Are you ready for IB Mathematics?

Version 2.2.0 on 2024-12-16

Instructions

See [ibo.org] Supporting Student Choice in DP Mathematics guide, page 7 for which math course to take to meet university admission requirements.

The following will help you understand the course(s) that best suit your skills, habits, and circumstances today.

At the end, personalized study tips will be provided.

With each answer, the "Results" chart updates. Larger slices mean better fits.

^δ indicates a question that heavily impacts the results.

Results

AI HL

AA HL

AI SL

AA SL

Enjoyment

Do you like mathematics?^δ

What do you dislike about studying mathematics?

😑 Boring 😤 Time-consuming

😭 Hard to remember 😕 Too abstract

😬 Other 😇 No I love studying maths!

Do you watch maths videos or read maths articles not for school?

Do you reguarly solve puzzles or riddles of any kind?

Experience

Compare to people you know, are you good at mathematics?^δ

What is mathematics about?

School

How long has your school been offering the IB?

Has your teacher ever discouraged a very strong maths student from taking HL?

Would you say your school is well-equipped to teach IB Mathematics?

Skills

15 minutes on today's final maths homework problem did not get you very far. You are relatively free today. With all resources allowed, what would you do?

Do you use popular online maths resources, such as but not limited to Wolfram|Alpha, its AI problem generator, desmos, GeoGebra, Mathway, Khan Academy, r/learnmath?

On tests, do you catch most of your arithmetic and algebraic mistakes?

Commitment

Outside of class in each school week, for how long are you willing to work on IB maths?

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