
Desmond
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Quite the subject combination you have there.
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"The International Baccalaureate (IB) computer science course will be taught as an option in group 4, experimental sciences, from August 2012." https://www.ibo.org/diploma/curriculum/group5/ComputerScience.cfm
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An explicit subsidy is a subsidy that the government makes clear will go to a firm. For example, if you produce x units of wheat, then the government will pay you $x*y, where y is the subsidy (or the amount of money paid per unit you produce). An implicit subsidy is when the government suppresses supply, and hence raises price. This means the firms in the industry are able to charge higher prices and therefore make higher profits, but it usually doesn't cost the government as much. If you do a search for "implicit" on this page it gives some good examples.
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Which language are/were you doing IB Diploma Programme in?
Desmond replied to dessskris's topic in General IB Discussion
I think my online course is my favourite (economics). However, that could just be because I intend to study it at university. The course is quite interactive and you have many opportunities to interact with the other students through discussions and blogging, and I find my online teacher to be more knowledgeable and helpful than any of the ones at my regular school. With regard to turning in tests, the only problem I see is that you could potentially cheat and not respect the time limits or the fact it's a closed book test. However, I don't think very many people in my class do this, since we -
What Drugs to Buy-~ (Experienced Users Come-In)
Desmond replied to bescherelle's topic in General IB Discussion
Try yerba mate and caffeine pills. -
You could browse the library at http://www.khanacademy.org/ and http://patrickjmt.com/ while looking at the math HL syllabus and watch the corresponding videos. I prefer to learn from these two than any math teacher I've had.
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http://www.questia.com/ is pretty good, although you do have to pay to make an account (I think it's about $50/year). My city doesn't have a decent library either, so our school bought us all an account on that.
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IB courses you wish you could have taken, but couldn't
Desmond replied to JoeG's topic in General IB Discussion
Did you consider taking it online at http://www.pamojaeducation.com? That's how I'm taking it, and despite the fact it's an online course, it's by far my favourite And I feel my econ teacher knows far more about IB than the teachers at my regular school. -
Any tips for writing Economics (HL) Exam papers?
Desmond replied to ro_1293x's topic in Economics and Business & Management
You seem to have a pretty good start, but my teacher told us to use the DEDEE method: Define, explain, diagrams, example, evaluate. I find if you follow this guideline closely you end up not having to write as much as you normally would, and I've gotten all 7s on my unit tests. -
This is helping me prepare for Calculus BC, it should be able to help you. You can adjust the difficulty level, so it should be good for you.
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DESPERATE HELP - English B past paper about travelling
Desmond replied to SophiaH's topic in Languages A2, B and Ab Initio
You can buy it from the IB store, here. Sorry, but I don't know which paper it is. -
I use anki (http://ankisrs.net/) to make flashcards from Mastering French Vocabulary (http://www.amazon.ca/Mastering-French-Vocabulary-Thematic-Approach/dp/0764123947/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323395213&sr=8-1). Sometimes I read articles on lemonde to see which words appear a lot and put them in anki. Qasana.com is also pretty useful, if you haven't already used it.
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IB courses you wish you could have taken, but couldn't
Desmond replied to JoeG's topic in General IB Discussion
I would have liked to take HL Math and Further Math, but only SL math is offered at my school . Philosophy also sounds a lot more interesting than history, I wish I could have taken it. -
What Language B options does your school offer?
Desmond replied to Vvi's topic in Languages A2, B and Ab Initio
French SL, nothing else.