analysis of the problem based learning syntax in vocational mathematics bookson matrix material

Books, as one of the many sources of learning and learning materials, are commonly used byteachers and students in the learning process of mathematics, so that students can experience the most oflearning of mathematics / students can learn mathematics best. based on 2013 curriculum in which thelearning process is students-centered, there needs to a model of learning which is based on problem,namely pbl. this model will run best when the books used during the learning process meet the syntaxof pbl. this study aims at analyzing mathematical book for vocational school on matrix subject, basedon the syntax of pbl. the method used for the study is descriptive. the instruments which are developedbased on the syntax of pbl includes: students’ orientation on the problems, organizing students for thelearning process, guiding students individually or in groups, developing and presenting the result / workpiece, analyzing and evaluating the process of problem solving. the study will analyze 3 mathematicsbooks which are mostly used by teachers, coded a, b, and c. the focus of the analysis is matrix,covering the explanation of the concept and students’ activities. the result of the study will show thatsyntax of pbl are present in the three mathematics textbooks analyzed. book c is better than book aand book b, analyzed from the syntax of pbl. from the analysis, it is found that book c is more suitableto be used in a learning process using pbl model. further study is recommended for analysis on whichbook is much more suitable to be used in a learning process using certain model of learning.