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  • @LikeAMathClass
    @LikeAMathClass  9 месяцев назад +5

    Here are some deeper dives into the different types of IA topics you might be interested in doing:
    Modeling: ruclips.net/video/Ipp-SCCApV0/видео.htmlsi=kURh84CZ4nlWBCav
    Statistics: ruclips.net/video/p8-i0zuM2lQ/видео.htmlsi=3IT36025QGxm0Xfw
    Calculus: ruclips.net/video/EAudFOS-J9g/видео.htmlsi=Xf0CPA_Gzuc6xLNS
    Probability: ruclips.net/video/NGrsn1_m_no/видео.htmlsi=DvxIctP46_U0QioV

  • @roryscorner7
    @roryscorner7 6 месяцев назад +9

    But it's hard because I don't do any sports, the only thing I do outside of school is read, go on Pinterest and occasionally go to the gym (I'm not great though)... Besides that, I don't feel like I'm that good at anything.

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  4 месяца назад +3

      Hey. Sorry for the delay in responding.
      If reading (or literacy) is your jam, how might you quantify reading (or letters) in some way? Might there be correlation or relationship between hours of reading/practice and literacy? Could you maybe go get some data from the elementary classrooms at your school and see if they have data (which can be given to you anonymously) to see if there are any relationships?
      I'm not really that deep into Pinterest, but what makes a good page? What makes it worth coming back to? Is there a way to quantify that?
      You're looking for questions you can ask yourself about yourself and your interests. You're trying to be curious. I can't come up with ideas for you. You need to go through the Q&A that I suggest, brainstorm and word associate, categorize, summarize, etc. That's how you will get to something that YOU will be interested in and will make a better paper. Otherwise, it's just going to become a task. Which might be fine for you if you can't find a way to be curious. But most people's writing shows when they view it as a task vs it's something they are interested in.
      These are probably non-answers for you, but it's what I can give within this type of forum. I would love to know what you end up landing on for your topic. Good luck!!

    • @khaledhajarat8314
      @khaledhajarat8314 2 месяца назад

      I’m stuck in the the same boat rn. What’d u end up choosing?

    • @roryscorner7
      @roryscorner7 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@khaledhajarat8314 I chose to do the easiest topic and just aim for a passing grade! I tried to do something "creative", but my knowledge of mathematics was not strong enough. But I adapted it to fit where I'm from (I did statistics) and it gave me personal involvement!

    • @khaledhajarat8314
      @khaledhajarat8314 2 месяца назад

      @@roryscorner7 that’s amazing! Hopefully I can say the same next year 😅

  • @wildcat5asexton
    @wildcat5asexton Год назад +4

    Do you have any other videos about the IA? We watched this one yesterday and it was really helpful to get my kids thinking about their topics without trying to fit it into some mathematics topic versus an interest of theirs.

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  Год назад

      I am planning on doing a few more. What specifically are you looking for? Feel free to respond here or PM me.

  • @patronus7153
    @patronus7153 Год назад +1

    Hey great video!!
    im taking math HL (AIHL), and i have two topics in mind. Could you tell me which is better?
    TOPIC 1 -Finding the velocity of the shuttlecock upon a smash, and the angle of contact with the racket.
    TOPIC 2- Analyzing the Impact of Racket Dynamics on Shuttlecock Velocity in Badminton
    (seeing how smashes from different parts of a racket change velocity)
    THANKYOU

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  Год назад +2

      I think these both have legs to make a good IA.
      The next thing you want to think about is how you are going to collect the data. Sometimes we get great ideas but have no way to gather the data for it. But if you have a way, I say either one is good for you to explore.

    • @patronus7153
      @patronus7153 Год назад

      Thanks so much for your response
      I was thinking of taking a video of shuttle cock trajectory and then plotting it on desmos and then using calculus @@LikeAMathClass

    • @m.m.a526
      @m.m.a526 11 месяцев назад

      @@LikeAMathClass after I gather the data what am I supposed to do next ? I'm struggling with Math IA

  • @rayaansingh3875
    @rayaansingh3875 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video I found it very helpful.
    I have two research questions in mind for my IA. Could I please get some advice on which one would be better?
    What is the shape and volume of different Formula 1 tires and how does it help it achieve its purpose?
    How does different downforce setups in Formula 1 cars affect the acceleration patterns in an Formula 1 circuit?
    Thanks!

