Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

IBOP-0020

Organization's ID:

166711

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	Calculus I with Analytic Geometry

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: analysis and approaches assessment recognizes the need for analytical expertise in a world where innovation is increasingly dependent on a deep understanding of mathematics. The focus is on important mathematical concepts in a comprehensible, coherent and rigorous way, achieved by a carefully balanced approach. Students are encouraged to apply their mathematical knowledge to solve abstract problems as well as those set in a variety of meaningful contexts. Mathematics: analysis and approaches has a strong emphasis on the ability to construct, communicate and justify correct mathematical arguments. Students should expect to demonstrate insight into mathematical form and structure, and should be intellectually equipped to appreciate the links between concepts in different topic areas. Students are also expected to demonstrate the skills needed to continue their mathematical growth in other learning environments. The internally assessed exploration allows students to develop independence in mathematical learning.

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 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
• demonstrate the ability to reflect critically upon their own work and the work of others independently

Instruction & Assessment