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Mathematics: Applications and interpretation
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Barcelona, Spain, 14 - 16 February 2025
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IB MYP Category 2
Paris, France, 21 - 23 February 2025
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Mathematics: Analysis and approaches
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Berlin, Germany, 28 February - 2 March 2025
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5. Calculus
5. Calculus
go to Teaching materials ↴ The Calculus topic has the highest number of suggested teaching hours of the five syllabus topics: 28 hours for SL (just one hour more than the Statistics & Probability topic...
1. Number & Algebra
1. Number & Algebra
The Number & Algebra topic has the lowest number of suggested teaching hours of the five syllabus topics at SL level: 19 hours for SL. However, the number of suggested teaching hours at HL level is significantly...
1. Number & Algebra
Sequences & series
teaching materials Although it's interesting (and I would say worthwhile) to discuss sequences that are defined by recursive (or iterative) formulas - such as the Fibonacci sequence - the fact is that...
5. Calculus
Differentiation basics
teaching materials The introductory content for differential calculus is similar for SL and HL students. However, SL students do not need to learn the limit definition of the derivative (also known as...
2. Functions
2. Functions
The Functions topic includes several concepts and skills that play an important role in other parts of the course, such as: domain & range, inverse function, composite function, nature of the roots of...
2. Functions
Basics/composite & inverse functions
go to teaching materials below ↴ Function basics include items such as:▪ using appropriate notation for functions, composite functions & inverse functions▪ determining whether a relation is a function...
1. Number & Algebra
Binomial theorem
syllabus contentSL 1.9: The binomial theorem: expansion of \({\left( {a + b} \right)^n},\;n \in \mathbb{N}\); use of Pascal's triangle and \({}_n{C_r}\)HL 1.10: Extension of the binomial theorem to fractional...
2. Functions
Exponential & logarithmic functions
go to teaching materials Syllabus content:SL 1.7 Laws of exponents with rational exponents; laws of logarithms; change of base of a logarithm; solving exponential equations, including using logarithms.SL...
Assessment
Start-of-Course Assessment
I believe it is important to design some lessons at the start of the first year to gather information and insights as to whether the students arriving in your class(es) are sufficiently prepared so that...
Basics
Units & Teaching Plan
↴ go to Analysis & Approaches teaching plan v5 Presented in the table below are suggested SL teaching units and HL teaching units for the Analysis & Approaches course. These do not correspond exactly...