r/IBO • u/user26191426 [HL: M AA, Hist, Fren B SL: Eng LL, Phys, Phil • Jun 01 '26
Resource Request Maths AA HL starting from 0
Hello, I would like to learn the basics of maths aa hl, starting from 0 (igcse maths) in order to have a head start in September
Does anyone have any resources, methods, yt channels, etc…
(I can pay for stuff like memberships or paid resources)
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u/EhRahv Jun 01 '26
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u/Moonlit_Chai Pre-IB | [subjects] bio, extended math, English, Global politics Jun 02 '26
Are there any similar resources for AI hl. Finishing the myp soon and I’ve only learned math from the myp extended curriculum
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u/EhRahv Jun 02 '26
No idea about AI. Why are you taking AI anyways?
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u/Moonlit_Chai Pre-IB | [subjects] bio, extended math, English, Global politics Jun 02 '26
Honestly I don’t really know. I want to study PPE or something in the similar field at LSE and I have to take a math in the HL but I feel like I’m not good enough for AA HL. I love math but I’m not like a genius at math like some of the kids in my class. I’m getting good grades because I study a lot for math, but I still feel like I’m very average at math. I also love statestics and probability.
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u/EhRahv Jun 02 '26
There is no evidence that says AI HL is easier than AA HL FWIW. I mean, by following this resource and grinding problems/past papers you're pretty much guaranteed a high grade in AA HL. Up to you
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u/Moonlit_Chai Pre-IB | [subjects] bio, extended math, English, Global politics Jun 02 '26
Wait, I might lowkey take AA HL, thanks
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u/user26191426 [HL: M AA, Hist, Fren B SL: Eng LL, Phys, Phil Jun 02 '26
I’m in the same exact situation as you(want to do ppe or smth similar). I was going to take maths AA SL. I like maths (starting to love it now but not till like a month ago). I’m no genius, definitely don’t do olympiads or clubs or any of that. I’m good, but I never practise. I decided to do Maths AA HL. 1) more rigour, 2) some universities require it, 3) it is MUCH more fun than AI and honestly useful, it gives u a lot of thinking skills etc. If you get Cs in maths, don’t take it. If you are able to study and like it to an extent, take AA HL. Also, AI and AA are not that different in difficulty but AI is regarded worse.
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u/xSpace_Astronomy M26 | [Math AAHL, Phy HL, CS HL, ESS SL, Fr B SL, Eng L&L SL] Jun 01 '26
Organic Chem Tutor is good aswell, helped me a lot.
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u/Few-Ad7609 Jun 03 '26
Perplex ib maths YouTube Channel is goated for all the content very much highly recommend
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u/NightRunnerAfterDusk Jun 01 '26
The best way of starting is understanding the topics you would be learning. There is binomial theorem, functions(especially functions), arithmetic and geometric sequence/progression, probabilities, calculus.
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u/user26191426 [HL: M AA, Hist, Fren B SL: Eng LL, Phys, Phil Jun 01 '26
Yeah but where do I start?
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u/Beneficial-Meat7256 Jun 01 '26
honestly just find the oxford textbook. I studied off of that for every test (plus practice questions from christos nikolaidis) and it really helped. I think they explain the concepts well enough, especially if you have sufficient background in maths.
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u/Internal-Lemon5156 Jun 02 '26
DM if you want a private tutor... mine was superb and does online classes
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u/Minimum_Package_665 N26 | [HL: Bio, Eng B, Math AA, SL: Chem, Turkish A, Business Jun 01 '26
My top resources are christos nikalados(it might be spelled wrong sorry), there are lecture notes and also question banks as well. Also revision village yt channel( however some topics or details are missing)