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Suitable for: Students of the IB Diploma Programme in Mathematical Studies and any student who would like an excellent book of practice and help for their maths' course.
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Concise and expertly written, this guide completely covers the IB Diploma Programme in Mathematical Studies SL and will help students revise for their examination and achieve the highest grade possible.
This study guide will help students further understand basic concepts and will reinforce concepts already learned through excellent examples. With a wealth of questions from past IB exam papers, three completely new IB-style exams, graphing calculator help and test-taking advice from teachers and students, this book will help students thoroughly prepare for the exam.Features- Covers each part of the Diploma Programme Mathematical Studies course
- Provides carefully stepped examples to help students progress in a student-friendly format
- Numerous exam questions from past IB papers and extra questions for reinforcement of concepts
learned
- Help with use of TI graphing calculator
- Three complete IB-style exams with both Paper 1 and Paper 2 in each
- Answers and Further examination practice paper provided on our website: www.oxfordsecondary.co.uk/ibstudyguide
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Introduction
Structure of the IB Mathematical Studies SL Exam
Scoring of the IB Mathematical Studies SL Exam
Hints from Irene, the IB Examiner
Hints from Hana and Chris, the IB Students
Hints from Scott, the IB teacher
Topics of the syllabus
Number and Algebra
1: Sequences and series - arithmetic
2: Sequences and series - geometric
3: Number sets
4: Approximation, significant figures, percentage errors, estimation
5: Scientific notation and the SI (metric) system
6: Word problems and systems of linear equations
7: Quadratic equations
8: Additional practice problems
Sets, Logic and probability
1: Set theory and Venn diagrams
2: Logic symbols and statements
3: Truth Tables
4: Probability: harder problems (compound and conditional probability)
5: Additional practice problems
Functions
1: Definition of a function, mapping diagrams, domain and range
2: Linear functions and graphs
3: Quadratic functions and graphs
4: Exponential functions and graphs
5: Trigonometric functions and graphs
6: Unfamiliar functions and graphs
7: Additional practice problems
Geometry and trigonometry
1: Coordinates, midpoint and distant formulae
2: Equation of a line: forms, slope/gradient, perpendicular and parallel lines
3: Right-angled triangle trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA)
4: Sine rule and area of a triangle
5: Cosine rule
6: Geometry of 3-D shapes
7: Additional practice problems
Statistics
1: Classification of date, frequency tables and polygons
2: Grouped data, histograms, stem-and-leaf plots
3: Cumulative frequencies, box-and-whisker plots
4: 1-variable statistical calculations
5: Linear regression (line of best fit)
6: Chi-squared independent test
7: Additional practice problems
Introductory differential calculus
1: Differentiation and derivative of a polynomial
2: Equations of tangent lines, values of x when f is given
3: Increasing and decreasing functions, max/min problems (optimisation problems)
4: Additional practice problems
Financial Mathematics
1: Currency conversion
2: Simple and compound interest
3: Loan and savings tables
4: Additional Practice problems
Practice Exam
IB Mathematical Studies SL Formula Booklet
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