Author: J M Bond, Andrew Baines
By Nelson Thornes

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Practice papers, 2010-08-06
Very fast delivery. At a quick glance this book seems to be a comprehensive guide through to entrance exams.

Author: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
By Penguin

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This book changed my life!, 2010-08-30
I picked up this book on the back of a random recommendation from a friend. I had heard of it, but was totally unprepared for the impact that this book would have. Simply put, it is an excellent book, with an excellent central theme. I have used so many of the lessons from it, and the one I am currently over-using is 'that we know can't hurt us'.

I had to take time to get used to the Taleb's meandering, and highly opinionated style, and I think this adds to the flavour of the book. When the whole civilised world has build models of propensity that have now been found wanting, I would also take great pride in my alternative thinking. Furthermore, when we all seem to spend time being so pleasant to each other, I found it refreshing to see such opinion in print.

Most of all though, this is one of those books of that comes along once in a generation, and really changes opinion, and I can find no reason why everyone should not read it.

Author: Keith Pledger, Mr Dave Wilkins
By Heinemann

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Excellent resource, 2010-07-30
The book comes with a cd. Basically the cd is a computer version of the book but with a difference! You can highlight text whilst viewing it as a pdf file on your pc and write notes. The book itself is colourful and interesting to read. It is really unfortunate that the college gets students to purchase their own textbooks these days: in the UK there is no longer universal free education - so it matters to me a lot that I purchase textbooks which are value for money. This one certainly is.

Author: Richard Dawkins
By OUP Oxford

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Genes are forever, 2010-07-31
The great biologist G.C. Williams said that `natural selection, albeit stupid, is a story of unending arms races, slaughter and suffering. Its immorality has to be accepted and, at least, to be thought about'. R. Dawkins did think about it. His provocative scientific analysis changed (should change) our vision on mankind. In superb endnotes he puts some points on the i's of former editions.

Genes
In a Darwinian world without design or purpose the fundamental unit of selection is the gene (a portion of chromosome material). The predominant quality of a successful and potentially immortal gene is ruthless selfishness.

Replicators and Vehicles
Genes compose replicators and use discrete vehicles (organisms with specializing cells) for the propagation of their replicators. The qualities of a good replicator are longevity, fecundity and copying fidelity. The master-replicator is DNA. It supervises the manufacture of proteins, which in turn control chemical processes in the cell. A particular gene is all the replicas of a particular portion of DNA distributed throughout the world.
Individual bodies (organisms), not species, are the sole vehicles in the evolutionary process. The essential quality of an effective gene vehicle is the possession of an impartial exit channel into the future for all genes inside it (fertilized egg). Genes exert ultimate power over the vehicles through the nervous system and use the vehicle's brain as executive (in a completely unconscious manner).
Gene differences emerge only in the phenotypic effects on bodies and the world.

Gene pools, altruism and battles
Genes live in gene pools, evolutionary stable sets of genes, which are only occasionally invaded by a new gene (= evolution).
Kin altruism, like parental care, can be explained by the fact that close relatives have a greater than average chance of sharing genes. Reciprocal altruism is a win-win solution for all gene participants. In their struggle for domination (survival) genes generate unconscious amoral behaviour in generation and gender conflicts (of interest).

Memes
In the soup of human culture the meme is the unit of (un)successful imitation, the new (cultural) replicator.
Memes and genes can reinforce each other, but can also be staunch enemies.

Very serious warning
Even if we assume that individuals are fundamentally selfish, their conscious foresight could (should) save us from the worst excesses of the blind replicators. One of these excesses is a demographic explosion. It the population growth continues at the actual rate, the world is not so far away from the point where its human population, jacked in standing position, will form a solid human carpet all over our planet.

In a clear, easily understandable vocabulary with brilliant metaphors (book, boat, (non)zero sum games, gambling, dilemmas), Richard Dawkins simply destroyed scientifically the utmost selfish Right and Left Moral Majority, wherefore eternal thanks.

N.B. I encountered one typing error: (p.7 before last line) IF, not IT.

Author: Keith Pledger
By Edexcel

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Excellent revision material, 2010-04-22
I recently taught a week long revision course in mathematics and this was one of the resources I used. It covers the material very well and contains plenty of useful questions and review exercises. As a quick reference to all topics included in C3 it is invaluable.

Author: Claire Mooney, Alice Hansen, Reg Wrathmell, Lindsey Ferrie, Sue Fox
By Learning Matters

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Required reading, 2004-02-06
When training to be a teacher it's tempting to focus on teaching skills and neglect subject knoweldge. But the two are interlinked. The better you know your subject - the more confident you will be in the classroom. This book covers everything from basic arithmetic to trig. Each chapter includes summaries and questions - to help you make sure that everything has sunk in. A great book - especially for anyone who's last real experience of maths was age 16!

Author: Keith Pledger
By Edexcel

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Excellent, 2009-11-13
Great books for my son. They all come with a CD that contains example papers & answers which is the most useful part.

By Heinemann

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Great book, 2010-07-26
Edexcel AS and A Level Modular Mathematics - Mechanics 1
Brilliant book very useful. The CD is very informative and takes you through the stages of working out very well.

Author: Keith Pledger, Mr Dave Wilkins
By Heinemann

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Excellent, The Best. You do not need more than this, 2010-08-25
I am a teacher of another subject who wanted to teach Maths and came to these as the standard text.
Some have criticised the graphical layout; I'm actually 48 and I find it really lovely and a REALLY BIG HELP in following the text. In my opinion, the use of colour and layout are imaginative, to the point and a complete positive.
It wouldn't be, if the content wasn't so good; this is light-years ahead of the irrelevant, stuffy books we had when I did my A Level #^* years ago - the authors focus very clearly on the syllabus - not surprising considering who they are. There is everything you need to teach yourself here.
Living in the real world as I do, I can say that there's more than enough to save you from a bad teacher which may be a CRITICAL difference to you.
My only criticism would be the splitting of materials between the enclosed CD and the book - why not put it all into the book? Nothing happens on the CD that couldn't have been done in the book, better, imho.

Author: Keith Pledger et al, Alan Clegg
By Heinemann

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awsome book ....very colourful, 2010-05-09
i haven't used the book as such...but my son says it is so easy to follow that he can teach himself the subject.... he also likes the fact that it is colourful and vibrant... had it been b/w he would have not have liked it as much i think....