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IB DIPLOMA PROGRAMME · AI · SL AND HL

Welcome — your final-revision engine

Ten complete, exam-length mock sets with fully worked IB-style marking keys, written to match the real AI exam in style, length and mark allocation. Five sets at Standard Level — Papers 1 and 2, 160 marks per set — and five at Higher Level, which add Paper 3.

🎯 Which level are you?

Standard Level
Work the five core sets — Paper 1 and Paper 2. Tap Standard at the top of the paper list and the HL papers step out of your way.
Higher Level
Sit the five core sets first — that content is the foundation every HL paper is built on — then move to the five HL sets, which raise the difficulty and add Paper 3. Tap Higher to see all ten.

📚 New: topic revision — every subtopic, SL and HL

Before you sit a mock, make sure each topic is solid. The Topic revision section of this course covers all 78 subtopics, from 1.1 Standard form to 5.18 Second-order differential equations. Every subtopic gives you:

🎯 Short notes
Only what you must know, with every formula marked “in the booklet” or “learn this one”.
🖩 TI-Nspire CX II steps
The exact key presses, with drawn calculator screens you can follow on your own GDC.
✏️ 10+ worked questions
Warm-up to exam level, each with a full step-by-step solution: by hand where the method earns marks, on the GDC where the calculator does the work.

How to use it with the mocks: Topic revision first → sit a mock set under time → mark it with the key → go back to the revision lesson for every subtopic where you lost marks. SL students: lessons marked HL · step out of your way when you choose Standard. Start with the course map of all 78 subtopics.

📋 Exam structure — what you are training for

GDC ✓SLPaper 1 — 80 marks · 90 minHLPaper 1 — 110 marks · 120 minGDC ✓SLPaper 2 — 80 marks · 90 minHLPaper 2 — 110 marks · 120 minGDC ✓HLPaper 3 — 55 marks · 60 min

Bar length ∝ exam minutes. The GDC is required in every AI paper. Higher Level adds Paper 3 — two extended, data-rich investigations.

🔁 The five-set cycle — how to use this course

1
Sit the paper cold
Print or open the PDF. Full exam conditions: timer on, no notes, formula booklet + allowed calculator only.
2
Mark it the IB way
Use the marking key the same day. Award yourself M, A, R and FT marks exactly as written — see the code table below.
3
Log every lost mark
One line each: paper, question, topic, and why (careless / method gap / time / never learned).
4
Fix before you move on
Re-do every lost question from scratch 2–3 days later. Only then start the next set.
5
Repeat ×5
By Set 5 you will have met every examinable topic at least once and rehearsed the timing of both papers.

✅ Self-marking codes (used in every key)

CodeMeaningAward it when…
MMethodYou attempt a valid method — even with wrong numbers.
AAccuracyThe correct answer/value, usually dependent on the M before it.
RReasoningA correct justification, explanation or conclusion in words.
FTFollow-throughCorrect working from your earlier (wrong) answer — do not double-penalise yourself.

🗓️ Suggested 10-day countdown

DAY 1
Set 1 + mark
DAY 2
Fix Set 1 gaps
DAY 3
Set 2 + mark
DAY 4
Fix Set 2 gaps
DAY 5
Set 3 + mark
DAY 6
Fix Set 3 gaps
DAY 7
Set 4 + mark
DAY 8
Fix Set 4 gaps
DAY 9
Set 5 + mark
DAY 10
Final 48 Hours plan

Tip: sit papers at the same time of day as your real exam — your brain learns the schedule too.