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Best books to buy for A* in Maths

I have a maths exam in November and need to buy books asap. I am going for an A* so if anyone could link me to any good books that will help me achieve this. Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

Superboy

The best book will depend on your examination board. However, you should definitely use this website to help you: http://www.examsolutions.net/

Reply 2

dk97

Original post by Super199

I have a maths exam in November and need to buy books asap. I am going for an A* so if anyone could link me to any good books that will help me achieve this. Thanks :smile:

If you are doing Edexcel, then I would get this Edexcel GCSE Higher Revision Guide and Workbook. They are what I am working from and like you, I am hoping for an A* this November :smile:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mathematics-Edexcel-Higher-Revision-Workbook/dp/1446900150

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mathematics-Edexcel-Higher-Revision-Guide/dp/1446900185

Reply 3

Dylann

Exam in November? Hasn't Gove removed Nov exams?

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Reply 4

yusuf_777

Original post by Dylann

Exam in November? Hasn't Gove removed Nov exams?

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i think its more or less resits im resitting unit 3 i need 91 ums in unit 3 to get an a last time i got 87 ums missed out by 4 really worried

im using nelson thornes student book cgp mathswatch and hegarthy maths on youtube to help me prepare for the exam i have not really started preapring for it but will hope to do so soon

Reply 5

rich1334

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Letts-GCSE-Week-Revision-Guides/dp/1844196259/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381588429&sr=8-1&keywords=maths+to+a+letts+gcse+in+a+week+revision+guides

I use that for last minute (or should I say final week) revision for Maths mocks. The mock I did last week (mocks that go toward Sixth Form applications at my school) went great and I got an A*, I was the only one in my class :biggrin:

Whilst it does give you most of the content you need for exams it wont give you everything (naturally you can't fit a 2 year course into a week) so it's best to use it in conjunction with past papers and an exam board-specific revision guide (best to get one soon and use it for 2-3 weeks before switching to the Maths to A* book). Good luck!