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Stats & Probability
This topic takes from the key ideas that many will have encountered previously, including presentation of data and measures of central tendency and spread on to more sophisticated techniques. We look...
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Geometry & Trigonometry
This topic is where we tackle the ideas of shape and space on the course. Drawing on some fundamentals, there is an emphasis on general applications of trigonometry as well as an exploration of the Volume...
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Functions
See the subsections below The new Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation syllabus is out and published on the IB website. Log in to your MyIB account and head to this link . It is a new course with...
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SL Optimisation
In this section we look at how calculus is used to find the local maximum and minimum values of functions and, as such, how that is used to optimise. This is done both in the abstract and in context but...
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SL Calculus Concept
This is the first of three sections on differential calculus. This is significant branch of mathematics with lots of applications. It builds very nicely on other concepts in the course and those you are...
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HL Linearizing with Logarithms 2.10
In business etc., most people are familiar with linear graphs.Human intuition is not good at understanding exponential relationships (as demonstrated in these resources & activities: Exploring Exponentials). Many...
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SL Sinusoidal models
This section is all about sine waves and various transformations of them. These stand out from the other functions because they are cyclical in nature. As such, they are good for modelling occurrences...
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HL Type I & II errors 4.18
Teachers slides, student notes, practice and exam questions (with solutions), below.You need to feel confident with Hypothesis (1%, 5%, 10% significance level) testing before starting the below activities...
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HL Poisson distribution 4.17
The below slides provide a quick overview introduction to the historical applications within which the Poisson distribution was developed. You will need your calculators ready to help generate the Poisson...
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SL Spearman's Rank
For data that is non-linear, contains extreme values/outliers or in which we want to compare the ranks of one thing e.g. people's favourite chocolate in different countries, rather than pure numerical...