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IB Math Studies S1, S2 Grades 11, 12
Pre-requisite for S1: Integrated Math 2 or Math 2 with departmental recommendation and/or
approval
2 years, 1 credit per year
The IB Math Studies Standard Level course is designed for students from a variety of
backgrounds and abilities. The course encourages an appreciation of Mathematics in
students who do not anticipate a need for advanced Mathematics in their future studies.
Emphasis is given to the applications of Mathematics in real life situations using team and
individual investigations, projects and technology where mathematical techniques are used
to define and solve problems. Topics include: use of the graphics display calculator; number
theory and algebra; financial Mathematics; functions; statistics; further statistics; geometry
and trigonometry; sets; logic; probability and introductory differential calculus. As a course
requirement, students must submit a written project. All students are expected to take the
external IB examination.
IB Mathematics S1, S2 Grades 11, 12
Pre-requisite for S1: Integrated Math 2 or Honors Math 2 with departmental
recommendation and/or approval
2 years, 1 credit per year
IB Math Standard Level is designed for students who have satisfactorily completed
Integrated Math 2. The two-year program provides a sound mathematical basis for students
who plan to pursue university studies in Chemistry, Economics, Geography, Psychology,
Medicine, Business administration or some engineering courses. It approaches the subject
from an integrated viewpoint aimed at showing the student the interconnecting patterns
between various concepts. Topics include: advanced algebra; functions and equations;
circular functions and trigonometry; matrices; vectors; statistics; probability and calculus.
All students are required to produce a math portfolio which consists of investigation and
modeling tasks which are based on different areas of the syllabus. These projects will be
completed during both IBS1 and IBS2.
IB Mathematics H1, H2 Grades 11, 12
Pre-requisites for H1: Math Honors 2 with departmental recommendation and/or approval
2 years, 1 credit per year
IB Higher Level Math is designed for students with an honors background in Mathematics. It
is essential that students entering IBH Math have satisfactorily completed the second
semester of Honors 2. Students in this course must be driven to succeed in Mathematics,
have a genuine interest in Mathematics and enjoy meeting its challenges and problems. The
course is aimed at students who will need a rigorous grounding in Mathematics for their
later studies in a Math or Science related field e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or
Technology. Topics include: functions and relations; algebraic and transcendental
functions; differential and integral calculus of one variable; sequences and series; binomial
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