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At CIS, three courses are offered at the diploma programme level - Mathematics Higher Level, Mathematics Standard Level and Mathematical Studies Standard Level. The syllabus content for each course is outlined below:
Mathematics HL
The course consists of the study of seven core topics and one option topic, totalling 230 hrs teaching time. Core syllabus content 190 hrs
Topic 1 - algebra (20 hrs)
Topic 2 - functions and equations (26 hrs)
Topic 3 - circular functions and trigonometry (22 hrs)
Topic 4 - matrices (12 hrs)
Topic 5 - vectors (22 hrs)
Topic 6 - statistics and probability (40 hrs)
Topic 7 - calculus (48 hrs) Option syllabus content 40 hrs
Topic 8 - statistics and probability (40 hrs)
Topic 9 - sets, relations and groups (40 hrs)
Topic 10 - series and differential equations (40 hrs)
Topic 11 - discrete mathematics (40 hrs) Portfolio 10 hrs
Two pieces of work, based on different areas of the syllabus, representing the following two types of tasks:
• mathematical investigation
• mathematical modelling
Mathematics SL
The course consists of the study of seven topics, totalling 140 hrs teaching time.
Topic 1 - algebra (8 hrs)
Topic 2 - functions and equations (24 hrs)
Topic 3 - c ircular functions and trigonometry (16 hrs)
Topic 4 - matrices (10 hrs)
Topic 5 - vectors (16 hrs)
Topic 6 - statistics and probability (30 hrs)
Topic 7 - calculus (36 hrs) Portfolio 10 hrs
Two pieces of work, based on different areas of the syllabus, representing the following two types of tasks:
• mathematical investigation
• mathematical modelling
Mathematical Studies SL
The course consists of the study of eight topics, totalling 130 hrs teaching time.
Topic 1 - introduction to the graphic display calculator (3 hrs)
Topic 2 - number and algebra (14 hrs)
Topic 3 - sets, logic and probability (20 hrs)
Topic 4 - functions (24 hrs)
Topic 5 - geometry and trigonometry (20 hrs)
Topic 6 - statistics (24 hrs)
Topic 7 - introductory differential calculus (15 hrs)
Topic 8 - financial mathematics (10 hrs) Project 20 hrs
The project is an individual piece of work involving the collection of information or the generation of measurements, and the analysis and evaluation of the information or measurements.
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