Group 5: Mathematics

IB Diploma Programme students must take one Mathematics subject and not more than one. The aims of these courses are to enable students to:

• Develop mathematical knowledge, concepts and principles
• Develop logical, critical and creative thinking
• Employ and refine their powers of abstraction and generalisation

Click here to view the Mathematics page of the IB website for more information.

The Mathematics subject group offers students a choice of the following courses:

Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL)

This course is taken at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). It recognises the need for analytical expertise in a world where innovation is increasingly dependent on a deep understanding of mathematics, and has a strong emphasis on the ability to construct, communicate and justify correct mathematical arguments.

Students of the Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches course are encouraged to apply their mathematical knowledge to solve abstract problems as well as those set in a variety of meaningful contexts.

The Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches curriculum comprises the following five component sat both SL and HL:

• Numbers and algebra
• Functions
• Geometry and trigonometry
• Statistics and probability
• Calculus

Below is a link to the subject brief for Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches at both SL and HL:

• Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL & HL Subject Brief

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Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation (SL/HL)

This course is taken at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). It recognises the increasing role that mathematics and technology play in a diverse range of fields in a data-rich world, and therefore emphasises the meaning of mathematics in context by focusing on topics that are often used as applications or in mathematical modelling.

The Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation course includes topics that are traditionally part of a pre-university mathematics course such as calculus and statistics. Students are encouraged to solve real-world problems, construct and communicate this mathematically and interpret the conclusions or generalisations.

The Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation curriculum at both SL and HL comprises the following five components:

• Numbers and algebra
• Functions
• Geometry and trigonometry
• Statistics and probability
• Calculus

Below is a link to the subject brief for Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation at both SL and HL:

• Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation SL & HL Subject Brief