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Dear Colleague

Welcome to the 2013 OSC IB Revision Guide catalogue.Here at OSC we have helped tens of thousands of students prepare for their IBDP exams through our specialised,

highly effective Revision Courses. We know from our 20 years experience the value of an intensive review of a syllabus

and the confidence such study can build. Our students are always keen to have a comprehensive and well-written aid

to help them achieve exam success.

OSC has been producing IB Revision Guides since 2002, and we now publish more IBDP specific material than anyone

in the world. Our IB Revision Guides are used by IB schools and students worldwide.

What makes the OSC IB Revision Guides different?

They are not textbooks, but have been designed to emphasise active revision and review, targeting effort where it is most

needed. Offering a complete, concise and easy to use overview of each syllabus, they help you to revise what you need.

The IB Revision Guides are written by experienced IB teachers, all of whom are specialists in their subjects and cantherefore offer invaluable advice on how to tackle IBDP exam questions.

Drawing on the extensive experience of the authors, the IB Revision Guides offer students an excellent, well-illustrated

text, containing sound advice that helps them to enter an exam room with confidence.

New titles, new editions

We know the importance of revision and review and we want to be able to support all IBDP students with this. This

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from face-to-face preparation, and virtual learning, anytime, anywhere.

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Online Revision Classes New for 2013! The most problematic syllabus areas covered

in depth choose up to 6 per subject

One-to-one tuition and University

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These Revision Guides have been published independently

of the International Baccalaureate Organization

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Design Technology

Environmental Systems and Societies

Economics

Business and Management

Geography

Psychology

Spanish

English

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BIOLOGY

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IB Biology HL

IB Biology SL

IB Biology SL IB Biology HL Generic contentStandard Level Contents:Statistical

Analysis, Cells, The Chemistry of Life,

Genetics, Ecology and Evolution, Human

Health and Physiology

Higher Level Additional Contents:

Nucleic Acids and Proteins,

Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis,

Plant Science, Genetics, Human Health

and Physiology

Appendices:Action Verbs, Definitions

Table of Critical Values for the Student

t-test, Electron Micrographs, Answers to

Self-test Quizzes, Answers to Genetics

Problems, Carbon Cycle, mRNA Codon

Table, Essays Maximising Your Marks,

How to Read a Nomogram, External

Assessment Specifications, Exam Tool

Kit and Mobile Phones

Expert subjectknowledge ensuresthe right coverageat the right depth

Interactive questionsand tests to keepstudents on task

Useful revisiontips and advice

Clear illustrationsto ease learning

Logical diagramsto help memory

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Option F: Microbes & Biotechnology SL/HL

Option A: Human Nutrition & Health SL

Option E: Neurobiology & Behaviour SL/HL

Option C: Cells & Energy SL

Option B: Physiology of Exercise SL

Option D: Evolution SL/HL

Easy to follow diagrams

and illustrations

Self-test questions to reinforce

understanding

Clear and colourful guides

to the Biology options

Contents: Components of the Human Diet,

Energy in Human Diets, Special Issues in

Human Nutrition Self-Test quiz, Answers to

Self-Test Quiz

Contents: Muscles and Movement, Training

and the Pulmonary System, Training and

the Cardiovascular System, Exercise and

Respiration, Fitness and Training,

Injuries Self-Test Quiz, Answers to Self-Test Quiz

Contents: Standard Level Stimulus and

Response, Perception of Stimuli, Innate and

Learned Behaviour, Neurotransmitters and

Synapses

Higher Level The Human Brain, Further

Studies of Behaviour

Contents: Proteins, Enzymes, Cell

Respiration, Photosynthesis Self-Test Quiz,Answers to Self-Test Quiz

Contents: Standard Level Origin of Life on

Earth, Species and Speciation, Human EvolutionHigher Level The Hardy-Weinberg Principle,

Phylogeny and Systematics Appendix include

Hardy-Weinberg problems, Answers to Hardy-

Weinberg problems, Cladistics problems,

Answers to Cladistics problems

Contents: Standard Level Diversity of

Microbes, Microbes and the Environment,

Microbes and Biotechnology, Microbes and

Food Production

Higher Level Metabolism of Microbes,

Microbes and Disease

Full colour diagramsexplain conceptsclearly

Quick questionsto reinforcelearning

Key pointshighlighted

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Option G: Ecology & Conservation SL/HL

