IB Math AA HL · 2021 to 2026
5.15 Further calculus (HL only)
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5.15 Further calculus (HL only)
Latest exam session: May 2026
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Micro-topics in 5.15 Further calculus (HL only)
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- Less common
last May 26 P1 TZ3
- Occasional
last Nov 25 P1 TZ3
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| Micro-topic | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ·The HL derivative table, 2021: 0 questions | ·The HL derivative table, 2022: 0 questions | 1The HL derivative table, 2023: 1 question | ·The HL derivative table, 2024: 0 questions | ·The HL derivative table, 2025: 0 questions | 2The HL derivative table, 2026: 2 questions | |
| 1Combining the new derivatives, 2021: 1 question | ·Combining the new derivatives, 2022: 0 questions | 2Combining the new derivatives, 2023: 2 questions | 1Combining the new derivatives, 2024: 1 question | 1Combining the new derivatives, 2025: 1 question | ·Combining the new derivatives, 2026: 0 questions |
- Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen
- Occasionalin about one paper in ten
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Which Math AA HL exam sessions are covered for 5.15 Further calculus (HL only)?
12 exam sessions from 2021 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 6 papers in this archive.
Which 5.15 Further calculus (HL only) topic comes up most?
The HL derivative table (5.15.1): in 5% of papers, last seen May 26 P1 TZ3. Usually "Show that", worth about 3.3 marks in a paper that includes it.
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Banker: examined in at least one sitting in four and still appearing. Due: regular before, but absent for the last two exam sessions. Rising: clearly more common in the last two years. Our classification of real papers, not an IB statistic.
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