IB diploma vs. AP Calculus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:IB Math in the DP is a rigorous course. But it just doesn’t have the calc name. Right now in 9th in the Middle Years Program at an IB school my kid is in Integrated Math 2, which has significant algebra, geometry, and trig. He will never have a class called Algebra or Calc on his transcript. But colleges understand the IB diploma.

Actually - DD is on the IB diploma track and her junior year she took IB Math HL (I think the official title was "Analysis and Approaches"). Looking at her transcript, I was surprised that the class was titled AP Calc BC.

[Anonymous]

The problem is that for a good understanding of IB HL math you really need to take alg in grade 7, because then you can take IB HL 1 10TH, AB CALC BC 11TH AND IB HL2 IN 12TH. This is the problem i have fun into with FCC. They only let a minuscule amount of kids take Alg 1 in 7th and then they go like "well they can just do IB HL1 in 11th and IB HL2 in 12th---well frankly that is setting up kids for failure. They need to let whoever wants to take math 8 in 6th grade so they can do Alg in 7th

[Anonymous]

anyone here who had a kid take both AP BC Calc in 11th and IB AA HL2 in 12th? can they comment on which class was harder? and why?

[Anonymous]

These websites have some good info on what is taught in the four different IB Math classes:

https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2019/06/20/mathematics-subject-breakdown/?fbclid=IwAR1i6VSkOnHR5vFUm4CJC3YkLUt4LK0TvqMgbVhqpT_q9eG1QgbUb2xopIQ


https://www.revisionvillage.com/new-ib-maths-curriculum-information/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:anyone here who had a kid take both AP BC Calc in 11th and IB AA HL2 in 12th? can they comment on which class was harder? and why?

Definitely AP Calc BC.

[Anonymous]

My kid found IB AA to be harder than Calc BC.

[Anonymous]

My DD is taking IB Math HL (2) right now as a senior and it’s the hardest math class she’s taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is taking IB Math HL (2) right now as a senior and it’s the hardest math class she’s taken.

This is helpful--did she take AP BC Calc last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These websites have some good info on what is taught in the four different IB Math classes:

https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2019/06/20/mathematics-subject-breakdown/?fbclid=IwAR1i6VSkOnHR5vFUm4CJC3YkLUt4LK0TvqMgbVhqpT_q9eG1QgbUb2xopIQ


https://www.revisionvillage.com/new-ib-maths-curriculum-information/

This is really helpful-thanks!