shotaway Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Struggling through my first Maths IA (Matrix Powers-- ), I was wondering how to write a proper introduction, and what that would entail. I have some vague ideas, but I thought it'd be beneficial for us all to throw this out to other IBers. What constitutes a good (or great!) introduction, and what are aspects to include? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__inthemaking Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Is this for SL, math studies or HL? I did math SL and we didn't need an intro. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotaway Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 [quote name='__inthemaking' post='18112' date='Jun 10 2008, 11:09 AM']Is this for SL, math studies or HL? I did math SL and we didn't need an intro.[/quote] Maths SL. From my understanding it's not something big, but an introduction is required. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyD Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 (edited) Just introduce what u plan on accomplishing in your IA and how u plan on doing it =P Edited June 10, 2008 by cixelsyD Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashika Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Yeah, it's not something very extensive. I remember I had that IA and I introduced it in a couple of lines and still got a 7. I'd copy and paste what I had but I'm still waiting on my results. Don't stress too much over it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__inthemaking Posted June 10, 2008 Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 [quote name='shotaway' post='18118' date='Jun 9 2008, 11:40 PM']Maths SL. From my understanding it's not something big, but an introduction is required.[/quote] Really?! I never did an intro for my maths SL IAs. Is it really a requirement then, because I ended up with a 18/20 overall on my IA and a 7 in math (I took the May 2007 exam) with no intro. All I did was type up all the given data and questions exactly and answer the questions. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnight Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 Actually ... You don't have to make an intro for a math IA. However, putting the information nicely with a good introduction that explains the planning for the IA will be better, and helps you to get a better score. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anuskina Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 I just wrote my internal assessment on matrices. a pretty easy way to introduce your paper is like talking to a 7 year old boy. some kind of; in this paper i will try to find the relationship of a pair of matrices elevated to a serie of numbers ...... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubz Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Best way to do it is to connect the first step to your conclusion at the end so that its clear to the marker that you've made the connection. My teacher said that your IA should read like an essay rather than answering questions, you shouldn't even put the numbers or anything, so it should just flow. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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