[AAHL][AASL] Foundations of Algebra Unit Test

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 If there’s a biggest killer in your maths grades that I’ve noticed throughout the years, that’s poor algebra skills.

I even made a meme on my brane’s failure in arithmetic.

It really do be like that

Before IB, algebra only comes in waves. A couple short questions on the GCSE exam. Factorise this for 2 marks. Solve this equation for 3 marks.

 

Soon you’ll see algebra dominates ALL topics in IB. Algebra is just a natural part of a longer question, even in the most unexpected place. Trigonometry and algebra, check. Statistics and algebra, absolutely. Calculus and algebra, inseparable.

 

If you’re in the summer right before IB, no matter which course you’ll take: please brush up on your algebra. You don’t have to work at the Olympiad level, no, but you should be ready to factorise trinomials as natural as breathing. Or else you’re flushing 3-4 marks every time down the drain and you can say goodbye to a 5, let alone a 7.

 

Here’s the good news: you don’t have to be a child prodigy to do well in maths. And algebra is not an exception.


Today we'll focus on finding how good you are at algebra.

Next time I'll point you to some useful resources to make algebra your bitch. c:


AASL


AASL Answers


AAHL 


AAHL Answers


May the odds be ever in your favour. :D


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