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IA in 8 Weeks: your free IB Maths IA plan

Eight weeks, three steps a week, counted back from the day your IA is due: from choosing your topic to the final check against criteria A to E, using our free IA guides and tools. Free with a free account.

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Free, with a free account (no card). One email a week, on Monday, with your three tasks; unsubscribe in one click.

The 8 weeks

Each week has three tasks, counted back from your IA deadline. Signed in, you tick them off here and on your home page.

  1. Week 1 Choose your topic

    56 days before your deadline

    1. Shortlist three topics in the topic finder
    2. Read the worked ideas for each one
    3. Check each one against the five criteria

  2. Week 2 Aim and data

    49 days before your deadline

    1. Pick one and write your aim in the IA planner
    2. Find or plan your data
    3. Start your process journal

  3. Week 3 Plan the maths

    42 days before your deadline

    1. Read the step-by-step guide
    2. Plan the maths you will use (Criterion E)
    3. Set your draft dates

  4. Week 4 First draft: structure

    35 days before your deadline

    1. Lay out your sections
    2. Write the introduction and aim (Criterion A)
    3. Check the page limit

  5. Week 5 First draft: the maths

    28 days before your deadline

    1. Write up the maths clearly (Criterion B)
    2. Fit and test your models or statistics
    3. Note what you tried in your journal

  6. Week 6 Engagement and reflection

    21 days before your deadline

    1. Show your own engagement (Criterion C)
    2. Add reflection to every section (Criterion D)
    3. Fix the mistakes that cost marks

  7. Week 7 Self-check

    14 days before your deadline

    1. Run the free self-check for A to E
    2. Go through the A to E checklist
    3. Get the free Criterion A check on your draft

  8. Week 8 Final check

    7 days before your deadline

    1. Check sources, citations and academic integrity
    2. Run the self-check one last time
    3. Want a second reader? The IA Review with Pete

Common questions

Is IA in 8 Weeks free?

Yes. The plan, its weekly tasks and the Monday email are free with a free IB Math Revision account. No card is needed.

When should I start?

Eight weeks before your IA is due. Pick your deadline and the plan counts back from it; if it is less than eight weeks away, you start at the right week.

Will it write my IA for me?

No. Every step uses our free IA guides, the topic finder, the planner and the A to E self-check, and your IA stays your own work. At the end you can book the IA Review with Pete if you want a second reader.

How many emails will I get?

One a week at most, on Monday, with that week's three tasks. While your plan runs it replaces our other emails, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

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