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Mathematics Standard Level Exam Preparation Guide
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Mathematics Higher Level
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Mathematics Higher Level Exam Preparation Guide
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Mathematics Higher Level Option : Statistics and Probability
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Mathematics Higher Level Option: Sets, Relations, Groups
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Mathematics Higher Level Option: Calculus
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Mathematics Higher Level Option: Discrete Mathematics
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Mathematical Studies 2
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Mathematical Studies Exam Preparation Guide
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Group 2 NEW! English B
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Group 3 History Paper 1
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History Paper 2
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History Paper 3
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Geography: Patterns and Change
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Geography: Global Interactions
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Environmental Systems and Societies
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Business Management
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Economics
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Core Decoding Theory of Knowledge
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NEW! Theory of Knowledge
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Introducing the IB Diploma Programme
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NEW! Chemistry
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NEW! Physics
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NEW! Exam Preparation Guide for Physics
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NEW! Exam Preparation Guide for Biology
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NEW! Exam Preparation Guide for Chemistry
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• A well-structured, in-depth guide to studying Language A: Literature for the IB Diploma.
• A best-selling guide for Standard and Higher level students of Language A: Language and Literature for the IB Diploma. • Covers key concepts in language and literature studies in a lively and engaging way suited to IB Diploma students.
• Activities help students to strengthen key skills including reading, thinking, discussion, writing and how to present ideas. • Annotated texts highlight key features and author techniques.
• Structured activities help to develop and build study skills in language and literature.
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About the Author BRAD PHILPOT Brad Philpot has taught English in an international setting since 2000 (in the US, Turkey and the Netherlands). Since 2005, he has taught IB Diploma English and Theory of Knowledge in Amsterdam. Brad works as a consultant for bilingual schools in the Netherlands, and has offered workshops for students and teachers since 2008. He is a workshop leader for the English Language and Literature Diploma Programme.
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History for the IB Diploma: Paper 1 SERIES EDITOR: ALLAN TODD • Written by practising IB teachers, this series covers the three prescribed subjects for the IB 20th Century World History syllabus. • Offers in-depth coverage of the subject and contains a wide range of historical sources that encourage learners to think and enhance analytical skills. • The text is divided into clear sections, following the IB structure and content. • Provides key questions and activities to develop the necessary understanding and skills to structure learning, and encourage success in the examination. TITLE
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History for the IB Diploma: Paper 2 SERIES EDITOR: ALLAN TODD • Covers the five Paper 2 topics of the IB 20th Century World History syllabus. • Detailed studies of both primary and secondary sources develop students’ analytical skills. • Takes a historiographical approach, introducing students to the key historical debates. TITLE
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History for the IB Diploma: Paper 3 SERIES EDITOR: ALLAN TODD • Covers selected topics from the Higher Level options in the IB History syllabus. • Provides sound historical accounts along with detailed explanations and analysis. • Provides key questions to develop the necessary understanding and skills to structure learning, and encourage success in the examination. • An emphasis on historical debates prepares students for the in-depth, extended essay required in the Paper 3 examination. • Theory of Knowledge links built in to the text stimulate thought and discussion. • Clear essay writing and exam guidance. TITLE
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Political Developments in the Americas after the Second World War 1945–79
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Civil Rights and Social Movements in the Americas
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Unification and Consolidation of Germany and Italy 1815–90
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Geography for the IB Diploma: Patterns and Change PAUL GUINNESS • A full-colour, well-structured Coursebook providing a clear and accessible scheme of learning. • Covers the four compulsory topics of the Core syllabus. • Case studies from around the world provide examples for reference and encourage international-mindedness. • Practice exercises guide and assist development of geographical skills. • Questions throughout each chapter to prompt discussion and test students’ understanding.
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Geography for the IB Diploma: Global Interactions
Environmental Systems and Societies for the IB Diploma
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• An attractive, full-colour Coursebook covering the seven topics of the Higher Level Extension syllabus.
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Business Management for the IB Diploma 2nd Edition PETER STIMPSON AND ALEX SMITH • This new edition is tailored to the thematic requirements and assessment objectives of the IB syllabus. • Written by two practising and experienced Business Management teachers. • Now includes IB Learner Profile Research tasks, Key Concept extended questions and Theory of Knowledge activities, all embedded throughout. • Contains exam-style practice questions and a dedicated chapter on assessment and exam techniques.
