The Group 5: Mathematics subjects of the

IB Diploma Programme The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a two-year educational programme primarily aimed at 16-to-19-year-olds in 140 countries around the world. The programme provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry int ...

consist of two different

mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

courses, both of which can be taken at Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). To earn an IB Diploma, a candidate must take either Mathematics Applications and Interpretation (SL/HL) or Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL), as well as satisfying all CAS, TOK and EE requirements.

Examination structure

At the standard level (SL), there are 2 external examinations and 1 internal examination for both of the IB math courses. At the higher level (HL), there are 3 external examinations and 1 internal examination for both of the IB math courses. The external examinations for Analysis and Approaches at the SL level consist of two exams: Paper 1 (which does not allow for the use of technology i.e calculators), and Paper 2 (which is taken with technology). HL students take an additional exam, Paper 3, which allows for the use of technology and consists of only 2 questions, although they are very long and consist of many sub-questions. For Applications and Interpretations, the external examinations at the SL level also consist of two papers, and they both allow the use of technology. Similarly to A&A, HL students sit for the additional Paper 3 that allows for the use of technology and that consists of two long questions. Paper 1 and Paper 2 differ in A&I in the style of questions asked: Paper 1 is made up of short, 5-9 marks questions, whereas Paper 2 has longer questions ranging from 14-18 marks.

Course syllabi

Both Mathematics Analysis and Approaches and Mathematics Applications and Interpretation include the following elements: * Number and Algebra * Functions *

Geometry Geometry (; ) is a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Geometry is, along with arithmetic, one of the oldest branches of mathematics. A mathematician w ...

and

trigonometry Trigonometry () is a branch of mathematics concerned with relationships between angles and side lengths of triangles. In particular, the trigonometric functions relate the angles of a right triangle with ratios of its side lengths. The fiel ...

Statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ...

and

probability Probability is a branch of mathematics and statistics concerning events and numerical descriptions of how likely they are to occur. The probability of an event is a number between 0 and 1; the larger the probability, the more likely an e ...

Calculus Calculus is the mathematics, mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape, and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithmetic operations. Originally called infinitesimal calculus or "the ...

* Proofs (HL only) * Vectors (HL only)

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References

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