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International Baccalaureate (IB) Math Tuition: 2025/26 Master IP Student Guide

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Q: What does International Baccalaureate (IB) Math Tuition: 2025/26 Master IP Student Guide cover?
A: Why the new IB Math courses - Analysis and Approaches (AA) & Applications and Interpretation (AI) - challenge even IP high-flyers, and how targeted tuition.

TL;DR
IB Maths comes in Analysis and Approaches (AA) (proof-heavy) and Applications and Interpretation (AI) (data-centric), each with HL & SL tiers.
The Internal Assessment (IA) remains 20% across routes; exam structures differ by route/level.
Targeted support that blends algebra/calculus refreshers, IA coaching, and timed-paper drills helps IP students bridge to IB assessment demands.

Status: IB Mathematics AA/AI subject briefs (first assessment 2021) checked 2025-11-30 - IA weight 20% and Paper structures (AA/AI SL/HL) unchanged; no new 2026 updates posted on ibo.org.

If you’re balancing IB content with an IP Maths foundation, keep your core revision aligned with our IP Maths tuition hub.

Need the official syllabus breakdowns before planning tuition blocks? Pair this with our 2025/26 IB Mathematics syllabus guide to see how AA vs AI content maps onto your tutoring roadmap.

1 | Why IB Mathematics Matters for IP Learners

IP students already race through A-Math and early calculus by Sec 3.
Yet IB Maths demands:

Proof literacy - AA HL Paper 3 problems resemble Olympiad mini-proofs.
Statistics & technology - AI HL expects spreadsheet or CAS fluency for chi-square tests.
Exploration research - an IA that “must demonstrate mathematics commensurate with the level of the course” (IBO subject guide); concise, well-structured work scores better than long write-ups.

Skipping O-Levels does not immunise against these jumps; algebra rust and weak data-analysis skills surface fast in Year 5.

2 | Syllabus & Assessment at a Glance

Course	Papers & timing	Weight	Key hurdles

Pain-point	Typical symptom	Tuition fix
Algebra -> proof leap	Can factorise but stalls on "show that"	4-step G.R.E.P. template (Given-Rewrite-Explain-Prove)
Calculator over-reliance	Paper 1 AA HL errors in $\int e^{3x}$	Weekly no-tech sprint (60 min, 15 Q)
Statistics gap	Misuses $\mu \pm \sigma$ for skewed data	Hands-on Sheets simulation of normal vs Poisson
IA scope creep	Chooses fractals then exceeds 20 h limit	Feasibility matrix: novelty x data access x HL-depth
Timed stamina	Completes seventy percent of Paper 2	90-min mixed-topic drill + error journal loop

Weeks	Focus	Concrete action
1-2	Algebra refresh	40 Q nightly; log <60 s fails
3-4	Calculus depth	Derive $\int \sec^2x$ and solve $\frac{\mathrm {d}}{\mathrm{dx}}(x^x)$
5-6	Stats & tech	Simulate $10^5$ dice in Sheets; fit normal curve
7-8	IA draft	Write intro, method, preliminary results
9-10	Paper 1 & 2 sprints	90-min, 120-mark sets x3/week
11-12	Paper 3 exploration	Tackle two unfamiliar modelling tasks; time box 60 min

International Baccalaureate (IB) Math Tuition: 2025/26 Master IP Student Guide

1 | Why IB Mathematics Matters for IP Learners

2 | Syllabus & Assessment at a Glance

3 | Common Pain-Points for IP High-Achievers

4 | How Specialist Tuition Bridges the Gap

4.1 Concept-Transfer Tutorials

4.2 IA Mentorship (twenty percent weighting)

4.3 Timed-Paper Boot Camps

5 | 12-Week Grade-Jump Plan

6 | Sample Worked Example (AA HL)

7 | FAQ

8 | Further Reading

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