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A silly one - Maths Prep Book 3 Review

    For many, Maths Prep Book 3 is a nightmare. I mean, seriously: It’s packed to the brim with complicated equations that are impossible to understand with equally confusing explanations for them. 

    The book has thoughtful prompts and questions that require actual Mathematical skills, as opposed to other books, which just succumb to tell the reader to blindly follow random equations. This book actually bothers to attempt, however hopelessly, to explain what’s going on, instead of dumping a load of questions at you without warning like other books. It also attempts to incorporate the history of Mathematics into the book, resulting in a rather eerie mixture of chaos. 

    Still, I would not use Maths Prep Book 3 for trying to prepare for 13+ without a teacher (or parent) to guide you through strange equations where it failed to explain what actually is happening behind the numbers seemingly magically transforming. 

    However, it is good for revision, as it has rather thoughtful questions that encourage thinking mathematically and actually knowing what you’re doing and you already know how to do them. 

    When it comes to recommending this book, I would hesitate, as it will be very different for different people. If you’re trying to prepare for 13+ by yourself with little outside help, this book will not explain everything properly and I will recommend something like a CGP 13+ guide to go with it and use only the questions in the book and the extension sections if you are confident enough to use it. However, if you do have access to other help (such as a teacher), I would strongly recommend it. Finally, if you’re just doing revision and just need questions, it is also a good choice. 

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