Click Gold: Junior High School Math

Author: Zhou Chunli / Wang Zhongfeng (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: We often observe a phenomenon where many students spend their days doing homework, surrounded by "competition tutorials" and "college entrance exam drills," with a pile of materials and several exercise books, yet their academic performance remains unsatisfactory, and their competition results are not ideal. Why is this? The reason lies in their failure to fully grasp the fundamental principles of the textbooks and their lack of mastery in scientific problem-solving methods. Understanding principles is the fundamental guarantee for excelling in all subjects, while mastering methods is a powerful weapon for tackling difficult competition problems. Only by clarifying principles can one think clearly and respond with ease; only by mastering methods can one generalize and apply knowledge effectively. No matter how difficult the problem, one can handle it with confidence and solve it effortlessly; no matter which competition, one can perform at their best and achieve success!
The authors have meticulously planned and published this series, "Clicking the Gold Medal: A Comprehensive Guide to Problem-Solving Methods for Middle School Students in Olympic Competitions," with the hope of providing students with comprehensive, systematic, practical, and complete methods for competition problem-solving.
Guided by the new curriculum standards, the authors aim to "emphasize quality education, stimulate innovative thinking, enhance practical application, and cultivate problem-solving skills." The book is categorized according to the knowledge covered in the new textbooks and the testing scope of the competitions. It includes insightful methodological guidance, mental flexibility training, detailed example analyses, and targeted exercises. The methods are flexible and clever, the question types systematic and comprehensive, the reasoning clear and smooth, and the commentary perfectly apt. While the content is derived from the textbooks, it goes beyond them, helping students succeed on their path to competition success.
The authors remain closely attuned to the latest trends in competitions, gathering a wealth of new competition information to supplement the most practically relevant questions for students. This makes it the most systematic, practical, and complete "textbook" for competition problem-solving to date.
Adhering to a student-centered philosophy, the authors have earnestly listened to the voices of participating students, ensuring that the selected competition questions are cutting-edge, targeted, and novel. They have incorporated the latest research findings in competition teaching to provide students with more problem-solving methods in the example analyses, with the hope of effectively stimulating their innovative thinking and improving their problem-solving skills.
The authors' previous book, "A Comprehensive Guide to Problem-Solving Methods for Junior High School Mathematics Olympic Competitions" (Shanxi Education Press, July 2002), has already sold over 190,000 copies. During its use, the authors deeply felt the importance of "concise explanations with ample practice" in mastering mathematics. Therefore, they have written this series, "A Comprehensive Guide to Problem-Solving Methods for Junior High School Mathematics Olympic Competitions for Grades 7 (and 8/9)." The series is divided into three volumes, progressing in knowledge from Grade 7 to 9. It interweaves classroom and extracurricular knowledge, staying largely synchronized with the textbooks while complementing them. The focus is on problem-solving exercises, serving as a supplementary learning resource to the earlier book.
To use this book, students can select a chapter based on their needs. First, read the "Knowledge Highlights" to grasp the key points. Then, study the "Detailed Example Explanations" through carefully selected examples. Next, independently solve the "Practice Exercises," which include three sets (A, B, C) of about 10 questions each, progressing from easy to difficult. Students with only general math requirements can do the A set; those seeking further improvement can add the B set; and those with higher demands can tackle the C set. This is generally sufficient for math enthusiasts in the junior high school stage.
But how well have you done? Each unit provides detailed hints and solutions for the exercises, for reference. After completing each volume, students can take the simulation practice questions in the fourth part to test their knowledge and prepare for competitions.