Failing IB Math IA

[Annac]

Hi all! 

I'm on here because I'm super nervous about getting a bad mark or even failing my math IA. I'm worried I didn't use complicated enough math required and that I relied too heavily on one of my sources and that they will think I plagiarized. What will happen if that happens? Will I fail the course and have to retake it? Will it affect my Alberta Education grade? I'm freaking out.  Any words of comforting? 😅

[kw0573]

Regarding plagiarism. As long as you cite properly they cannot call you out for plagiarism. It's fine if it's based on one source: I wrote my EE in Math and based entirety on a website and 3 equations from a textbook. Complexity of math is measured in the criterion "Use of Mathematics" /6 and as long as you are using syllabus-level math and use them properly, you can get a 4 or 5 out of 6. I cannot say how your IA affect your Alberta grade.

If you were to be accused of plagiarism, your teacher will notify you in April and you need to prepare a defence. If you don't hear anything when you write your exams you can safely assume that there is no plagiarism accusations laid on you. 

[COYSTHFC]

Hi there. For your sources, as long as you referenced them properly, IB won't do anything. As for the actual Math IA itself, as long you as used math related to whichever syllabus you are taking (SL or HL), the difficulty of math doesn't really matter. My teacher also says that as long as you put in a decent effort, it's very, very hard for IB to fail you. If you put the effort into it, then the bare minimum I would expect IB to give to you is a Lvl. 4. Hope this helps a bit. Just don't worry. You'll be fine. Cheers. 

Edited February 15, 2017 by COYSTHFC

[lilyserbest]

I have the same problem for my Math HL IA about the pi and I am very worried about it.