Enneagram Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 Heard some rumours about the Further Mathematics curriculum being discontinued i.e. Further Mathematics being scrapped as a subject, wondered if it's true. Also, is there any literature on the rationale behind 'Euclidean Geometry and Conic Sections' being removed as an option of Mathematics HL? Thanks. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deissi Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I believe there is official IB documentation available about IBO's reasoning for this change. You could ask your teacher to check the OCC (Online Curriculum Centre) for documents on the new curriculum, they might be able to give you an explanation. It is true that Further Mathematics is being discontinued, at least this is what I've heard from several sources. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enneagram Posted November 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 I believe there is official IB documentation available about IBO's reasoning for this change. You could ask your teacher to check the OCC (Online Curriculum Centre) for documents on the new curriculum, they might be able to give you an explanation. It is true that Further Mathematics is being discontinued, at least this is what I've heard from several sources.Thank you, deissi. Were all the sources you heard it from within OCC (or from someone who could access them)? I'm not currently being taught the I.B., so I don't have a teacher who can check. Just wondering if there was any documentation outside that. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Shiver Posted December 19, 2008 Report Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) That's a bit of a shame, actually. I've always been fascinated by the course.As for the Euclidian Geometry option unit, it hasn't been in the Math HL course since the 2006 syllabus change, so no news there. They probably just decided that interest in Euclidian Geometry no longer seems to compensate for the fact that it's an obsolete topic. Edited December 19, 2008 by Mr. Shiver Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learntolive666 Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 I know for sure, my fm teacher -a deputy chief examiner - told me that Further Mathematics SL, is being discontinued but it will be replaced with a HIGHER LEVEL only subjectFurther Mathematics HL, it will include one new chapter, Linear Programing to make up for the extra hours,,, Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ongfufu Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 When is it being discontinued??? my friend just signed up for the May 2009 exam... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
learntolive666 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 yea it will continue till 2010, and starting the next year it will be different Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enneagram Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) That's a bit of a shame, actually. I've always been fascinated by the course.Yeah, me too.As for the Euclidian Geometry option unit, it hasn't been in the Math HL course since the 2006 syllabus change, so no news there. They probably just decided that interest in Euclidian Geometry no longer seems to compensate for the fact that it's an obsolete topic.I see. Shame there, too! Wasn't the Euclidean Geometry/Conic Sections option included along with the other options in Further Mathematics?I know for sure, my fm teacher -a deputy chief examiner - told me that Further Mathematics SL, is being discontinued but it will be replaced with a HIGHER LEVEL only subjectFurther Mathematics HL, it will include one new chapter, Linear Programing to make up for the extra hours,,,Interesting news! Linear Programing, sounds interesting...I hope they still include Conic Sections...assuming they included them already...an appreciation of Euclidean Geometry and Conic Sections are very useful for physics!- xP Edited January 11, 2009 by Enneagram Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Shiver Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Wasn't the Euclidean Geometry/Conic Sections option included along with the other options in Further Mathematics?Yes, it was. And I would think it'll be included in this new HL course as well. Edited January 11, 2009 by Mr. Shiver Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enneagram Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yes, it was. And I would think it'll be included in this new HL course as well.Cool, thank you very much for the info.- Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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