International Baccalaureate · IB Diploma
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches · SL
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Handouts · A-Level Mathematics (5)
Exercise sheets · A-Level Mathematics (33)
- 1.1 Quadratics
- 1.2 Functions
- 1.3 Coordinate geometry
- 1.4 Circular measure
- 1.5 Trigonometry
- 1.6 Series
- 1.7 Differentiation
- 1.8 Integration
- 2.1 Algebra
- 2.2 Logarithmic and exponential functions
- 2.3 Trigonometry
- 2.4 Differentiation
- 2.5 Integration
- 2.6 Numerical solution of equations
- 3.1 Algebra
- 3.2 Logarithmic and exponential functions
- 3.3 Trigonometry
- 3.4 Differentiation
- 3.5 Integration
- 3.6 Numerical solution of equations
- 3.7 Vectors
- 3.8 Differential equations
- 3.9 Complex numbers
- 5.1 Representation of data
- 5.2 Permutations and combinations
- 5.3 Probability
- 5.4 Discrete random variables
- 5.5 The normal distribution
- 6.1 The Poisson distribution
- 6.2 Linear combinations of random variables
- 6.3 Continuous random variables
- 6.4 Sampling and estimation
- 6.5 Hypothesis tests
Presentation slides · A-Level Mathematics (5)
Course units and learning goals
These lessons teach selected course objectives. Check the remaining coverage gaps; the material is not a complete preparation programme.
1 · Number and algebra
- Exact arithmetic and estimation: A prime number that divides the integer exactly.
- Indices, surds and standard form: The power to which a base is raised.
- Sequences, series and recurrence: The constant multiplier between consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.
- Percentages, ratio and proportional reasoning: A factor that performs a percentage change in one multiplication.
- prime factor
- A prime number that divides the integer exactly.
- index
- The power to which a base is raised.
- common ratio
- The constant multiplier between consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.
- multiplier
- A factor that performs a percentage change in one multiplication.
2 · Functions
- Domains, inverses and composition: The set of allowed inputs to a function.
- Exponentials, logarithms and modelling: The time for a decaying quantity to fall to half its initial value.
- domain
- The set of allowed inputs to a function.
- half-life
- The time for a decaying quantity to fall to half its initial value.
3 · Geometry and trigonometry
- Angle reasoning, similarity and mensuration: The multiplier that relates corresponding lengths in similar shapes.
- Right triangles and non-right triangles: The side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle.
- Radians, identities and trigonometric equations: The angle subtended by an arc whose length equals the radius.
- scale factor
- The multiplier that relates corresponding lengths in similar shapes.
- hypotenuse
- The side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle.
- radian
- The angle subtended by an arc whose length equals the radius.
4 · Statistics and probability
- Data summaries, histograms and interpretation: Frequency divided by class width, used as histogram height.
- Probability, trees and conditional reasoning: The probability of an event after restricting the sample space to a stated condition.
- Binomial, normal and Poisson models: The probability-weighted mean of a random variable.
- frequency density
- Frequency divided by class width, used as histogram height.
- conditional probability
- The probability of an event after restricting the sample space to a stated condition.
- expected value
- The probability-weighted mean of a random variable.
5 · Calculus
- Derivatives and stationary points: The instantaneous rate of change, also the gradient of a tangent.
- Integrals, area and accumulation: A function whose derivative equals the given integrand.
- derivative
- The instantaneous rate of change, also the gradient of a tangent.
- antiderivative
- A function whose derivative equals the given integrand.
IA · School-supervised mathematical exploration
- Planning a mathematical exploration: A condition adopted to make a mathematical model possible and whose effect should be evaluated.
- assumption
- A condition adopted to make a mathematical model possible and whose effect should be evaluated.
Preparing for this qualification
- Current first-assessment-2021 course: AA Paper 1 prohibits technology; Paper 2 allows it.
- External examination contributes 80%; the school-supervised mathematical exploration contributes 20%. SL papers are 40% each; HL Papers 1/2 are 30% each and Paper 3 is 20%.
- Public briefs establish structure, not full official learning objectives. School access to the current full guide, formula booklet and calculator policy is required to certify complete parity.
- Do not apply the revised 2029 marks, paper timing or exploration criteria to current cohorts.
Teaching coverage still needed
- Official question-bank boundaries, scheme alignment and all objective-level teaching coverage require the recorded review; no practice registry promotion.
- The authored diagnostic assessments are not full-length qualification mocks.
- The complete current IB guide, formula booklet, authenticated exploration criteria and full SL/HL objective codes are unavailable in the public archive.
Specifications and sample documents
- Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches — Specimen papers · 2021 ↗
First assessment: 2021
- Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches — Subject brief · 2029 ↗
First assessment: 2029
- Calculator guidance (2020) ↗
- Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches — Subject brief · 2021 ↗
First assessment: 2021
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