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Sine and Cosine Rule
On this page, we will look at the Sine Rule, the Cosine Rule and the formula for the Area of a Triangle. The formulae are fairly straightforward to use, but don't take this topic too lightly: some exam...
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Teachers new to the IB
Starting point | Knowing the course | Knowing the students | Teaching and coaching | Calculator readiness | Wider IB responsibilities | Planning and updates | Practical checklist ⭕ Purpose...
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Exam Tips Free
There is no magic trick for improving your mathematics grade overnight. Improvement comes from practice, good study habits and learning from your mistakes. However, there are plenty of small things you...
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Practice Exams HL
It is important to practise completing full exams as part of your final revision. Towards the end of your preparation, you should complete these under timed conditions so that you become used to managing...
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Practice Exams SL
It is important to practise completing full exams as part of your final revision. Towards the end of your preparation, you should complete these under timed conditions so that you become used to managing...
Teaching resources & guidance
Trig functions, equations & identities
⭕ Learning Objectives SL + HL students: HL students only: • working with radian measure of angles • computing length of an arc and area of...
Activities
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Learning Focus 𝅛 Student Activity 𝅛 Exam-quality Working 𝅛 Teaching Notes 𝅛 Follow-up ⭕ Learning Focus SL and HL students: (no additional HL content) • recognising when an algebraic step may...
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Approaches to Learning – Analyse Before You Calculate
Learning Focus 𝅛 Analyse Before You Calculate 𝅛 Build Your Toolkit 𝅛 Practise Deliberately 𝅛 Exam Strategy 𝅛 Reflect and Improve ⭕ Learning Focus • recognising useful mathematical structure...
Activities
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Learning Focus 𝅛 Student Activity 𝅛 Method Decisions 𝅛 Exam-quality Working 𝅛 Follow-up ⭕ Learning Focus SL and HL students: (no additional HL content) • selecting a calculator method appropriate...
Assessment
Internal Assessment Free
Your internal assessment in mathematics is called The Mathematics Exploration, it is an extended piece of work that you are required to complete during the course. The Exploration provides you with the...