IB mathematics is a compulsory course in the six major subject groups of IB. So what to learn and how to learn IB mathematics courses? Which one is more easy to get high scores, AA or AI? The editor of Rhino Education will take you to learn more about it. (At the end of the article, IB study key materials are prepared for you~)
IBDP carried out mathematics reform in 2019. In general, after the reform, it included two courses, which are what we often call AA (Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL)) and Al (Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations (SL/HL)). AA and AI have HL and SL respectively.
Today, I will mainly look at the two courses, AA and AI, and the syllabus of these two courses is also very different. The syllabus of
AA is divided into three parts:
AI is divided into four parts:
From the above information, it can be seen that the calculus calculation part with more AA is the calculus calculation part. Al's learning focus is on the statistics and graph theory part. AA can be called learning calculus, and AI can be called learning statistics.
generally believes that AA courses are more difficult because they need to prove and deduce, including understanding the principles, which will be more difficult for most students to study AA. However, the specific choice of AA and Al still needs to be determined based on the students' future major choices.
AA focuses on mathematical research, so it is more suitable for students who are engaged in mathematical research in the future or who want to study physics, chemistry, engineering and other science and engineering projects. Al focuses more on using mathematics as a tool to solve some practical problems, so it is more suitable for students who want to choose business, psychology, , computer, medicine and design. Comparison of learning difficulty for
AA and AI
In fact, the learning difficulty of the course varies from person to person. Therefore, the difficulty here is for reference only. It is generally believed that the ranking of the difficulty of the two courses from difficult to easy is as follows:
➤ Mathematics AA HL2, Mathematics AA SL3, Mathematics AI HL4, Mathematics AI SL
Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL is equivalent to previous mathematics SL courses, and Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL is equivalent to before the reformed mathematics HL courses.
Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL is suitable for students who have average math grades and plan to study economics or science courses after graduating from high school.
Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL is more suitable for students who have strong math skills and plan to continue studying mathematics or engineering after graduating from high school.
Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL is equivalent to the course of mathematics research before reform, while Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL is a new course.
Mathematics: applications and interpretation SL is suitable for students who are not very good at mathematics and are not prepared to study related majors based on mathematics in college.
Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL is suitable for students who are better at mathematics, but are not prepared to study related majors based on mathematics.
If you like math and want to make it an important university course, then you can choose Math AA HL. If you happen to hate math, then choose Math AI SL.
If you are only interested in the practical application implementation of mathematics and do not care about mathematical theory, please choose Math AI HL. This course will take you to career paths such as business and finance. However, if you are someone who wants to know the "method" behind the formula, it is recommended that you choose Math AA SL. Doing so will give you the necessary content for careers such as engineering and computer science.
However, engineering and computer majors in top UK universities generally require applicants to have course grades in Math AA HL.
or the same thing, if you are not sure which math course to choose, the best way is to find the admission requirements for the school’s specific major and select the courses according to the requirements of the school and major.
I hope the above content can help everyone. Do you guys now know how to choose IB mathematics courses?
