My Review

For the Mathematical aspect of the International Baccalaureate it is required for you to have a Graphical Display Calculator (GDC).

The calculator that has been recommended to me by many people, both teachers and past students, is the Texas Instruments TI84 calculator. The calculator does look incredibly confusing to use, but don’t worry too much as it isn’t too difficult with a little practice! The good thing about this calculator is that many of the Mathematics textbooks I have seen use the TI-84 as an example, so you may find that your textbook recommends this calculator and also shows you how to use it! But fear not, there are books available to teach you the exact functions of your TI-84 calculator, and it may be likely that this is the choice of calculator within your school, so your teacher will show you all the cool things it does! It can do almost everything you could ever want it to (for the exam) plot parabola graphs of quadratic equations and solve arithmetic sequences, to name a few.

The calculator is available at a discounted price of £74 within the UK and $120 in the USA. The calculator usually retails for around £80-£90, with the best price being around the £75 mark.

My Review

I do not take Mathematical Studies as a subject for IB, so I can not give a review of this book. However, From the sample pages and knowledge of other Heinemann Books, I think that this would be a great book for Mathematical Studies students. There are over 600 pages with lots of detail. If you own this book please submit your review!

You can download these two sample chapters from the book, provided by Heinemann.
Chaper Two
Chaper Three

Contents of Book
Introduction
1. Presumed Knowledge
2. Numbers
3. Functions I (linear, quadratic, exponential)
4. Functions II (since, cosine, unfamiliar)
5. Geometry I (basic concepts, 2-D, 3-D)
6. Geometry II (solving triangles)
7. Sequences and Series
8. Financial
9. Sets
10. Logic
11. Probability
12. Statistics I (basic concepts)
13. Statistics II (regression line, chi-square)
14. Calculus
15. The Project
16. Practice IB exams
Theory of Knowledge
Answers
Index

This book is available from Amazon in the UK for £28 and is not yet available from Amazon in the USA. However, Amazon UK can ship this worldwide!

The series of ‘Heinemann Baccalaureate’ books has changed names to ‘Pearson Baccalaureate’. This post has been updated accordingly.

My Review

I am waiting for this book to be delievered! I will fully review it when I get it. I know this is going to be a good book, just from the Sample Chapters and the fact that Heinemann make some of the best IB Textbooks!

You can download these two sample chapters from the book, provided by Heinemann.
Chaper One
Chaper Two

Contents of Book
Introduction
1. Algebra
2. Sequences and Series
3. Functions
4. Exponents and Logarithms
5. Matrices
6. Trigonometry I
7. Vectors I
8. Descriptive Statistics
9. Introductory Probability
10. Differential Calculus I
11. Differential Calculus II – Applications
12. Vectors II
13. Trigonometry II
14. Differential Calculus III
15. Integral Calculus
16. Further Statistics & Probability
17. Portfolios – Ideas & Examples
18. Practice IB Exams
Theory of Knowledge
Answers
Index

This book is available from around £22 or $40.

The series of ‘Heinemann Baccalaureate’ books has changed names to ‘Pearson Baccalaureate’. This post has been updated accordingly.