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Economics for the IB Diploma 2nd Edition ELLIE TRAGAKES • Offers complete coverage of the Economics syllabus for the IB Diploma Standard and Higher Level. • Encourages progressive learning with end of chapter assessment questions to test students’ understanding. • ‘Real World Focus’ international case studies bring economic theories to life. • Provides clear explanations of economic concepts using accessible language. • Designed for both class use and independent study. TITLE Economics
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Mathematics for the IB Diploma PAUL FANNON, VESNA KADELBURG, BEN WOOLLEY, STEPHEN WARD • Written specifically for the IB Diploma syllabus, these highly illustrated Coursebooks cover material in a progressive manner. • Colour-coded exercises according to grade, help to assess progress through the syllabus. • Mixed exam practice at the end of each chapter, plus a dedicated section at the end of the book for questions that cross different topics, all help to encourage cumulative learning. • The accompanying CD-ROM contains calculator skills sheets, extension worksheets, supplementary sheets and fill-in proofs, providing support for students of varying learning backgrounds. • Option Topics available on the Higher Level CD-ROM. TITLE
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Mathematics Higher Level for the IB Diploma: Option Topics PAUL FANNON, VESNA KADELBURG, BEN WOOLLEY, STEPHEN WARD • Contains worked examples, exam-style questions, exam hints and tips, and calculator skills sheets. • Written for the IB Mathematics Higher Level syllabus. • Features a dedicated chapter exclusively for mixed examination. • Progressive approach encourages cumulative learning. • Available to purchase separately. MATHEMATICS HIGHER LEVEL
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Topic 8 - Option: Sets, Relations and Groups
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Mathematical Studies for the IB Diploma CAROLINE MEYRICK AND KWAME DWAMENA • Written specifically for the new IB Diploma syllabus, this highly illustrated Coursebook follows the structure of the syllabus. • The significance of mathematics for modelling and practical applications is a prominent theme throughout, making mathematics relevant to the real world. • Featuring exam hints and tips to prepare students for their examinations, as well as Theory of Knowledge issues, cross-curricular support and critical thinking issues. • Worked examples of stage-by-stage written solutions show typical working and thought processes. TITLE
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• Each chapter ends with a summary of key points, knowledge framework focus (where appropriate), prescribed titles and suggestions for further reading. • Margin features highlight linking questions, real-life situations and key definitions. • Detailed guidance on how to approach the TOK essay and presentation, with many invaluable tips. TITLE Theory of Knowledge 2nd Edition
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The nature of knowledge
Knowledge as justified true belief
Figure 2.2 The belief–
Neptune Uranus Mars Saturn Earth Jupiter
Venus Mercury
Figure 2.1 How many planets are there in our solar system?
thought we knew will turn out to be false. Since we are fallible beings, this is indeed possible. But, as we saw in Chapter 1, this simply shows that knowledge requires something less than certainty. In practice, when we say that something is true, we usually mean that it is ‘beyond reasonable doubt’. Since we are willing to imprison – and in some cases execute – people on the basis of evidence that is beyond reasonable doubt, this is surely an acceptable criterion for saying that we know something.
Belief Headline: ‘IBM’s Watson Supercomputer Crowned Jeopardy King’. In what sense, if any, can a computer be said to know and understand things?
If you know something, then what you claim to know must not only be true, but you must also believe it to be true. We might say that, while truth is an objective requirement for knowledge, belief is a subjective requirement for it. If you have no conscious awareness of something, then it makes little sense to say that you know it. That is why encyclopaedias do not know that Paris is the capital of France, and pocket calculators do not know that 2 + 2 = 4.
–10 Impossible
–5 Unlikely
0 Possible
+10 Probable
+10 Certain
knowledge continuum
Belief Knowledge
with unjustified beliefs at one end of the continuum, beliefs for which there is some evidence in the middle, and beliefs which are ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ at the other end. Here are three examples of various kinds of belief: • A vague belief. I may vaguely believe that eating tomatoes helps to reduce the risk of heart disease, but have no idea where I came across this idea and readily abandon it in the light of counter-evidence. • A well-supported belief. I may believe that Smith killed Jones, and be able to give evidence for my belief, but still be unwilling to say that I know that this is the case. • A belief that is beyond reasonable doubt. I may find the evidence which supports the claim that the Americans landed on the moon in 1969 so convincing and the counter-evidence of conspiracy theorists so flimsy that I am willing to say that I know the Americans landed on the moon. Given this way of looking at things, the question of exactly where we should draw the line between belief and knowledge does not appear to be a very interesting one. It is like asking where, in a spectrum of shades running from black to white, black ends and white begins. The important thing, surely, is to try to develop as reasonable and well-supported a set of beliefs as possible.
