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What Math skills should I focus on if I want to join IB?


cynthesus

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This is my first post on the forums, so I'm not too familiar with how its supposed to work, and if anyone will see this at all, but I was wondering what math skills I should focus on/study if I were to go into IB next year (im in grade eight). I'm thinking about preparing a bit in advance, and our school does have a summer school for preparation but my friend is in grade nine right now, and really struggling even after having taken the summer course (and she's a pretty good student too). If anyone could give me any math tips and study material, or just studying tips in general for next year, that would be great.

 

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IB requires both solving hard problems and solve them fast. Math contests are a great way to be exposed to creative problem solving, but are not necessarily good for preparing any actual IB exams (4?) years from now. It's not just a matter of learning new content in advance, but getting used to solving problems both as correct and as fast as possible. Entering a new course is all about rapidly finding the proper study techniques suitable for you. 

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  • 8 months later...
Guest TheMagical7

Year 8 is so early! Year 9 is so early! I'm doing IB1 in Year 11 like other students of my school. 6 subjects is no joke, and to do them exams at the age of 14, against 17/18 year olds would be brutal I'm sure.

[edit: oh i just realised u probably meant myp not ibdp xd] 

Search up "massive ib textbook 150+ database reddit" and get the haese textbook. We use Haese in HL because it's great for self studying.  

 

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