Analysis & Approaches SL
Preparing for Examinations
As there has not yet been an official Exam session for this new course, it is difficult to know exactly what to expect on the first Analysis & Approaches SL examination in May of 2021. We do, however, have a lot...
Prepare for exam success by taking advantage of all the resources below:
0. A good starting place, always --> our assessments! Find them here.
1. Topic by Topic Key Concept Videos (from Revision Village) - a great place to refresh your memory!
2. Review Presentation - unit by unit summaries and selected exam problems
3. From our Oxford textbook (Analysis & Approaches SL):
Cumulative Exam Practice - Units 1 - 5 Cumulative Exam Practice - Units 1 - 10
4. Key Calculator Skills for Paper 2 Success! Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4
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5. Topic Guide + Exam Problems
--> this guide outlines key concepts from each course Topic (Number & Algebra,
Functions, Geometry & Trigonometry, Statistics & Probability, and Calculus)
--> each Topic includes notes and sample problems with solutions
--> each topic ends with Paper 1 and Paper 2 Exam problems
--> Several full Practice Exams are included at the end of the guide
--> Find the Guide HERE
--> Solutions to End of Topic problems
--> Solutions to Practice Exams
* Note: there is enough overlap between the previous Mathematics SL course and this course that using
resources based on the old course is also very helpful in your study and review process.
6. Topic by Topic Review Resources (old course)
Topic 1: Number and Algebra
--> Topic Summary Video (+ printable notes page)
--> Mini Topic Exam with video solutions ( from Revision Village )
Topic 2: Functions
--> Topic Summary Video (+ printable notes page)
--> Mini Topic Exam with video solutions ( from Revision Village )
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Topic 3: Geometry and Trigonometry
--> Topic Summary Video (+ printable notes page)
--> Mini Topic Exam with video solutions ( from Revision Village )
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Topic 4: Statistics and Probability
--> Topic Summary Video (+ printable notes page)
--> Mini Topic Exam with video solutions ( from Revision Village )
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Topic 5: Calculus
--> Topic Summary Video 1 (+ printable notes page)
--> Topic Summary Video 2 (+ printable notes page)
--> Mini Topic Exam with video solutions ( from Revision Village )
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7. Ready to try some Exams?
End of Year 1:
* Year 1, Semester 2 Practice Exams
End of Year 2:
* IB Specimen Exam (Papers 1 and 2) --> FIND IT HERE.
* ALL IB EXAMS 2021 - present (new course) - 3 per year
* Mock Exam (from Revision Village -- includes video solutions): Paper 1 Paper 2
* Many Mock Exams (from Revision Village including the May 2024 Prediction Exam)
* Looking for patterns in what topics appear on which Paper and in the Long Response problems?
Check out this file which shows topics on each exam over the past 4 years: Exam Topic Log
ALL IB EXAMS 2007 - 2020 (old course) - 3 per year or IB Exam Problems sorted by Topic
* 2014 - 2017 exam folders include problem by problem video tutorials -- SO HELPFUL ! :)
* videos for the November 2019 and May 2019 Exams can be found HERE
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