This course aims to prepare students for the rigours of Mathematics for the IBDP by helping students to become able problem solvers who value Mathematics as a discipline. Teachers tailor the lessons to the abilities of the students in the class with the aim of creating a smooth transition to IB.
Course content
sets and probability
coordinate geometry and straight line graphs
quadratics
relations, functions and graph
indices and logarithms
trigonometry
statistics
vectors
sequences
Skills developed
manipulative algebraic skills
appropriate and creative use of the graphical calculator to support problem solving
discrimination between methods of solution to a problem in order to determine the most efficient
making mathematical models for situations to allow further analysis and prediction
investigation of patterns to allow for prediction and mathematical description
Assessment
The students will do both tests and investigative tasks during the course of the year and a summative exam will be given during the FIB examination period