Headline: ‘Donald Trump Says Obama Birth Certificate Fake’. How strong must evidence be for us to be able to say that we know?
Figure 2.3 Barack Obama’s birth certificate
ACTIVITY 2.2
ACTIVITY 2.1 1. Can you think of any cases in which someone might be said to know something without knowing that they know it?
Where on the belief–knowledge continuum, running from –10 to +10, would you put the following propositions? a. Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ America in 1492.
2. As technology develops, do you think it will ever make sense to say that a computer knows things?
b. If A is bigger than B and B is bigger than C, then A is bigger than C. c. Human beings are descended from apes. d. Murder is wrong.
Since the time of Plato (428–348 BCE), some philosophers have argued that when you know something you are in a completely different mental state to when you merely believe it. For when you know something you are certain of it, and when you merely believe it you are not. However, we shall adopt a less demanding standard of knowledge. Rather than think of knowledge as being completely different from belief, it may make more sense to think in terms of a belief – knowledge continuum,
e. Aliens have visited the earth at some time during its history. f. All metals expand when heated. g. Human beings have an immortal soul. h. It is possible to construct a square with the same area as a given circle.
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Introducing the IB Diploma Programme GENERAL EDITOR MARC ABRIOUX, JILL RUTHERFORD • A practical handbook for schools wishing to introduce and sustain the IB Diploma. • Provides practical advice on where to start, the philosophy of the IB, how to become an IB authorised school, the Diploma Programme in full detail and a large number of case studies from around the world. • Contains contributions from over 70 Diploma Programme experts. • An invaluable resource for schools already offering the IB Diploma, as well as for prospective schools. TITLE Introducing the IB Diploma Programme
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Get young learners ready for the IB Diploma with market-leading support from Cambridge University Press
Prepare for the IB Diploma with our market-leading Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Checkpoint and Cambridge IGCSE® titles. Our resources provide excellent support for the Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the Middle Years Programme (MYP) • Receive first-rate teacher resources, training and advice from subject experts. • Enjoy comprehensive internationally relevant resources offering clearly defined learning outcomes and content. • Build a core curriculum and extend it to suit your learners, and introduce cross-curricular perspectives. • Encourage a learner-centred and enquiry-based approach to learning. Visit education.cambridge.org/cie to find out how our resources can help you with PYP and MYP.
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Meet our Authors Marc Abrioux has served as senior administrator and Head of two IB World Schools, most recently the United World College of the Adriatic. He also leads workshops for senior administrators and provides consultancy for schools actively considering the introduction or the development of the IB Diploma Programme.
Nic Amy is currently a Vice Principal in London. He has also been an examiner at A level, a Head of English in two different schools and a Director of Learning.
Jean Bottaro teaches South African, African and Modern World History in South Africa. She is the author of numerous history textbooks.
Kwame Dwamena is a teacher of Mathematics at Luton Sixth Form College. He has been teaching both IB and A Level Mathematics (OCR and Edexcel) for the past 15 years.
Paul Fannon is a teacher at the Stephen Perse Foundation (IB School of the Year 2010/11). He has 10 years’ experience of teaching IB Mathematics from Studies to Further Mathematics, as well as Theory of Knowledge and A Levels (OCR). He is an examiner and has a background as a researcher in both the physical and biological sciences.
Nick Fellows was a History teacher and head of department for many years. He is now a full-time examiner, moderator and INSET provider. He has also written several IB and A Level History textbooks and teacher materials.
Paul Guinness is a highly experienced author, teacher and examiner. Until recently he was Head of Geography at King’s College School, Wimbledon, an IB school in the UK that was named the Sunday Times International Baccalaureate School of the Year for 2009.
Wendy Heydorn teaches at Sevenoaks School in the UK where she is the Assistant Director of Higher Education. She teaches Theory of Knowledge and Religious Studies and is also an examiner.
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Peter Hoeben has been a workshop leader and teacher for IB Biology.
David James is Director of IB at Wellington College, UK, where he runs the Diploma and Middle Years Programmes. He has taught the IB for 11 years, and is an IB workshop leader (training teachers on the revised syllabus). David was Head of English at Haileybury College, Hertford, an IB school, for five years. He has authored student study guides and teacher resources, and has written on a range of educational matters for newspapers and journals.
