In this NCEA Level 2 text, Neil Marshall provides a solid foundation of Mathematics for entry into the workplace, to a Level 3 Statistics and Modelling course, or to a degree requiring Level 2 Mathematics. Some topics will already be familiar, whilst others cover intriguing new areas of practical mathematics. The use of graphical calculators is integrated into the units, taking out much of the donkey-work, and other technology is introduced as necessary to smooth the path of learning.

This course has been taught successfully, in a variety of guises, to middle-ability Year 12 students, many of whom would have found a curriculum assessed through the Level 2 Achievement Standards too challenging, and it has equipped them with a good grounding to proceed with the next step along their way.