Anonymous dude Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 I just wanted to ask if taking 'The Tower of Pisa' as a topic for my maths IA, is a good topic or not?...... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrofire Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 most people are just transitioning to this new style of IAs. What you really want to do is pose a mathematical question with no clear answer, and try to find one. Your phrasing of the question will allow the tower of pisa to be a good or bad topic. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous dude Posted October 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 so what type of questions do you suggest......?? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrofire Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Ask questions that no one has ever answered before. For example, think of -1 dimensional space or something like that. Doesn't have to be obscure, but something that has potential for explorations. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateDrop Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I think the new IAs are more like mini maths Extended Essays, In the same way that physics IAs are like mini physics EEs. It doesn't have to be drastically complicated I dont think.This is the format I suggest when looking for your investigatory focus:Find an area of maths that you partically like and narrow it down to a topic/ aspect. Then you can make it into a question or just a focus.For exampleFind an area of maths: recreational mathematics/ mathematical modellingFind a topic/ aspect: Rubik's cubeQuestion/ focus: Combinations of a Rubik's cubeIf you have the newest maths HL course companion book, it's meant to have a whole chapter providing help for the exploration.But basically go through the process to form your investigation project. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Kumar Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 ye Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous dude Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 thnx for helping me out Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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