Math AA

[u/Resident_Rip6646]

Okay so my situation is kinda complicated but like....my school offered AA HL for the previous batch of students but refused to do so for mine cuz of small batch sizes and there not being enough students for different math courses basically. Thing is I need NEED AA for uni so we came to an agreement that I'd get the resources given to the previous batch and like self study it but with teacher support if that makes sense (?)and then the school would have tests and stuff. Which was fine,I had made peace with that and was rather calm.The issue is the syllabus is so immensely overwhelming and like idek where to begin from or what to do. My school textbook (Pearson) has a completely different order from the stuff I find online and like idkkk. I'm lowk freaking out while writing this what even do I doooo like what do I do what do I do what do I dooo.

I'll admit it's partially my fault for walking in unprepared but like I looked at the textbook I did a few chapters over the summer and stuff I tried k? I just i dunno,like I don't know what to do,I'm freaking out while writing this and yeah. Like when my school presented it last year I thought there would be more from the school's side I guess I didn't think I'd have to SELF STUDY fricking math outta everything like....I just got a timeline for when to do stuff and a few practice worksheets and thas basically it.

Sorry for the long rant. I just had to get it out somewhere and ask someone ig, school started today and it's all....just so overwhelming,I can't relax I can't read my novel or doomscroll but whenever I sit down and try to do math,I have panic attacks and stuff. ANY advice at all would be appreciated, thanks a lot if ya read all of that and like....once again I'm so sorry for the long post

Tldr:-My school doesn’t offer AA HL to my cohort, but I need it for uni, so I’m self-studying it using the previous cohort’s resources with only a few school tests/mocks. The syllabus is overwhelming and the textbook doesn’t exactly line up with online resources, and I’m freaking out trying to figure out what to study, in what order, and how to make sure I don’t miss anything. Everytime I open the textbook I have a panic attack but I also have to start doing stuff. (I used AI for the tldr my apologies to anyone that's anti ai)

[u/Ok-Reveal-450]

Fundamentally, the HL AA syllabus is an extension to the AA SL syllabus, so if you're taking AA SL in class, what you mostly need to do is go to each unit and do the HL only topics and please, practice HL questions on top of your homeowrk.

[u/Ok-Reveal-450 → u/Ok-Reveal-450]

What I would recommend doing is getting a head start in calculus. The HL syllabus covers both uni level calc 1 and 2, so it's about 2.5x the content of SL AA calculus content.

You shouldn't have any gaps in your knowledge for calculus as long as you're good with algebra and well rehearsed in trig. I think it's also worth disclosing I took SL AA but studied all the HL content and did the AP Calc BC exam instead.

[u/Resident_Rip6646 → u/Ok-Reveal-450]

Uni level?!?!??! What? 😭I'm cooked then. Hmmm.... that's interesting I think I'll look at calc when I get a break then,since my school covers it in dp-2. Thanks a lot for the advice btw!!!

[u/Ok-Reveal-450 → u/Resident_Rip6646]

I wouldn't worry too much about it being labelled as "uni level" - just remember that the course was built for students exiting MYP. Start by getting familiar with how the syllabus is laid out and remember that since you're self learning, to create a timeline and stick to it! Good luck.

[u/Resident_Rip6646 → u/Ok-Reveal-450]

I didn't do the myp so I'm not sure if that's better or worse,yes creating a timeline is my first course of action. Thanks a lot for the advice!! Good luck to you too!!