Helps to ease the transition between school/college and university mathematics by (re)introducing readers to a range of topics that they will meet in the first year of a degree course in the mathematical sciences, refreshing their knowledge of basic techniques and focussing on areas that are often perceived as the most challenging.

Each chapter starts with a "Test Yourself" section so that readers can monitor their progress and readily identify areas where their understanding is incomplete.

A range of exercises, complete with full solutions, makes the book ideal for self-study.

The Story: When Baron Beaumont marries a plump widow, seventeen years after the death of his first wife in childbirth, he discovers his new wife comes with some appalling baggage: two very ugly daughters who are immediately jealous of the Baron's beautiful daughter, Ella Beaumont. When Ella's father is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, the ugly stepsisters Ermentrude and Agatha De Ville take full advantage of the situation. Ella is demoted to the role of kitchen maid and prevented from attending the Royal Ball held in June. King Louis is hosting the ball to allow his shy son, Ferdinand, to meet some pretty girls. After the ugly sisters have left for the palace with high hopes of meeting some rich lord, Ella has an amazing spiritual encounter and is given the lost key to her dead mother's bedroom, a room that had been locked for many years. After the unexpected arrival of her Aunt Althea, Ella is dressed for the ball and with the assistance of Althea's coach is delivered to the palace. There, Prince Ferdinand is captivated by her beauty and some very extraordinary things occur. Set in the later eighteenth century, prior to the French revolution, real and fictional events are intermingled in a lively and entertaining manner.

An essential read for all those interested in landscape, wildlife, climate change and renewable energy. The Scottish Cheviot hills and its amazing wildlife are under severe threat. A young couple find themselves at the heart of their defence...A lone walker strays from the path, loses his way and in need of food and shelter discovers an ancient shepherd who welcomes him into his incredible home and shows him how he has transformed the bare hills into an upland paradise. The walker asks if he can help and the shepherd demonstrates how the simple act of choosing and sowing the right seed in the right place can transform the future, but the young man is distracted when he finds a highly valuable hoard of gold. Rather than confessing to his find he conceals it and returning home sells it, so sealing his destiny. "A beautiful and thought provoking read, mixing passion, humour and drama in a delightful way."

Seventeen-year-old Richard Buchanan has more to worry about than his adoption. A move to 'High Hearty, ' his new home on a hilltop, brings nightmares and challenges to the troubled boy. While defending his girl friend from a bullying father and dealing with an abusive adoptive mother, Richard learns secrets that wrench him agonizingly into manhood. When his bereaved sister, Barbara, opens herself to the spirit world and strange phenomena occurs at 'High Hearty, ' Richard discovers there is a great deal more to death than dying. SOME GO HAUNTING is the first novel of a world-famous Spiritualist medium. "It's a great story. I loved it " JAMES VAN PRAAGH