STANDARD LEVEL (1 CREDIT)

Prerequisite:  Student successfully completed  Pre-IB Mathematics with a 85 or higher.

This course recognizes the need for analytical expertise in a world where innovation is increasingly dependent on a deep understanding of mathematics. The focus is on developing important mathematical concepts in a comprehensible, coherent and rigorous way. Students will apply their mathematical knowledge to solve abstract problems as well as those set in a variety of meaningful contexts. Mathematics: analysis and approaches has a strong emphasis on the ability to construct, communicate and justify correct mathematical arguments. Students should expect to develop insight into mathematical form and structure, and should be intellectually equipped to appreciate the links between concepts in different topic areas. The course includes an Internal Assessment or exploration that is an independent piece of work by the students due in March and the IB External Assessments given in May.