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Signpost Mathematics

Photograph showing six books from the Australian Signpost Mathematics New South Wales series.

Australian Signpost Mathematics New South Wales series comprised 18 books, including student books, teacher companions, homework programs and eBook assets.

Photo showing cover design of Australian Signpost Mathematics NSW Year 9 Homework Program.

Homework programs are a supplement to the student books and contain a series of worksheets.

Photo composition of an open student book showing a chapter opener. Blurred in the background, you can see a teacher companion and homework program.

Each chapter starts with a chapter opener that includes an introduction with a unique chapter colour, title, cartoon and outline of topics covered.

Page spread showing worked examples with questions and solutions.

Maths exercises typeset into numbered lists that include equations, body text and diagrams.

Photo of an open student book showing the internal design of two different types of text boxes.

Text boxes were designed for the Signpost series to identify different sections. This photo shows the design of two sections, a 'Fun spot' and 'Maths terms'.

Photograph of a student book page spread showing examples of geometric mathematics illustration drawn for the series.

Examples of geometric volume diagrams. Nikki M Group created hundreds of mathematics illustrations for the series.

Photo showing the homework program – part of a cover and an open book showing the black and white worksheets.

Homework programs contain a series of black and white activity sheets. The sheets are perforated along the spine allowing students to tear out individual pages.

Photo showing part of a homework sheet, looking at the design of a typeset equation.

Example of an equation typeset in a black and white homework book.

Photo of a teacher companion book, open to show a double page spread, displaying corresponding student book pages and teacher notes.

Teacher companion books are designed to show student book pages surrounded by teacher notes.

Cartoon shown integrated into a typeset student book page.

Cartoons are used throughout the Signpost series to introduce ideas and concepts.