IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM
From August 2019 the following courses, with first assessment in May 2021, will be available:
- Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL
- Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL
- Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL
- Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL
Students can only study one course in mathematics.
The aims of these courses are to enable students to:
- develop mathematical knowledge, concepts and principles
- develop logical, critical and creative thinking
- employ and refine their powers of abstraction and generalization.
Topics covered through the course
The five areas below are covered during the IB math courses. There is a core set of topics for each area.
- Number and Algebra
- Functions
- Geometry and Trigonometry
- Probability and Statistics
- Calculus
In addition to this the course contains investigative and inquiry-based learning, supporting the students in their internally assessed exploration task.