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  10 месяцев назад +2

      I have a lot of students trying to do F1 IAs.
      The shape and volume of the tires is ok, but it doesn't seem like it has a lot to build off of, unless you are trying to carve out the rim, axel, etc. (I'm not a car guy so hopefully you get what I'm trying to say.) That said, doing volume is a nice extension to a SL IA. It used to be in the curriculum and why it was removed is beyond me. But it isn't too difficult to explore how to do that mathematically.
      The downforce and acceleration might be a bit trickier. You will have to rely on a lot of F1 data and what I have seen is that with my students, it is often difficult to get the data that you really need or they don't really know what to do with all this complex data once they get it. If you can get, decipher and interpret the data AND be able to apply it accordingly, then this could also be a good topic.
      Good luck!

  • @nishalfishal
    @nishalfishal Год назад +3

    this was very helpful :D thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @罗米-t8v
    @罗米-t8v 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for the video!
    I am writing an IA topic proposal and the main topics I am debating between is graph theory or finding the fractal dimension of neurons in the brain from an image through box counting. But I'm not sure if the research question of "What is the fractal dimension of neurons in the brain" would be too straightforward?
    Thank you for your help!

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  3 месяца назад

      Sounds like you're a HL student. To be honest, I haven't taught HL so I'm not sure if these would be the best topics. But what I can deduce from what you have written and with nothing else to go on...
      Graph theory - you might be interested in this topic, but I don't see anything of use with you just saying, "I want to do graph theory". You probably need to do some more brainstorming with that one.
      Fractal Dimensions - This seems more of an EE topic than an IA topic. I've seen a couple EEs with fractals and the ones I've seen for IAs tend to be 'too ambitious' for an IA. But again, this is from the SL perspective.
      All that said, I'm sure if you go through the proper brainstorming process in this video and take it to your teacher, you're giving them a lot more to go on and help guide you to finding the right topic.
      Good luck!!

  • @randomwords9711
    @randomwords9711 7 месяцев назад +2

    hey! deadline is tomorrow and I just watched your video. I didn't have time to do anything else but please let me know if this is good.
    How do the accessories of swimming play a role/contribute in perfecting a dive?

    • @randomwords9711
      @randomwords9711 7 месяцев назад

      and at which angle does the spin of a swimmer have to bend to perfect a dive

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  7 месяцев назад

      Well, I hope you made the deadline. I think there is more to think through and questions to ask yourself (as I state towards the end of the video). Give those a think and you should be able to tell yourself if this is/was a good question or no.
      Good luck!

    • @randomwords9711
      @randomwords9711 7 месяцев назад

      @@LikeAMathClasshey ! I ended up with How do the angles of a swimmer’s body contribute to its diving performance and injury preventaion’ I used trigonometry, optimisation, quadratic, and modelling. Got a 3D rep. Of a swimmer’s dive and surface area beinf the water. My teacher didn’t yet confirm if it’s okay but from your experience what do you think

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  7 месяцев назад

      @@randomwords9711 It seems like a lot to try to squeeze into one IA and doing it all well. But if you have a clear plan, go for it!

  • @kinn0401
    @kinn0401 2 дня назад

    AAHL here, I wanna do an IA on video games and my teacher told me to do smth on combinatorial optimization. Mentioned how a previous student did most optimal team and I kinda wanna do that for Arknights but I'm just lost where to start

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  2 дня назад

      Sorry @kinn0401
      I don’t have a lot of experience with that topic. Can your teacher help give you some guidance on where to look for resources? Or you could do a search on “combinatorial optimization with video games” and see where that takes you for ideas.

  • @mihirbir2494
    @mihirbir2494 28 дней назад

    This isn’t my current idea however I was also curious if doing an economics IA focused on a Lorenz curve and Gina coefficient is overdone or advised against?

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  28 дней назад

      I tend to see one almost every year. So not sure if it's the 'best' idea. But if it is something that you are interested in and you are bringing in your own thinking/approach, it is something that could be done.

  • @JoyceYam-f1l
    @JoyceYam-f1l 2 месяца назад

    Hi, and thank you for the video!
    I'm taking SL AA math, and I was wondering if you could give me some advice on my ia topic?
    I was thinking of doing a mathematical proof of the flaws in democratic voting according to arrow's impossibility theorem, and this topic connects graph theory, combinatorics, matrix algebra and game theory. I'm really worried this topic lacks in the components of mathematics, as it does not include graphing any kinds of functions or using calculus, and I'm wondering if you think this could still be a strong IA topic?

