Next year: Honors Precalc vs IB Math Studies SL

ucbalumnus
Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:46:37 +0000

IB Math Studies SL appears to be an overview of math topics (a little bit of functions, trignometry, statistics, and differential calculus) for students who will not take much or any additional math in college. It seems odd to give weighting to an IB SL course (as opposed to an IB HL course).

If your high school’s precalculus course is any good, it may be a better preparation for calculus and later math in college, which you will need if you major in any science, any engineering, economics, or business.