For students entering Year 1 of the IB Diploma Programme at Higher Level. HL is the bottleneck for engineering, medicine, and quantitative university courses. 24 hours of foundations — built deeper than SL, with proof and complex numbers introduced from day one.
Built for students aiming at 7 by DP-2. HL Math AA isn't just SL with extra topics — it's a different way of thinking. DP-1 is the foundation year. We build the abstract reasoning, proof technique, and calculus depth that distinguish top scorers — and that separate the 6 from the 7.
Higher Level depth from session one. Complex numbers, polynomial proofs, advanced trigonometry, and a Paper 1 (no-calculator) drill built in.
| # | Topic | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Functions (rational, inverse, advanced trig, polynomial functions) | 6 |
| 2 | Algebra extended (complex numbers intro, polynomials, partial fractions, induction) | 3 |
| 3 | Geometry & Trigonometry deeper (unit circle, identities, equations) | 5 |
| 4 | Calculus foundations (limits, continuity, differentiation, basic integration) | 7 |
| 5 | Introduction to Mathematical Exploration (IA — HL depth) | 1 |
| 6 | Paper 1 (no calculator) drill + past paper technique | 2 |
| Total | 24 |
DP-1 summer programme
WHAT'S INCLUDED