Book Reviews: Success with Mathematics

Heather Cooke is Academic Liaison Officer at the Centre for Mathematical Education at The Open University. She has incorporated much of value from the CME environment and from her previous teaching experience into Success with Mathematics. This sensibly organized attractive and very readable book treats its reader with empathy and encouragement at the start of what is seen by many as a daunting task namely starting a mathematics course! Cooke (2003) writes: “Over the years I have had the pleasure of working extensively with people in a variety of contexts who needed help to improve their mathematical knowledge understanding and confidence.” Anyone reading the book would be in no doubt that she does this effectively!