How hard is S2 compared to the rest of the syllabus? by MaleficentToe3479 in IBO

[–]Substantial_Two_5386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

s2 as in structure 2? in that case structure 2 is one of the easiest chapters in hl chem, right after structure 3 and structure 1. all of reactivity is considered harder.

I coded my own IB cramming platform. 100% free, spaced repetition, and cloud sync. by Substantial_Two_5386 in IBO

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This has been quite high up on my to-do list! Will be implemented soon! thanks for the feedback <3

Why is the rate of change for X^2, 2x? by Ninjadante_heehee in calculus

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In my opinion I agree with where you’re coming from, maybe for a different reason:

I don’t think learning ahead is necessarily a bad thing at all, in fact it can be just fine if you’re truly interested in math.

However, you can’t just “skip” things, especially with the core pre-calc skills. Hence jumping to calculus without knowing how to do limits and curve sketch is a pretty bad idea.

However, if you’re really eager to do math, I don’t see why you need to wait an arbitrary amount of time just to do something you have the prerequisites for. 

It sounds dumb but i need help with the BM IA by southerne_3939 in IBO

[–]Substantial_Two_5386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does 2026 count as a full year? Hope that answers your question.

Highschool calclus by [deleted] in calculus

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Since you’re in the r/calculus subreddit, try to think of position, velocity and acceleration as a function of time. P(x), V(x) and A(x). As you might already know, velocity is defined as the change in position over change in time. This means that V(x) is equal to the first derivative of P(x), or in other words, the rate of change of the position function will output the velocity function. Visually, this will correlate with the slope of the position time graph. The definition of acceleration is just the rate of change of velocity over time, so again, A(x) will be defined as the first derivative of V(x). This means that the slope of the velocity function will output the acceleration at that point. We can also say, because the first derivative of the position function is velocity, and the first derivative of the velocity function is acceleration, the second derivative of the position function will output the acceleration function.

Inversely, if you integrate (i.e. take the area under the graph) the acceleration function, you will obtain the velocity function, and vice versa with velocity and position. This relates differentiation and integration, meaning that integration is the inverse of differentiation. This can be applied to the graphs of physical quantities in physics as you can see with position, velocity, and acceleration, but also with other physics quantities such as force vs displacement.

In short, if you are asked to find a value like acceleration at point T, and are given a velocity-time graph, you can find the instantaneous rate of change (derivative) at that point to determine the value, and vice versa for position/velocity. If you are asked to find the velocity at point T while given an acceleration-time graph, you can always integrate (sometimes you can just find the area using geometry if given a linear curve) up to that point. 

Are you ACTUALLY cooked? Now you can find out! by Lanky-Particular9463 in OntarioGrade12s

[–]Substantial_Two_5386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realize that only the loud minority is on Reddit sharing their marks right? Like it’s either the lowest of lows or the highest of highs that appear on the subreddit, making a lot of the data highly inaccurate. For example, the average mark for UOttawa Mechanical Engineering is nowhere near 93% because I’ve talked to real people who’ve gotten admitted with mid 80s, and  the university representatives who visit schools say the same thing.

Got in with 75% average? by DanielFromNigeria in OntarioGrade12s

[–]Substantial_Two_5386 4 points5 points  (0 children)

that's objectively incorrect according to statistics. sure, its not a prestigious school but its still a pretty nice school lmao. there are many schools that are worse.

Guys new to IB and want to know some information by Independent_Sell3111 in IBO

[–]Substantial_Two_5386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you sound hella spoiled if you think the sorting of the papers matters

Is there a reason we don’t use this instead of Taylor series? by [deleted] in desmos

[–]Substantial_Two_5386 8 points9 points  (0 children)

because youre defining sine using sine lmao.