IB Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches HL is a rigorous, two-year course of study. The first year encompasses calculus topics, including Functions, Graph Limits & Continuity, Differential Calculus, Differential Applications, Integral Calculus, Integral Applications, and Sequences & Series. The topics assume thorough background knowledge in algebra, axiomatic geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. The second year of IB Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL includes topics such as Vectors, Transformations, Complex Numbers, Probability & Statistics, Functions & Equations, Circular Functions & Trigonometry and Vector Geometry. IB Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches HL requires college-level performance and work habits. A five-hour external IB examination is given at the end of the senior year that accounts for eighty percent of the grade. As required by the IB program an internal assessment will be completed in part 2 by each student. This internal assessment is an individual mathematical exploration and will account for twenty percent of the IB exam grade.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of Intensified Pre-Calculus/IB Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches Standard Level Part 1 with a B or better; or teacher recommendation; and a B cumulative average or better in previous math courses. Open to all Grade 11 and 12 W-L students who meet the prerequisites.
Students not completing the Internal Assessment and/or taking the exam will not earn the additional quality point (23181) (23182). This IB course is weighted by applying a 1.0 quality value assigned to the final grade upon completion of the course.