saunders is god Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 What is the hardest topic in HL maths? I've heard its some of the calculus but I'm not sure??I'm just curious so I can know what I'm in for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 ditto it is calculus...but i find induction very hard too.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greaterthaninfinity Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Calculus wasn't too hard. It was a matter of practice, for the most part.If I had to pick, parts of probability and series and sequences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saunders is god Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 is that series and sequences in the core or in the options? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x___x Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I guess there was a similar thread. In fact i'm going to repeat what I said there :Calculus, as everyone has said, is not hard, even when the question asks you to apply it to real life situations. Moreover, you don't have to memorise the rules; you'll find them in the data booklet during your exams. The hardest topics are those two: Probability and statistics & Vectors!That's my own opinion. There's so much to know about probability, so make sure you study it well before the actual exam. Vectors the 3-D part is quite confusing, but you can manage to understand it. I guess it's a personal problem, since nobody else thought that vectors is one of the hardest topics. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thats true actually...we are doing vectors in class and im having a really tough time... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x___x Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thats true actually...we are doing vectors in class and im having a really tough time...You're doing vectors? Your IB exams are in 2012, so i'm assuming you're now doing your first semester. So, does this mean the first thing you took in math HL classes is vectors? That's horrible! Good luck anyways for those of you who didn't set their exams yet, you can do it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrypton Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 I'd say it's Probability and Statistics for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IBkidd Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 I changed from Maths studies to higher (eventhough my teacher idnt let me first..;D)I think Sequences is a bit tough and maybe some parts of probability (the bit, where it's not easy anymore)and oh my god maths studies is a BIG JOKE! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
∫ Jorge δx Posted December 18, 2010 Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 The most annoying and possibly the hardest topic, in my very humble opinion, is the one dealing with trigonometric functions. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutbuttermnm Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hi,Apparently, IB exam makers like to make REALLY difficult questions using trig. The hardest ones for me so far were trigonomettric functions and matrices and vectors (my teacher squished the last two together). But I haven't taken calculus yet... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepeer Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Probability. Easy concept but the questions usually have a hidden catch; I can never be sure with it. In the exam though, the hardest questions could come even from the easiest topic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MajorMajor Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 It's all easy right to the moment you see the exam questions... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hermine0817 Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 I personally found probability the easiest. Calculus is hard, but manageable.What confused me the most was I think the Complex Numbers under the Algebra topic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rummandcoke Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Probability and statistics was very hard. =/ Calculus should be a piece of cake, it's a matter of practice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avnish Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Is trigonometry actually very hard? Thats my next topic and i really need to stop getting 4s in Maths. One more question, Is Trig functions harder or Trig equations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eross Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Is trigonometry actually very hard? Thats my next topic and i really need to stop getting 4s in Maths. One more question, Is Trig functions harder or Trig equations? it's not too hard, but it's not easy... they sometimes make mean questions about that topic (lots of identities and arctans and all that). And a lot of trig questions get mixed with the calculus. But I'm sure you'll do fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebu Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Personally, I had difficulty with Trig equations compared to other aspects of HL Maths. At times, it can be confusing which equation to apply and how to transform the original equation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevG Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Personally I felt vectors to be really hard Edited December 14, 2015 by gusmanK Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
you'llneverknow Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 vectors and statistics, I think are the hardest topics that we have covered so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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