Book excerpt: Nelson Caribbean Mathematics is a three book course suitable for students of all abilities in lower Secondary school. The series aims to provide students with a solid foundation in Mathematics needed in everyday life and provides a firm basis for study up to CXC and beyond. Real life examples are used to illustrate concepts, making learning more relevant and easy. Less able students will find the many examples reassuring and encouraging, whilst there are plenty of challenges to keep higher abilty students interested and motivated.