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The Art of Mathematics (series)

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The Art of Mathematics (Korean: 수학의 정석), written by Hong Sung-Dae (Korean: 홍성대), is a series of mathematics textbooks for high school students in South Korea. First published in 1966, it is aguably the best-selling mathematics textbook series in South Korea, with about 37 million copies sold as of 2006. In Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, the hometown of Hong Sung-Dae, a street is named Korean: 수학정석길 in honor of the author.'

Contents

Major topics in the 11th edition

Changes in the 11th edition, published 2013-2015, reflect the 2009 revision of South Korea's National Curriculum (ko:2009 개정 교육과정). Each of the six volumes consist of two versions, one for average students (Korean: 기본편) and one for higher-ability students (Korean: 실력편).

Mathematics I

Korean: 수학 I

  • Polynomials
  • Equations and Inequalities
  • Graphs of Equations
  • Mathematics II

    Korean: 수학 II

  • Sets and Propositions
  • Functions
  • Sequences
  • Exponents and Logarithms
  • Probability and Statistics

    Korean: 확률과 통계

  • Permutations and Combinations
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • Calculus I

    Korean: 미적분 I

  • Limits of Sequences
  • Limits and Continuity
  • Differentiation of Polynomial Functions
  • Integration of Polynomial Functions
  • Calculus II

    Korean: 미적분 II

  • Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
  • Trigonometric Functions
  • Differentiation
  • Integration
  • Geometry and Vectors

    Korean: 기하와 벡터

  • Plane Curves
  • Vectors in the Plane
  • Graphs and Vectors in Space
  • References

    The Art of Mathematics (series) Wikipedia