Genetics Made Easy HL

Option H: Further Human Physiology HL

Genetics Made Easy SL

Student Guide For Internal Assessment SL/HL

Contents: Standard Level Community

Ecology, Ecosystems and Biomes, Impact of

Humans on Ecosystems

Higher Level Conservation of Biodiversity,

Population Ecology, Conservation Organisations

Appendix Answers to Problems

Contents: Definitions and Mendels Second Law,

The Dihydrid Cross, Recombination, Using

Genotype Numbers, The 4 x 4 Grid, Autosomal

Linkage, Autosomal Linkage and Crossing Over

Contents: Hormonal Control, Digestion,

Absorption of Digested Foods, Functions of the

Liver, The Transport System, Gas Exchange,

Self-Test Quiz, Answers to Self-Test Quiz

This Guide is aimed at helping with the skills for

Internal Assessment, covering the core themes.Standard Level Design, Data Collection and

Processing, Graphical Presentation

Higher Level Conclusion and Evaluation,

Choosing the Right Statistics, Putting Statistics

into Practice, Statistical Formulae and Tables,

Creating Shortcuts When Using Word

Contents: Getting Started Vocabulary,

Definitions and Mendels First Law, Applying

Mendels First Law; Basic Monohybrid Cross

with a Homozygous and Heterozygous

Genotype, Genetics Ratios, Ratio and

Probability, The Punnett Grid, The Sex

Chromosomes and Sex Linkage, Combining Sex

Linkage Codominance, Pedigree Charts

ISBN Title WB:wiro-boundS:stapled SS:section-sewn Price*

9781904534631 IB Biology SL SS 18.50

9781904534624 IB Biology HLSS

23.50

9781904534648 IB Biology Option A: Human Nutrition and Health SL S 6.25

9781904534655 IB Biology Option B: Physiology of Exercise SL S 6.25

9781904534662 IB Biology Option C: Cells and Energy SL S 6.95

9781904534679 IB Biology Option D: Evolution SL/HL S 7.95

9781904534686 IB Biology Option E: Neurobiology and Behaviour HL S 7.50

9781904534693 IB Biology Option F: Microbes and Biotechnology SL/HL S 6.95

9781904534709 IB Biology Option G: Ecology and Conservation SL/HL S 7.50

9781904534716 IB Biology Option H: Further Human Physiology HL S 6.95

9781904534364 IB Biology: Genetics Made Easy SL WB 8.50

9781904534357 IB Biology: Genetics Made Easy HL WB 13.50

9781904534723 IB Biology Student Guide for Internal Assessment SL/HL WB 10.50

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CHEMISTRY

IB Chemistry SL

IB type questions togive students exam

experience

Complete guidedreview, focusing onexam requirements

Expert tips

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HigherLevel

Easy learningchecklists

Clear and colourfuldiagrams toease learning

Common mistakeshighlighted

IB Chemistry HL

IB Option B : Human Biochemistry SL/HL

Plenty of cleardiagrams andexplanations

Revision tips onwhat you need toknow for the exam

Contents: Quantitative Chemistry, Atomic Structure,

Periodicity, Bonding, Energetics, Kinetics, Equilibrium,

Acids and Bases, Oxidation and Reduction, Organic

Chemistry, Measurement and Data Processing, Answers

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Option E: Environmental Chemistry SL/HL

