Paper 1
No technology
- Time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Weight
- 40%
Syllabus and practice guide
A clear map of what the course covers, how it is assessed, and where real archive practice fits.
The short version
Analysis and approaches emphasises algebraic reasoning, functions, proof, calculus, geometry, and mathematical argument. The course still spans all five IB mathematics themes, with HL requiring greater depth and synthesis than SL.
Assessment at a glance
Analysis and Approaches combines algebraic reasoning, functions, geometry, and calculus. Paper 1 is completed without technology; later papers allow a graphic display calculator.
No technology
Technology allowed
Internal assessment
Some Mathematics AA archive records predate the current AA/AI course split. Use the paper year and source when comparing formats.
Historical topic frequency
Bar length compares topic-tag counts across the covered years. The longest bar is the most frequently tagged topic in this archive.
This is observed historical frequency: the strongest archive-backed estimate of relative topic prevalence, not an official syllabus weighting or a guarantee of what appears next. A question can carry more than one topic label, so counts can overlap.
Paper practice
Each page explains the archive slice, then opens the same bank explorer with the exact paper filter applied.