathematics Curriculum What is eBookPLUS? This title features eBookPLUS: an electronic version of the textbook and a complementary set of targeted digital resources. These flexible and engaging ICT activities are available to you online at the JacarandaPLUS website ( www.jacplus.com. au). Your eBookPLUS resources include: * ProjectsPLUS - unique ICT-based projects that provides opportunities for students to demonstrate creativity, thinking skills and teamwork * Hungry brain class activities that build on students' prior knowledge and curiosity * Individual pathways activities to create opportunities for students' to learn at their own pace * Interactivities to provide hands-on experience and instant feedback on many new and revisited concepts * eLessons to bring Mathematics alive in the real world * WorkSHEETS - Word documents designed for easy customisation and editing * SkillSHEETS to check students' readiness for the next topic * interactive revision tests

Table of Contents

1 Numeracy 2 Number skills 3 Algebra 4 Linear equations ICT ProjectsPLUS - Learning or earning 5 Congruence and similarity 6 Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometry 7 Linear and non-linear graphs 8 Proportion and rates 9 Problem solving I 10 Indices 11 Financial mathematics 12 Measurement 13 Probability 14 Statistics ICT ProjectsPLUS - Getting the budget into order 15 Problem solving II Extension Chapters 16 Functions 17 Quadratic algebra 18 Quadratic functions