Option G: Further Organic Chemistry SL/HL

Option F: Food Chemistry SL/HL


Contents: Standard Level Primary Air Pollution,

Acid Deposition, Greenhouse Effect and Global

Warming, Ozone Depletion, Dissolved Oxygen in

Water, Waste Water Treatment, Soil, Waste

Higher Level Ozone Depletion, Smog, Acid

Deposition, Water, Soil and Ksp, Test Yourself

Questions

Contents: Standard Level Food Groups,

Fats and Oils, Shelf Life, Colour, Genetically

Modified Foods, Texture

Higher Level Oxidative Rancidity and

Antioxidants, Stereochemistry in Food,

Chemical Structure and Colour, Test Yourself

Questions

Contents: Standard Level Electrophilic Addition

Reactions, Nucleophilic Addition Reactions,

Elimination Reactions, Addition-elimination

Reactions, Arenes, Organometallic Chemistry,

Reaction Pathways, Acid-base Reactions

Higher Level Addition-elimination Reaction,

Electrophilic Substitution Reactions, Reaction

Pathways, Test Yourself Questions

Contents include: Essential Data Processing

Skills, Design, Data Collection and Processing,

Conclusion and Evaluation, Manipulation Skills,

Personal Skills, How Your Final IA Mark is

Calculated, ICT in Chemistry, Glossary of Key

Terms, Answers to Practice Questions


9781904534747 IB Chemistry SL SS 18.50

9781904534730 IB Chemistry HL SS 23.50

9781904534754 IB Chemistry Option A: Modern Analytical Chemistry SL/HL S 6.95

9781904534761 IB Chemistry Option B: Human Biochemistry SL/HL S 7.50

9781904534778 IB Chemistry Option C: Chemistry in Industry and Technology SL/HL S 6.95

9781904534785 IB Chemistry Option D: Medicines and Drugs SL/HL S 7.50

9781904534792 IB Chemistry Option E: Environmental Chemistry SL/HL S 7.50

9781904534808 IB Chemistry Option F: Food Chemistry SL/HL S 6.95

9781904534815 IB Chemistry Option G: Further Organic Chemistry SL/HL S 6.95

9781904534976 IB Chemistry Student Guide for Internal Assessment SL/HL S 7.50 *Plus postage & packaging

E-book available

Option A: Modern Analytical Chemistry SL/HL

Option C: Chemistry in Industry & Technology SL/HL

Option B: Human Biochemistry SL/HL

Option D: Medicines & Drugs SL/HL

Contents: Standard Level Principles of

Spectroscopy, Infra Red Spectroscopy,

Mass Spectroscopy, NMR, Atomic Absorption

Spectroscopy, Chromatography,

Visible / Ultra Spectroscopy

Higher Level NMR, Chromatography,

Test Yourself Questions

Contents:Standard Level Iron, Steel and

Aluminium, The Oil Industry, Addition Polymers,

Catalysts, Fuel Cells and Rechargeable Batteries,

Liquid Crystals, Nanotechnology

Higher Level Condensation Polymers,

Mechanisms in Organic Chemicals Industry,

Silicon and Photovoltaic Cells, Liquid Crystals, The

Chlor-alkali Industry, Practice Questions

Contents: Standard Level The Energy Value

of a Food, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids,

Nutrients, Hormones

Higher Level Enzymes, Nucleic Acids,

Respiration, Answers to Revision Questions

Contents: Standard Level Pharmaceutical

Products, Antacids, Analgesics,

Depressants, Stimulants, Antibacterials,

Antivirals

Higher Level Drug Action, Drug Design,

Mind Altering Drugs, Test Yourself

Questions

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PHYSICS

2ndEdition

HigherLevel

PatRoby

OSCIBREVISIONGUIDESfortheInternationalBaccalaureateDiplomaProgramme

Comprehensive

explanations

Complete guided

review to help solve

problems

Interactive questions

and tests to keep

students on task

IB Physics HL

IB Physics SL

IB Physics SL IB Physics HL

Contents: Physics and Physical

Measurement Mechanics, Thermal

Physics, Oscillations and Waves, Electric

Circuits, Forces and Fields, Atomic and

Nuclear Physics, Energy, Power and

Climate Change, Solutions to SL Section

Problems

Contents: Motion in Fields, Thermal

Physics (Thermodynamics), Waves

Phenomena, Electromagnetic Induction,

Quantum Physics and Nuclear Physics,

Digital Technology, Solutions to HL

Section Problems

Separate

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gui es

HLSL


Expert subjectknowledge ensures

the right coverage

at the right depth

Clear illustrations

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PHYSICS

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Option C:

Digital Technology

Clear and colourful guidesto the Physics options

Easy to follow diagramsand illustrations

Key points highlighted

Option A: Sight & Wave Phenomena SL

Option E: Astrophysics SL/HL Option F: Communications SL/HL

Option C: Digital Technology SL

Option B: Quantum Physics & Nuclear Physics SL

Option D: Relativity & Particle Physics SL

Contents: The Eye and Sight, Standing Waves,

Doppler Effect, Diffraction, Resolution,

Polarization, Common Exam Mistakes,

Questions, Answers

Contents: Quantum Physics, Nuclear Physics,

Common Exam Mistakes, Questions, Answers

Contents: Standard Level Introduction to the

Universe, Stellar Radiation and Stellar Types,

Stellar Distances, Cosmology

Higher Level Stellar Processes and Evolution,

Galaxies and Expanding Universe, Common

Exam Mistakes, Core Questions, Higher Level

Questions, Answers

Contents: Radio Communication, Digital

Signals, Optic Fiber Transmission, Channels of

Communication, Electronics, The Mobile Phone,


Contents: Analogue and Digital Signals, The

Charge-coupled Device, Electronics, Two SourceInterference, The Mobile Phone, Common Exam

Mistakes, Questions, Answers

Contents: Introduction to Relativity, Concepts

and Postulates of Relativity, RelativisticDynamics, Particles and Interactions, Quarks,


Interactive questions

and tests to keep

students on task

Comprehensive

explanations

Complete guided

review to help solveproblems


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Option J: Particle Physics HL

