Book Review of 'Mapping University Mathematics Assessment Practices (MU-MAP)' (Edited by Paola Iannone and Adrian Simpson)

It was with great pleasure that I read the volume on Mapping University Mathematics Assessment Practices by Paola Iannone and Adrian Simpson. The volume examines the current state of assessment in mathematics undergraduate degrees. It is presented in three parts: Part I, Patterns of Current Assessment Practice consisting of two chapters, one a survey on current assessment practice; the second, a review of the literature in undergraduate mathematics. Part II contain fourteen ‘opportunistically collected’ short 2-3 page articles on case studies of alternative assessment methods from departments around the UK, while Part III contains seven slightly longer articles on assessment projects, again from a selection of departments who were funded to undertake this element of the study.