Essential Mathematics for the WA Curriculum 7
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Essential Mathematics for the WA Curriculum 7

David Greenwood, Bryn Humberstone, Justin Robinson, Jenny Goodman, Stuart Palmer
October 2025
7
Western Australian Curriculum 7-10
Western Australia
9781009656818
AUD$74.95
Print + Digital

    Essential Mathematics for the WA Curriculum includes an online version of the student book that delivers a host of interactive features to enhance the teaching and learning experience. The Interactive Textbook is available as a calendar-year subscription. Your subscription term is defined as follows: if activation occurs between January and July of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December this year. If activation occurs between August and December of this year, subscription concludes on 31 December the following year. Digital resources are expressly available for personal use only.

    Features

    • A mathematical modelling activity in every chapter provides students with opportunities to understand how the modelling process works and can be applied to solve problems.
    • A stronger emphasis is placed on financial mathematics, in line with the new WA Curriculum.
    • In each year level, selected content is labelled Consolidating (for content in the previous level); Optional for Years 9 & 10 (leading to senior mathematics studies); and Extending (for content that goes beyond the core and Optional content) providing the flexibility to meet the needs of all students.
    • Targeted skillsheets covering a single skill or small set of skills linked to the worked examples are available for download.
    • Interactive Textbook powered by Cambridge Edjin
    • Offline Textbook
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      Authors
    • David Greenwood

      David Greenwood is the Head of Mathematics at Trinity Grammar School in Melbourne and has 30+ years teaching mathematics from Year 7 to 12. He is the lead author for the Cambridge Essential series and has authored more than 80 titles for the Australian Curriculum and for the syllabuses of the states and territories. He specialises in analysing curriculum and the sequencing of course content for school mathematics courses. He also has an interest in the use of technology for the teaching of mathematics.

    • Bryn Humberstone

      Bryn Humberstone graduated from the University of Melbourne with an Honours degree in Pure Mathematics, and has 20+ years' experience teaching secondary school mathematics. He has been a Head of Mathematics since 2014 at two independent schools in Victoria. Bryn is passionate about applying the science of learning to teaching and curriculum design, to maximise the chances of student success. 

    • Justin Robinson

      Justin Robinson is Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Distillery, an organisation committed to energising, equipping and empowering teachers. He consults with schools globally on the fields of student and educator wellbeing. Prior to this, Justin spent 25 years teaching mathematics, covering all levels of secondary education including teaching VCE, IB and A-Levels. His driving passion was engaging and challenging students within a safe learning environment. Justin is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. 

    • Jenny Goodman

      Jenny Goodman has taught in schools for over 28 years and is currently teaching at a selective high school in Sydney. Jenny has an interest in the importance of literacy in mathematics education, and in teaching students of differing ability levels. She was awarded the Jones Medal for education at Sydney University and the Bourke Prize for Mathematics. She has written for CambridgeMATHS NSW and was involved in the Spectrum and Spectrum Gold series.

    • Stuart Palmer

      Stuart Palmer is a fully qualified high school mathematics teacher with more than 25 years' experience teaching students from all walks of life in a variety of schools. He has been Head of Mathematics in two schools. He is very well known by teachers throughout the state for the professional learning workshops he delivers. Stuart also assists thousands of Year 12 students every year as they prepare for their HSC Examinations. At the University of Sydney, Stuart spent more than a decade running tutorials for pre-service mathematics teachers.