Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

IBOP-0006

Organization's ID:

166712

Organization:

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Location:

Approved High Schools throughout the U.S.

Length:

18 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Applied Mathematics

A cut score of 4 was determined by ACE for this specific recommendation. Institutions may provide additional credit if a learner receives a higher cut score or based on their own internal frameworks for accepting transfer credits.

Description

Objective:

The IB DP Mathematics: applications and interpretation assessments reco gnize the increasing role that mathematics and technology play in a diverse range of fields in a data-rich world. As such, it emphasizes the meaning of mathematics in context by focusing on topics that are often used as applications or in mathematical modelling. To give this understanding a firm base, this assessment includes topics that are traditionally part of a pre-university mathematics course such as calculus and statistics. Students are encouraged to solve real-world problems, construct and communicate this mathematically and interpret the conclusions or generalizations. Students should expect to demonstrate strong technology skills, and will be intellectually equipped to appreciate the links between the theoretical and the practical concepts in mathematics.

Skills Measured:

• demonstrate a curiosity and enjoyment of mathematics, and appreciate its elegance and power
• demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, principles and nature of mathematics
• communicate mathematics clearly, concisely and confidently in a variety of contexts
• demonstrate logical and creative thinking, and patience and persistence in problem solving to instil confidence in using mathematics
• employ and refine their powers of abstraction and generalization
• take action to apply and transfer skills to alternative situations, to other areas of knowledge and to future developments in their local and global communities
• appreciate how developments in technology and mathematics influence each other
• appreciate the moral, social and ethical questions arising from the work of mathematicians and the applications of mathematics
• appreciate the universality of mathematics and its multicultural, international and historical perspectives
• appreciate the contribution of mathematics to other disciplines, and as a particular “area of knowledge” in the TOK course
• demonstrate the ability to reflect critically upon their own work and the work of others

Instruction & Assessment