Table 2 Background of sample textbooks and chapters.

From: Using social network analysis to investigate mathematical connections in U.S. and Chinese textbook problems

 

Textbook

China

U.S.

Chapter

PEP-A Compulsory 2, Chapter 4 (Grade 10); PEP-A Elective 2-1, Chapter 2 (Grade 11)

UCSMP Advanced Algebra, Chapter 12 (Grade 9–12)

Sequence and Lessons

Circle, Ellipse, Hyperbola, Parabola; 6 lessons

Parabola, Circle, Ellipse, Hyperbola; 9 lessons

Publisher

People’s Education Press, 2007

McGraw-Hill, 2010

Author

Shaoxue Liu, Peiling Qian, et al.

James Flanders, Zalman Usiskin, et al.

  1. Note. The PEP-A Electives are prepared for high school students who take the China National College Entrance Examination; these books are required by most of the provinces and are treated essentially as compulsory.
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