Module 1 of 47Lesson 5 of 5 · Topic Revision — Course Map (all 78 subtopics)
Your 2-month study plan
Finish the whole course in 8 weeks. Study 5–6 days a week and do one subtopic per session: read “What you must know”, try every question on paper, then check the solutions.
- SL students: finish all the SL items. You are done when the progress bar reaches 100%. About 1 hour a day.
- HL students: finish every SL item and every HL item. About 2 hours a day, with two subtopics on most days.
- Choose Standard or Higher at the top of the lesson menu. Your progress bar and course completion then count the right items for you.
SL plan: 39 subtopics + mock papers
| Week | Subtopics | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 – 1.5 (standard form, sequences, compound interest, exponents and logs) | 5 |
| 2 | 1.6 – 1.8, 2.1 – 2.3 (bounds and error, annuities, equations, lines, functions, graphing) | 6 |
| 3 | 2.4 – 2.6, 3.1 – 3.3 (key features, models, 3D geometry, trigonometry, bearings) | 6 |
| 4 | 3.4 – 3.6, 4.1 – 4.3 (sectors, bisectors, Voronoi, sampling, data, averages and spread) | 6 |
| 5 | 4.4 – 4.9 (regression, probability, discrete, binomial, normal) | 6 |
| 6 | 4.10 – 4.11, 5.1 – 5.4 (Spearman, χ² and t-tests, derivatives, tangents) | 6 |
| 7 | 5.5 – 5.8 (integration, stationary points, optimisation, trapezoidal rule) + Mock Set 1 | 4 + mock |
| 8 | Mock Sets 2 – 5 (one every other day; redo the subtopics where you lost marks) + The Final 48 Hours | 4 mocks |
HL plan: all 78 subtopics (SL + HL) + mock papers
| Week | Subtopics | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.1 – 1.12 (number and algebra, up to complex numbers in Cartesian form) | 12 |
| 2 | 1.13 – 1.15, 2.1 – 2.10 (polar form, matrices, eigenvalues, all of functions) | 13 |
| 3 | 3.1 – 3.11 (geometry, trigonometry, Voronoi, radians, matrix transformations, vectors, lines) | 11 |
| 4 | 3.12 – 3.16, 4.1 – 4.6 (kinematics, vector products, graph theory, data, probability) | 11 |
| 5 | 4.7 – 4.19 (distributions, tests, confidence intervals, Poisson, Markov chains) | 13 |
| 6 | 5.1 – 5.10 (SL calculus, further differentiation, second derivative) | 10 |
| 7 | 5.11 – 5.18 (integration, volumes, kinematics, differential equations) + Mock Set 1 | 8 + mock |
| 8 | Mock Sets 2 – 5 with the HL papers and Paper 3 + The Final 48 Hours | 4 mocks |
Fell behind? Do not skip a week. Add one extra session on Saturday until you catch up. The course map below links straight to every subtopic.
IB Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation
Your one-stop revision course for SL and HL. Every subtopic gives you the short notes you must know, the exact TI-Nspire CX II steps, and at least 10 exam-style questions with full step-by-step solutions.
How to use this course
- Read the “What you must know” box — it is short on purpose.
- Try each question on paper before opening the solution.
- Follow the GDC screens on your own TI-Nspire CX II, key by key.
- SL students skip anything marked HL only. HL students do everything.
