That said, I'm sure that there *must* be good integrated math courses, even if the track record has typically been poor in the US. Does anyone have a recommendation for a really excellent integrated math curriculum?
Integrated as in, not splitting algebra from geometry from calculus? I've ended up buying some of the books by Bostock and Chandler, having used earlier editions when I was at school myself; they don't seem to have been bettered. The ones we have are
A core course for A levelFurther Pure MathematicsMechanics and Probability(almost all mechanics, in fact - don't look to this series for stats coverage).
There's a Further Mechanics book which I probably should have bought when I had the chance as it looks as though it may be out of print now, oh well, that's what second hand booksellers are for.
This series is aimed at A level, i.e. the last two years of school in the UK. Most complaints on Amazon are about them being too hard, so they may be just what some here are looking for :-) [ETA Interesting exception - someone from NSW, Australia, saying that the Further Pure book is too easy and they have far better books there. Wonder which?] They are not flawless - I remember there are a couple of odd bits I've resorted to crossing out because of weird errors - but they're pretty good.