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  2 месяца назад

      To be honest, this feels waaaaay over the top for a SL Math IA. If anything, it sounds more like an EE than and IA, or more HL than SL. I would strongly recommend against this idea.

  • @parsaebrahimi2606
    @parsaebrahimi2606 9 месяцев назад

    hey! thank you so much for the video, I came up with a topic and tried to relate to sports particularly tennis which Im passionate about. but I feel like it might be too simple or short. do you think it is good enough or should I come up with a better one? can you assist me on this please? I'd really appreciate it. "Analyzing the Impact of Tennis Racket Characteristics on Player Performance: A Probability-Based Approach"

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  9 месяцев назад

      It could be interesting, it might not be. Only going on the title, I don't get much information about what you are going to do or how you would approach the IA. I would strongly encourage you to go through the steps I outline in this video to figure out what will work best, including answering the questions towards the end of the video to get more focused with what you are going to write about.
      I would also encourage you to take a look at my Probability IA video to make sure that you know what you are getting into. From my experience, probability IA's are difficult to pull off successfully.
      ruclips.net/video/NGrsn1_m_no/видео.html

  • @KKkKKmaster
    @KKkKKmaster 9 месяцев назад

    hey, I really like ur video and I got an idea. do you think is this good research question?
    “ What is the winning rate of the strongest hand(AA) and the weakest hand(2,7offsuit) in heads up of Texas holdem?”

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  9 месяцев назад

      Hello. While gambling is always a fascinating topic, I think for IAs it is very limited in scope. I think if you ask yourself the questions around the 13:00 minute mark, I think you'll find that this question will be pretty "closed" and that there won't be a lot of depth or extensions to your question. I personally would recommend you trying to find another question.

  • @peiling5684
    @peiling5684 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for your video.
    I am taking Math AA HL, and I want to do mainly statistics in my IA. I read many samples and many of them used t-test, which I also find interesting. However, I found that t-test is not in my textbook or the IB guide. Was it removed from the IB math syllabus? Or, if it is not in the syllabus, can I still use it in my IA?

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  4 месяца назад +1

      It's ok to use content that is not in the curriculum, as long as it's "commensurate" with the course. That means on the same "level" of complexity and sophistication of the course. T-tests are a great extension for statistics and probability. If you understand the p-value then the T-test isn't too much of an extension for you.
      I hope that helps.

  • @peashootar
    @peashootar Месяц назад

    do you think bayes thereom is a good topic? Im not sure what i would explore with it

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  Месяц назад

      I think you should go through the process outlined in the video to help you come up with an idea. I find most people who start with a 'math concept' usually don't have much depth or interest in their IA.

  • @giggukbangbangbang1874
    @giggukbangbangbang1874 4 месяца назад +1

    is there any way to link martial arts, preferably muay thai, to my math ia? I genuinely can't think of one that is realistically possible for a typical high schooler to do

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  4 месяца назад

      Sure. You can ask at your gym if they have anything that measures the strength of impact, that could be one option. The other is that a lot of IAs track motion (usually of a ball or swing of something). You could do the same thing and motion track a punch or kick. Then you could model the the motion (preferably manually but could also use software) and then could possibly extend it into kinematics.
      Check out my other videos on content area specific ideas now that you have a general idea of what you want to do.
      ruclips.net/p/PL4gRDNRSlGuzAzl57tcVOgOG8d_skUjZG

  • @artist.george
    @artist.george 4 месяца назад

    Hello,
    I don’t understand how to make sure that the topic that I’m choosing will satisfy criterion E for my math HL, that I will have necessary level of sophistication and difficulty in my mathematics
    maybe you have some tips?
    thank you in advance!

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  4 месяца назад

      Well, I have to be honest that I have only taught the SL courses. That said, my general rule for my SL students is to not choose a topic from the beginning of any textbook or the first few sections of any chapter. Those are usually "introductory" ideas and don't really get into the depth of any given topic.
      Here's what I would you to do, go through the process in this video to narrow down your areas of interest that you want to write about. After you get one or two areas and you have filtered and come up with a question or two, ask your teacher if using "this" math topic or "that" math topic will meet that level of sophistication that you are wondering about.
      Kind of an answer, but not an answer. I hope you can find something helpful from this response.

