(i) The mathematical intentions of the textbooks – the Mathematics represented in
textbooks, beliefs about the nature of the Mathematics in textbooks and
presentation of mathematical knowledge;
(ii) The pedagogical intentions of the textbook –ways in which the learner is helped
(or not) through the content, method and rhetorical voice of the text;
(iii) The sociological contexts of textbooks
(iv) The cultural traditions represented in textbooks. This present study concerns more
on (i) and (ii).