Topic 1 · Number and Algebra
- 1.1 Standard form SL & HL 11 Qs
- 1.2 Arithmetic sequences and series SL & HL 11 Qs
- 1.3 Geometric sequences and series SL & HL 11 Qs
- 1.4 Financial applications: compound interest and depreciation SL & HL 10 Qs
- 1.5 Laws of exponents and introduction to logarithms SL & HL 12 Qs
- 1.6 Approximation, bounds, percentage error and estimation SL & HL 11 Qs
- 1.7 Amortization and annuities SL & HL 11 Qs
- 1.8 Solving systems of linear equations and polynomial equations with technology SL & HL 11 Qs
- 1.9 Laws of logarithms HL only 11 Qs
- 1.10 Rational exponents and simplifying expressions HL only 12 Qs
- 1.11 Sum of an infinite geometric series HL only 12 Qs
- 1.12 Complex numbers: Cartesian form and the Argand diagram HL only 12 Qs
- 1.13 Complex numbers: polar and Euler forms HL only 11 Qs
- 1.14 Matrices: operations, determinant, inverse and systems HL only 12 Qs
- 1.15 Eigenvalues, eigenvectors and matrix powers HL only 11 Qs
Topic 2 · Functions
- 2.1 Equations of straight lines SL & HL 12 Qs
- 2.2 Functions: domain, range, inverse SL & HL 12 Qs
- 2.3 Graphing functions with technology SL & HL 11 Qs
- 2.4 Key features of graphs and intersections SL & HL 12 Qs
- 2.5 Modelling with functions: linear, quadratic, exponential, power, cubic, sinusoidal SL & HL 12 Qs
- 2.6 The modelling process: develop, fit, test, use SL & HL 11 Qs
- 2.7 Composite and inverse functions HL only 12 Qs
- 2.8 Transformations of graphs HL only 11 Qs
- 2.9 Further models: exponential, logarithmic, logistic, piecewise HL only 12 Qs
- 2.10 Logarithmic scales and linearizing data HL only 12 Qs
Topic 3 · Geometry and Trigonometry
- 3.1 3D geometry: distance, midpoint, volume, surface area, angles SL & HL 11 Qs
- 3.2 Right-angled trigonometry, sine rule, cosine rule and area SL & HL 11 Qs
- 3.3 Applications: elevation, depression and bearings SL & HL 11 Qs
- 3.4 Arc length and sector area SL & HL 11 Qs
- 3.5 Perpendicular bisectors SL & HL 10 Qs
- 3.6 Voronoi diagrams SL & HL 10 Qs
- 3.7 Radian measure HL only 11 Qs
- 3.8 The unit circle, identities, ambiguous case and trigonometric equations HL only 11 Qs
- 3.9 Matrix transformations HL only 11 Qs
- 3.10 Vectors: concepts, magnitude, unit and parallel vectors HL only 11 Qs
- 3.11 Vector equation of a line HL only 11 Qs
- 3.12 Vector kinematics HL only 12 Qs
- 3.13 Scalar and vector products HL only 11 Qs
- 3.14 Graph theory: terminology HL only 11 Qs
- 3.15 Adjacency matrices, walks and transition matrices HL only 11 Qs
- 3.16 Graph algorithms: spanning trees, Chinese postman, travelling salesman HL only 11 Qs
Topic 4 · Statistics and Probability
- 4.1 Collecting data and sampling SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.2 Presenting data: histograms, cumulative frequency, box plots SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.3 Measures of central tendency and spread SL & HL 12 Qs
- 4.4 Linear correlation and regression SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.5 Probability basics and expected occurrences SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.6 Combined events: Venn diagrams, tree diagrams, conditional probability SL & HL 12 Qs
- 4.7 Discrete random variables SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.8 The binomial distribution SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.9 The normal distribution SL & HL 12 Qs
- 4.10 Spearman's rank correlation SL & HL 11 Qs
- 4.11 Hypothesis testing: χ² tests and the t-test SL & HL 12 Qs
- 4.12 Designing data collection, reliability and validity HL only 11 Qs
- 4.13 Non-linear regression and the coefficient of determination HL only 11 Qs
- 4.14 Linear transformations of random variables and unbiased estimators HL only 11 Qs
- 4.15 Linear combinations of normal variables and the central limit theorem HL only 11 Qs
- 4.16 Confidence intervals for the mean HL only 11 Qs
- 4.17 The Poisson distribution HL only 11 Qs
- 4.18 Hypothesis tests: critical regions, Type I and Type II errors HL only 12 Qs
- 4.19 Markov chains and transition matrices HL only 12 Qs
Topic 5 · Calculus
- 5.1 Limits and the derivative as a rate of change SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.2 Increasing and decreasing functions SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.3 Differentiating polynomials SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.4 Tangents and normals SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.5 Introduction to integration and area SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.6 Stationary points: local maximum and minimum SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.7 Optimisation SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.8 The trapezoidal rule SL & HL 11 Qs
- 5.9 Further differentiation: chain, product, quotient rules and related rates HL only 11 Qs
- 5.10 Second derivative and points of inflexion HL only 11 Qs
- 5.11 Further integration and substitution HL only 12 Qs
- 5.12 Area with the y-axis and volumes of revolution HL only 12 Qs
- 5.13 Kinematics: displacement, velocity, acceleration HL only 12 Qs
- 5.14 Setting up and solving differential equations by separation of variables HL only 12 Qs
- 5.15 Slope fields HL only 12 Qs
- 5.16 Euler's method HL only 11 Qs
- 5.17 Coupled differential equations and phase portraits HL only 11 Qs
- 5.18 Second-order differential equations HL only 11 Qs