Susan Jesudason is the TOK Coordinator, Professional Development Coordinator and Head of Humanities at The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad. Her teaching experience ranges from Mathematics and Science to English, world religions, Philosophy and Theory of Knowledge.
Vesna Kadelburg is a teacher at the Stephen Perse Foundation (IB school of the year 2010/11). She has seven years’ experience of teaching IB Mathematics at all levels. Whilst Head of Mathematics at Mander Portman Woodward College, she taught A Levels for all boards. She has represented both England and Serbia in international mathematics competitions and currently trains the UK mathematics team.
Caroline Meyrick is an experienced IB teacher and has delivered IB teacher training around the world.
Stephen Nutt is Head of History at the Sixth Form College, Colchester, a leading IB school in the UK. He has extensive experience at all levels of the assessment process from Principal Examiner downwards.
Steve Owen teaches at Sevenoaks School, Kent, one of the leading IB schools in the UK, and has over 15 years’ experience in teaching IB Chemistry.
Brad Philpot, originally from the US, is an experienced IB teacher, workshop leader, consultant and author. He earned a Masters in English Literature and Linguistics and a Masters in Education from the University of Amsterdam. He enjoys working with IB schools all around the world.
Jill Rutherford has some 31 years of teaching and administrative experience within international and UK national schools. She is currently an IB consultant, Academic Director of Ibicus International (which works in cooperation with the IB offering teacher training) and is on the board of ACS International Schools. She was the first Director of the IB Diploma at Oakham School and holds two degrees from the University of Oxford.
Michael Scott-Baumann has taught History in a number of schools and has been an A Level examiner for OCR. He has also written A Level textbooks on nineteenth-century Britain and the Middle East.
Alex Smith teaches Economics, and Business and Management at Sevenoaks School, Kent, one of the UK’s leading IB schools. He has taught IB Business and Management, and Economics for over 21 years.
John Stanley teaches Modern History at the Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale in the UK. He has been a History examiner.
Peter Stimpson has 36 years’ experience in teaching Business Studies and Economics. He is a senior examiner for several major exam boards and also trains international teachers in syllabus development, teaching methods and examination skills. He is the author of numerous Business and Management textbooks.
Allan Todd has been a teacher, exam workshop leader and senior examiner of 20th Century/Modern World History for more than 26 years. He is also the author of numerous GCSE and A Level History textbooks.
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IB DIPLOMA
K. A. Tsokos teaches IB Physics and Mathematics at ACS Athens. His career in the IB Diploma Programme started 22 years ago at the Copenhagen International School.
Richard van de Lagemaat is the founder and Director of InThinking (www.inthinking.co.uk), an innovative educational consultancy service which provides quality training for teachers and administrators in IB World Schools. With more than 26 years’ experience in international education, Richard has been actively involved in teacher training and curriculum development since 1988.
Sally Waller teaches History at all levels, including IB, at the Cheltenham Ladies’ College and is an A Level chief examiner. She has also written a number of widely used educational textbooks for 16–18 year olds.
Brenda Walpole has 21 years’ experience of teaching IB Biology and has written over 30 science books. She is currently an independent consultant in science education.
Stephen Ward is Head of Sixth Form at Lancing College. He has six years’ of A Level teaching experience (Edexcel). He has a background in economics and educational research.
Mike Wells has taught History for 39 years. He has written a biography of Bismarck and textbooks on Russia 1855–1964 and Sir Winston Churchill, as well as teacher guides for AS Level and GCSE History.
Ben Woolley is a teacher at the Stephen Perse Foundation (IB school of the year 2010/11). He has five years’ experience of teaching IB Mathematics and A Level (OCR). He has a background in epidemiology and is a qualified vet.
Ellie Tragakes teaches in the Economics department at DEREE – The American College of Greece. She has worked in a variety of organisations including the World Bank and World Health Organization, and has a large number of professional publications.
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New Modern Foreign Languages resources from Cambridge University Press We now offer titles for IB Spanish, French and German! SPANISH
Mañana
Lectura y escritura avanzades
Aspectos del mundo hispano: Lectura y puesta an pràctica
Leer, specular, communicar
Le monde en français
Bien lire, bien écrire
Facettes de la France contemporaine: Lecture et mise en practique
Lire, imaginer, composer
Deutsch im Einsatz
Gut lessen, besser schreiben
Aspekte deutscher Gegenwart: Texte und Übungen, Band 1 und Band 2
Lesen, improvisieren, erzähien
FRENCH
GERMAN
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