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Math HL Baseline Syllabus

The document summarizes the key topics covered in a Mathematics HL baseline test syllabus, including: 1) numbers, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability concepts; 2) examples of specific formulas, theorems, and calculations taught in each area; and 3) graphical representations and data analysis techniques.

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Math HL Baseline Syllabus

The document summarizes the key topics covered in a Mathematics HL baseline test syllabus, including: 1) numbers, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, and probability concepts; 2) examples of specific formulas, theorems, and calculations taught in each area; and 3) graphical representations and data analysis techniques.

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Mathematics HL baseline test Syllabus

Number

• Number systems and


notation (set of positive
integers and zero (N),
integers (Z), rational
numbers (Q), irrational
numbers (Q’), and real
numbers (R))

• Lower and upper bounds

• Absolute values

• Representing and solving


Inequalities, including
compound and double
inequalities

• Number sequences
(prediction, description)

1
Mathematics guide (for use from September 2020/January 2021)

Written and taught curriculum

• Prime numbers and factors,


including greatest common
factor and least common
multiple

• Squares and square roots • Surds, roots and radicals • Logarithms, including laws
including simplifying of logarithms and use of
technology to nd values

• Exponents • Laws of exponents including • Laws of exponents,


integer and negative including fractional/rational
exponents exponents
• Standard form (scientic
notation)

• Ratios • Direct and inverse


proportion

Algebra

• Find and verify rules for • Find, justify and prove • Using notation and
sequences general rules/formulae for formula for arithmetic and
sequences geometric sequences to
continue a sequence, nd
specic terms and the
progression

• Forming equations • Solving simultaneous


equations, including
algebraically and
graphically.
(See also ''Thinking with
models'')

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• Factorizing quadratic
expressions

• Solving quadratic equations


using factorization, the
quadratic formula and
graphically

• Rearranging formulae

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• Mapping • Domain and Range

• Function notation

• Linear functions of the form • Rational functions of the

form
(see also ''Spatial
reasoning'')

• Parallel and perpendicular


lines
(see also ''Spatial
reasoning'')

• Systems of equations/ • Linear programming,


simultaneous equations including inequalities
including solving
algebraically and graphically
(see also 'Numerical and
abstract reasoning'')

• Quadratic functions in the • Transformation of quadratic


form: functions, including
translation, reection and
dilation

including the signicance of


their parameters

• Representation and shape • Representation and


of exponential functions shape of cubic, rational,

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and their horizontal trigonometric and
asymptotes logarithmic functions and
their asymptotes

• Algorithms (analyzing • Networks, including edges


and using well-dened and arcs, nodes/vertices,
procedures for solving paths
complex problems) • Calculating network
pathways
• Weighted networks

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Geometry

• Metric conversions

• Circle geometry and


theorems, including angles,
radius, diameter, arc, sector,
chord, segment and tangent

• Perimeter (circumference)
and area of plane gures
including triangles, circles,
parallelograms, rhombuses,
rectangles, squares, kites,
trapezoids and compound
shapes

• Volume, surface area and • Volume, surface area and • Capacity


nets of cubes, cuboids, nets of pyramids, cones
cylinders and prisms and compound three-
dimensional shapes

• , gradients and
intercepts
(see also ''Thinking with
models'')

• •

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Gradients of parallel lines Relationship between
gradients of perpendicular
lines

• Coordinate geometry,
including distance,
midpoint and gradient
formulae

• Symmetry and reection • Rotation around a given • Enlargement around a given


point point
• Similarity and congruence, • Enlargement by a rational
including proving similar factor
and congruent triangles • Identical representation of
• Movement on a plane— transformations
isometric transformations,
enlargements and
tessellations

Trigonometry

• Triangle properties

• Bearings

• Pythagoras’ theorem • Converse of Pythagoras’


theorem

• Trigonometric ratios in • Sine rule and cosine rule,


right-angled triangles including applications
(link to trigonometric
functions)

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Statistics and Probability

• Sampling techniques and


response rates

• Data manipulation and


misinterpretation

• Graphical representations, • Histograms for continuous


including bivariate graphs, xed interval groups
scatter graphs, box-and-
whisker plots, cumulative
frequency graphs

• Lines of best t

• Data processing, including


mean, median (measure
of central tendency) and
mode, for continuous
data, and quartiles and
percentiles for discrete and
continuous data

• Measures of dispersion, • Measure of dispersion,


including interquartile including standard

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range (including application deviation (including
and relationship with the application and relationship
median) with the mean)

• Describing correlation, • Use of technology to nd


including positive, negative, the numerical value for
none, strong and weak correlation and its meaning

• Sets, including notation and


operations up to three sets

• Probability calculations • Probability calculations


with Venn Diagrams, tree for dependent and
diagrams and sample space independent events
(using the addition and
multiplication rules)
including conditional
probability

• Mutually exclusive events

• Combined events

• Relative frequency

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