Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation

MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS AND INTERPRETATION SL 

This course is available at SL only. It caters for students with varied backgrounds and abilities. More specifically, it is designed to build confidence and encourage an appreciation of mathematics in students who do not anticipate a need for mathematics in their future studies. Students taking this course need to be already equipped with fundamental skills and a rudimentary knowledge of basic processes. 

Requirements 

All topics are compulsory. Students must study all the sub-topics in each of the topics in the syllabus. Students are also required to be familiar with the topics listed as presumed knowledge (PK). 

Syllabus content 150 hrs 

Topic 1—Number and algebra 20 hrs 

Topic 2—Descriptive statistics 12 hrs 

Topic 3—Logic, sets and probability20 hrs 

Topic 4—Statistical applications 17 hrs 

Topic 5—Geometry and trigonometry 18 hrs 

Topic 6—Mathematical models 20 hrs 

Topic 7—Introduction to differential calculus18 hrs 

Project 20 hrs 

The project is an individual piece of work involving the collection of information or the generation of measurements, and the analysis and evaluation of the information or measurements. 

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE 

External assessment (3 hrs) 80% 

Paper 1  

1 hr 30 mins 

40% 

15 compulsory short-response questions based on the whole syllabus 

Paper 2  

1 hr 30 mins 

40% 

6 compulsory extended-response questions based on the whole syllabus 

Internal assessment 20% - the project 

 The project is an individual piece of work involving the collection of information or the generation of measurements, and the analysis and evaluation of the information or measurements.