Guest benj_israel Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 My teacher seemed to not like the IBID textbooks at all, thus we HLers don't get one :/For the Math12 stuff we used Mathpower 12, and for the calculus stuff we used "Calculus" (Dunkley-Scoins) but we don't actually get a textbook encompassing all of the material! Haha I guess I'll be relying on past papers as well to make sure I know all the stuff :/ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argiyama Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Listening to you guys make me feel bad about my school LOL We simply use normal Math textbook (for normal math 11 / 12 courses) plus Mickelson (retired teacher in my school who wrote many mathematic books). So basicly, we are not international at all! use only the textbook we can find in school...Dang!! but i have a copy of H&H and some IBID textbook stored in my computer which i will read through and practice before the final exam (next 2 years ) Edited January 3, 2008 by Argiyama Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceisland Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yeah, us to.. We just use the provincial Math 10, 20, and 30 books... I believe in Calculus, we use the IBID book though. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdk9008 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 We also use a Haese & Harris bookand i find the book quite easy except a few problems that were really freaking me out (strange way of solving, requires bizzare thinking) our tests are textbook-based i think... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 ^ You are screwed for the real exam. If you cover everything in that book, make sure you can blitz every single question, at most you will only get a 6. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rue saint-denis Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I also use the book by Fabio. I must say, that textbook is terrible! If you miss a lecture you're screwed, worst explanations of life. If what you say is true and the textbook is more difficult than the exam, then I mustn't worry. sigh of relief. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysl89 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I use both the IBID book and the Haese and Harris. The IBID book provides great exercise (IB standard i would say), but it's a little on the thick side though. However, the solutions manual is very useful as it provides detailed solutions to ALL the questions in the book. However, i have never seen the Peter Smythe book. Does anyone have a electronic version they can upload here? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezex Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 I also use the book by Fabio. I must say, that textbook is terrible! If you miss a lecture you're screwed, worst explanations of life. If what you say is true and the textbook is more difficult than the exam, then I mustn't worry. sigh of relief. Apart from the fact that the book is horrible, it's true that it has a lot of review questions, everywhere. But every year when we get the new shipment in, there are always at least 30 books that are misprinted! Backward pages, missing pages, etc... Oh and the answers on the back are great...when they're right. Every now and then the answers are wrong, or one book has them right but another has it wrong . Which is why our math teacher uses the Calculus 8th edition by Larson/Hostetler/Edwards which is simply AMAZING. It has just about every piece of information needed for Calculus 1-3 and always straightforward, non of that "what if" things that appear in the Fabio book. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 I know Im not in an IB math yet but Im in Pre-Calc and were using the H & H Math SL book. Is this good or bad? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanda(Not Alvin) Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 My mum bought this textbook for me from Amazon for Christmas (amn't I lucky?). It is yet to arrive in the mail.Could anyone tell me what it's like and if they found it helpful? I haven't bothered to buy extra course materials like study guides or textbooks for any of my other courses, but Maths is the subject I struggle with quite a bit, so I hope it's worth it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dooga Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 ^ You are screwed for the real exam. If you cover everything in that book, make sure you can blitz every single question, at most you will only get a 6.Is the Haese and Harris book that bad? I mean our teacher occasionally uses it, but she makes her own notes most of the time, from this Calculus textbook. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotaway Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 We Math SL don't even have textbook material for reference! On top of that, the teacher is lousy at giving notes, and expects us all to know the content! But he is a rather nice guy though... Get yourself a good text! It doesn't matter how nice he is. We're going to use Smedley & Wiseman: http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Standard...sxp_grid_pt_0_0 Which is a very dry book, it's explanations aren't very good. And Studies uses the Cirrito one, I dislike the sloppiness of his past publications, and it's hard to understand explanations sometimes. So can anyone recommend an additional book for Maths SL? There are quite a few floating around, I also have an Oxford Revision book, but I probably won't look at it until I'm in past paper territory. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarplumprincess Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 the ibid books are really simple....way way way too simple in fact...i woul try to get a textbook that goes more in depth because the ibid books only answer the learning outcomes but dont really go in depth...but they are good for practice problems bcuz those are the kind you will probably get on the examsMy mum bought this textbook for me from Amazon for Christmas (amn't I lucky?). It is yet to arrive in the mail.Could anyone tell me what it's like and if they found it helpful? I haven't bothered to buy extra course materials like study guides or textbooks for any of my other courses, but Maths is the subject I struggle with quite a bit, so I hope it's worth it.hey..you should thank your mom because that book is really pretty good. My teacher uses it in our class and we do everything from it. Its got really good reviews and also has practice IB exams at the back. Also the book is really good at explaining stuff. Youmight want to consider using more than one textbook though, because not all textbooks go indepth for all the topics. But this book is deinitely good for practicing and quick reviews. I would go through and do all the exercises and get myself comfortable with those types of questions; this would really help you in class. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongfufu Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I'm doing Discrete for Options and we're using the H&H book. I heard its crap for options. Should I buy my own copy of the Cambridge version? Or is there any other book better than the H&H one.One great thing my teacher does EVERY day before class is photocopy 1 past exam question for warm-up. This help SOOO much, especially when I get questions from another unit that has nothing to do with what we did for homework last night, it stimulates another part of the brain. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asterix Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 So ive heard of Haese and Harris books being absolute **** for SL.... WHAT book do people use then! I see everyone knocking it, but is there another book worth considering that acctually follow the syllabus.Whats worse.. is that my maths class follows the H&H book like the bible... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 We Use IBID ( SL math) but its too big and not organized! We Barely use it !! i remember using it around 3 times all semester! (Math teacher gives us past papers fro both IB and A-levels) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 So I'm starting HL math next year, and I was wondering what kind of textbooks would you guys suggest for studying over the summer?Any strategies for studying, or things to keep in mind? Thanks Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avrila Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 I think for Math, what you need is a lot of exercise. Just do them consistently and familiarize your self with IB Math questions."Mathematics Higher Level for the IB Diploma". When I learn Math last time, I found out that this book is quite useful for reference. If you do not know which one, take a look at this link :http://www.oup.com/oxed/international/ibdiploma/maths/Besides that you can also try to answer past years paper. And set the time too. You should know which question require full use of GDC especially question on paper 2. I still remember my teacher said that paper 2 is actually assessing on technology. So, most of the questions are designed to be answered with the GDC's help.Also, if you have the question bank, try install them in your computer and answer questions according to topics. You also can view examiners comment on some question and learn from the mistake.All the best. =D Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffu-san Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) I recommend you the Haese & Harris HL Book (http://www.ibbookshop.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=23&products_id=363&osCsid=710ed9d60daebc6dec20fec390cb1c75) I used it and it's good. Edited June 9, 2009 by Toffu-san Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattias Posted June 9, 2009 Report Share Posted June 9, 2009 I recommend you the Haese & Harris HL Book (http://www.ibbookshop.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=23&products_id=363&osCsid=710ed9d60daebc6dec20fec390cb1c75) I used it and it's good.My school also uses the Haese & Harris books for both HL and SL. (And studies)I'd just like to say that I think that this is great book, as it gives a lot of application type questions and good examples to give us some insight on how to do the problem.really good textbook Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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