    • @artist.george
      @artist.george 4 месяца назад +1

      @@LikeAMathClass actually your method really helped me to choose area of my investigation, thank you very much!
      I just now will check with my teacher if it is complicated enough

  • @m.m.a526
    @m.m.a526 11 месяцев назад

    Do you think this is a good research question for the math IA "Investigating different mathematical methods to measure the growth of cancer cells."

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  10 месяцев назад

      I think there is probably some personal engagement with your choice of topic, but I imagine that the growth is going to be limited to an exponential curve.
      That said, if you explore how to build your own exponential model by using the data and what you know of exponential functions and function transformations, then you might have a little more to go off of. If it is just using the calculator to come up with a model, this topic as presented will be way too limited to get quality "use of mathematics" which is Criteria E.

    • @m.m.a526
      @m.m.a526 10 месяцев назад

      @@LikeAMathClass
      I actually changed my topic and I already started writing it, but as Math AA HL student I feel it needs to be extended more, but I am still struggling what could be added.
      the IA is about modeling London Eye (I found its equations in terms of sin and other one in terms of cos but they are equivalent, I used Desmos website) then after finding the equation, I calculated at what time(s) the height of London Eye will be the same as Big Ben (I did it in two methods: one method is reading it graphically, and the other one is solving the equation mathematically by replacing the height of Big Ben in the h(t))
      So, what do you suggest adding?

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  10 месяцев назад

      @@m.m.a526 That's a tough one because this is similar to other past IB exam questions. So while there might be some personal engagement using a real ferris wheel, I don't think there will be the depth of mathematics that an AA HL student might need. You definitely need some additional extensions off of this.
      To be honest, I'm not particularly sure what else can be done with this topic. What other things are you curious with the London Eye?

    • @m.m.a526
      @m.m.a526 10 месяцев назад

      @@LikeAMathClass
      Actually, I have two similar options in mind, and I did research about them, but I am still confused how to approach them.
      Option1: how the angle through which you see Big Ben changes as you go up
      Option2: related rates of change, how does the angle change with respect to time

    • @m.m.a526
      @m.m.a526 10 месяцев назад

      @@LikeAMathClass
      Hello! I would really appreciate it If you reply to my questions as soon as possible because the deadline is coming soon and my math teacher doesn't help with the IA at all, he just confuses me more, Pleasee

  • @mihirbir2494
    @mihirbir2494 28 дней назад

    Would you have an email you’d be willing to provide for asking direct question? I feel like I have a unique IA idea but didn’t want to communicate it openly due to the recent controversies regarding plagiarism/collusion

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  28 дней назад

      You aren't able to talk about this with your teacher?

    • @mihirbir2494
      @mihirbir2494 28 дней назад

      It’s been difficult since they don’t really want to offer any feedback aside from the draft. I was just curious if doing Arrows impossibility theorem was a bit too ambitious

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  28 дней назад

      I'm not familiar with Arrow's Impossibility Theorem and after a _very_ quick wikipedia scan, it looks like it might be too ambitious. It seems like it would be a better EE.
      Overall, I tend to advise students to not just pick a mathematical topic and write about it. This is why I created this video for you to go through a 'topic generation process'. I know that HL IAs might be a little more theoretical, but as I have stated many times, I haven't taught HL, so I can't speak to that directly. If you are a SL student, I would definitely advise against.

  • @HaroldPinzon
    @HaroldPinzon 4 месяца назад

    Hey I am writing a math ia in my aa class. Could you please check it out and let me know if it's acceptable?
    "To what extent can diverse playing styles among soccer forwards optimize goal-scoring efficiency?"

    • @LikeAMathClass
      @LikeAMathClass  4 месяца назад

      @@HaroldPinzon It sounds very broad and grandiose. Remember this isn’t an EE, so you don’t need to go that big. The focus needs to be the _mathematics used_ not a big analytical piece.
      Your focus should be what math am I going to use? How am I going to use it? And how will I adjust my thinking and/or processes based on my mathematical approaches/results.
      My recommendation is to go back through the video again and go through the idea generation process. Don’t just jump in with topic idea. Let one come from your brainstorming, word association, organizing, and summarizing.
      Good luck!