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GROUP 5 : MATHEMATICS |
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Mathematical knowledge is a key to understanding the world in which we live and
comes into play in almost all aspects of everyday life: buying produce in the market,
consulting a timetable, reading a newspaper, timing a process or estimating a length.
Mathematical skills are also required for application in most professions: artists
need to learn about perspective, musicians need to appropriate the mathematical
relationships within and between different rhythms, economists need to recognize
trends in financial dealing and engineers need to take account of stress patterns.
The prevalence of Mathematics in people's lives thus justifies the need for all
students to study this discipline in order to qualify for the IB diploma.
Since individual students may have varying levels of ability and interest in the
subject, a number of different Mathematical programs are offered by the IB. In selecting
their Mathematics course, students are encouraged to take into account the following
considerations:
- Their own abilities in Mathematics and the type of Mathematics in which they can
be successful
- Their own interest in Mathematics with respect to the areas which hold an appeal
- Their other choices of subjects within the framework of the IB diploma
MATHEMATICAL STUDIES (SL ONLY)
This standard level program caters to students with varied Mathematical backgrounds
and abilities. It is designed to build confidence and encourage an appreciation
of Mathematics among students whose main interests lie in other academic areas and
who do not anticipate a need for the subject in their future studies. Selection
of the course does, however, require some fundamental skills and a rudimentary knowledge
of the basic processes involved.
The Mathematical Studies program consists of the study of six core topics as well
as a further optional topic. Students are also required to complete a final project,
which comprises an individual piece of work involving the collection or generation
of data as well as analysis and evaluation of that data.
MATHEMATICS (HL ONLY)
The Higher Level Mathematics program caters to students with a strong background
in Mathematics and competence in a range of analytical and technical skills. The
majority of students opting for this course will expect to include Mathematics as
a major component of their university studies, either as a subject in its own right
or within courses such as Physics, Engineering and Technology. Others may take the
subject due to a strong interest in Mathematics or problem solving.
The program consists of the study of eight core topics, one option and a portfolio
of five assignments based on different areas of the syllabus representing four activities:
- Mathematical investigation
- Extended closed-problem solving
- Mathematical modeling
- Mathematical research
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