math IA guide
IB#Mathematics#Exploration#
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This!exploration!is!your!chance!to!explore!an!area!of!math!you!are!interested!in,!kind!of!like!a!Math!
Personal!Project.!!Pay!close!attention!to!the!rubric!the!whole!way!through.!
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It!will!be!carried!out!in!several!stages.!!Below!you!will!find!a!summary!of!dates!on!which!the! different!stages!of!the!process!are!due.!These!dates!are!given!to!you!in!advance!so!that!you!can! balance!your!workload!against!other!subjects!ahead!of!time.!
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The!project!will!be!introduced!on!____________________________.
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Due#Date#
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Teacher#
Signature#
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Draft!
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Final!copy!of!project!is! submitted.! !
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Official#Proposal#Form#!
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1. A clear statement of task.
2. A discussion of the type of math that will be explored.
3. List of resources/sources.
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Student#
Signature#
Task#
The!Math!towards!the!Aim! completed.! !
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• You are strongly advised to set up meetings with your teacher throughout the process. • If you are not in school on the day of a deadline, you must turn in your task electronically on the due date and hand in a hard copy the first day you come back to school. Alternatively, have someone hand it in for you.
Exploration+Ideas!
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Websites!for!possible!explorations:!
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www.plus.maths.org!! www.nrich.maths.org!! http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/publications.html! http://www.pims.math.ca/resources/publications/piNsky!!!N!!PIMS!–!magazine!for!students! possible!exploration!ideas.!
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Vi!Hart!!http://vihart.com/everything/!!
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Numberphile!–!you!tube!channel!–!may!lead!to!some!interesting!avenues!of!thought!but!be! selective.! !
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Notes!from!other!IB!teachers:!
The best papers took general math concepts such as matrices or trig modelling and explored in areas such as cryptography, weather patterns, astronomy, etc.
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Ideas
Interesting statistical displays
Conic Sections –
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This!exploration!is!your!chance!to!explore!an!area!of!math!you!are!interested!in,!kind!of!like!a!Math!
Personal!Project.!!Pay!close!attention!to!the!rubric!the!whole!way!through.!
!
It!will!be!carried!out!in!several!stages.!!Below!you!will!find!a!summary!of!dates!on!which!the! different!stages!of!the!process!are!due.!These!dates!are!given!to!you!in!advance!so!that!you!can! balance!your!workload!against!other!subjects!ahead!of!time.!
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The!project!will!be!introduced!on!____________________________.
!
!
Due#Date#
!
!
Teacher#
Signature#
!
!
!
!
Draft!
!
!
!
Final!copy!of!project!is! submitted.! !
!
!
Official#Proposal#Form#!
!
1. A clear statement of task.
2. A discussion of the type of math that will be explored.
3. List of resources/sources.
!
!
Student#
Signature#
Task#
The!Math!towards!the!Aim! completed.! !
!
!
#
• You are strongly advised to set up meetings with your teacher throughout the process. • If you are not in school on the day of a deadline, you must turn in your task electronically on the due date and hand in a hard copy the first day you come back to school. Alternatively, have someone hand it in for you.
Exploration+Ideas!
!
Websites!for!possible!explorations:!
!
www.plus.maths.org!! www.nrich.maths.org!! http://www.stevenstrogatz.com/publications.html! http://www.pims.math.ca/resources/publications/piNsky!!!N!!PIMS!–!magazine!for!students! possible!exploration!ideas.!
!
Vi!Hart!!http://vihart.com/everything/!!
!
Numberphile!–!you!tube!channel!–!may!lead!to!some!interesting!avenues!of!thought!but!be! selective.! !
!
Notes!from!other!IB!teachers:!
The best papers took general math concepts such as matrices or trig modelling and explored in areas such as cryptography, weather patterns, astronomy, etc.
Other
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•
•
•
•
•
•
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Ideas
Interesting statistical displays
Conic Sections –