Consistent with the philosophy of the Common Core State Standards and Standards for Mathematical Practice the Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life Student Edition features several components to help position students for success and keep them on the right track for mathematical proficiency. The Big Ideas Math Student Edition provides students with learning targets and success criteria at the chapter and lesson level to make learning visible. Diverse opportunities to develop problem-solving and communication skills through deductive reasoning and exploration are also prominent throughout the text. Students gain a deeper understanding of math concepts by narrowing their focus to fewer topics at each grade level. Students master content through inductive reasoning opportunities, engaging activities that provide deeper understanding, concise, stepped-out examples, rich, thought-provoking exercises, and building connections to previous skills for coherence.