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Maths end of year reflection

I like maths and am often enjoying and confident, however, I tend not to perform particularly well in tests or exams and it sometimes makes me question my ability in maths and affects my confidence in class and in general.

For the next test, I would change the way I prepare and practice for the test. I tend to just enjoy the maths and enjoy the process of getting it right but do not really pay much attention to the speed. As a result, I sometimes feel that I run out of time and cannot attempt some questions, regardless of my ability to whether I can actually solve it. I felt this during the exams and there were some questions which I had to leave empty, although after the exam I thought they were doable.  Over the summer I would also focus on the timing and the speed as well as just practicing my skills to really do my best in the long test after summer.

If I could remember only two things from this exam I would remember that I really need to make use of my time effectively to prepare for it and also using my time effectively within the test and strategically approach questions to deal with time pressure. I did not make use of the April break very effectively and I felt underprepared for the exam. I would remember these when preparing for the real exam next year, especially carefully planning my time effectively beforehand.

I love this course because maths is fun and learning new maths and being able to solve challenging problems is very very accomplishing. Although I prefer calculus over stats, doing stats is still part of my maths learning and I find it interesting and fun. Over the course, I learned about whole new maths and also the year of IB maths and further maths changed who I am.  I also learned the importance of continuous effort and individual practices, because it really takes just time and sitting down and doing maths is the only way one can improve in maths. I really learned that when practicing makes my body just remember what I need to do and when I could immediately recognized what I had practiced in the exam and solve them easily.

 

 

Maths HL Reflection Term 1

HL Maths has been somewhat easier in some aspects and also more difficult on the other. General academics have been easier than I thought, whereas the assessments were not. I think this is the area I should focus on to develop, and is a matter of effort and time I put into the subject and preparation. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed learning maths and the whole course and contents as they were new, interesting and challenging. I think, one of the most useful and valuable experiences is learning the way of thinking like a mathematician and having time to really think and solely understand things, including proofs, although I am still learning them. Personally, I prefer working individually and unbound to time, however in terms of learning, I also learn well when I work together and through discussions as well as working individually and doing more practices. All my HL subjects involve maths to quite high extents, Physics, and Further Maths, which is one of the reasons why I think Maths HL is really important and is somewhat a core of my HL subjects.

To summarize my first term, it is certain that I enjoy the subject and the course, I think I should put more effort into assessments and practices.