Option H: Relativity HLOption G: Electromagnetic Waves SL/HL

Option I: Medical Physics HL


Contents: The Nature of Electromagnetic

Waves Light, Optical Instruments, Two Source

Interference, Diffraction Rating, X-rays, Thin

Film Interference, Common Exam Mistakes,

Questions, Answers

Contents: General Guidelines, Criteria

and Aspects, Design, Data Collection and

Processing, Conclusion and Evaluation,

Manipulative Skills, Self Motivation and

Perseverance, Common Exam Mistakes, Lab

Report Checklist, The Group Four Project, The

Extended Essay, CAS Work in the Lab, Problems,

Answers

Contents: The Ear and Hearing, Medical

Imaging, Radiation and Medicine, CommonExam Mistakes, Questions, Answers

Contents: Introduction to Relativity, Concepts and

Postulates of Relativity, Relativistic Dynamics,

Consequences of Special Relativity, Evidence for

Special Relativity, Relativistic Momentum and

Energy, General Relativity, Evidence for General

Relativity, Common Exam Mistakes, Questions,

Answers

Contents: Particles and Interactions, Particle

Accelerators and Detectors, Quarks, Leptonsand the Standard Model, Experimental

Evidence, Cosmology and Strings, Common

Exam Mistakes, Questions, Answers

ISBN Title WB:wiro-boundS:stapled SS:section-sewn Price*9781904534839 IB Physics SL SS 18.50

9781904534822 IB Physics HL SS 23.50

9781904534846 IB Physics Option A: Sight and Wave Phenomena SL S 7.95

9781904534853 IB Physics Option B: Quantum Physics and Nuclear SL S 6.95

9781904534860 IB Physics Option C: Digital Technology SL S 7.50

9781904534877 IB Physics Option D: Relativity and Particle Physics SL S 7.50

9781904534884 IB Physics Option E: Astrophysics SL/HL S 7.95

9781904534891 IB Physics Option F: Communications SL/HL S 7.95

9781904534907 IB Physics Option G: Electromagnetic Waves SL/HL S 7.95

9781904534914 IB Physics Option H: Relativity HL S 7.50

9781904534921 IB Physics Option I: Medical Physics HL S 7.50

9781904534938 IB Physics Option J: Particle Physics HL S 7.95

9781904534617 IB Physics Student Guide for Internal Assessment SL/HL WB 10.50 *Plus postage & packaging

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dentifing or carifing a need or opportnit tage of the deign cce mode

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Whendesignersproducefreehandsketchestheyoftenincludewritingknownasannotation.

Annotationsexplain the thinking behind the visual image represented by the drawing. They allow the designer to

consider the implications of the ideas for further development.

Designersusearangeof intheearlystagesofdevelopingideastoexploreshapeandform

(3D)andconstructionaldetails(2D).

OrthographicDrawing

FreehandSketching

Freehand drawing is the spontaneous representation of ideas onpaper without the use of technical aids.

A series of flat views of an object showing it exactly as it isin shape and size.

Anorthographicdrawingusuallyincludes

aplanviewandfrontandendelevations

butmayincludeadditionalorauxiliary

views. Orthographicdrawingsare

generallydrawninthirdangle(where

theplanviewappearsatthetopofthe

drawing)orfirstangle(wheretheplanis

atthebottom).

The importance of orthographic drawing

An orthographic drawing shows details and dimensions and can be used as a production drawing or working

drawing.

It is always drawn to scale; shows true dimensions, clearances and tolerances and often include a cutting list.

are produced at the final solution stage and are used in the realization stage.

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IB Design Technology SL/HL

IB Design Technology SL/HL

Technical termsare highlighted toenhance revision

Illustrations bringthe subject to life

B Design Technology SL/HLContents: Design Process, Product Innovation, Green

Design, Materials, Product Development, Product

Design, Evaluation, Energy, Structures, Mechanical

Design, Advanced Manufacturing Techniques,

Sustainable Development, Appendix, Glossary of

Terms, Examination Technique


9781907374104 IB Design Technology SL/HL SS 23.50*Plus postage & packaging

Plenty of cleardiagrams andexplanations

Careful step-by-step explanations

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ENVIRONMENTAL

Soil resources

The soil systemSoils are living ecosystems, and a zone of interaction between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere(rocks) and the biosphere (ecosystem above). Consider in the diagram below how there is a two-waycause and effect interaction between each of the components.

Figure 3.5 A diagram showing interaction between soils and the major spheres of the earth

This can be considered in terms of material interactions, including both transfer and transformationprocesses. The water cycle moves through the soil by infiltration and water may evaporate from thesurface. The atmosphere may contain particulate matter that is deposited on the soil and particles mayblow up into the atmosphere. Rocks in the lithosphere weather to form soils, and soils at depth andpressure may form rocks. Plants in the biosphere may extract nutrients from the soil and dead plants mayend up forming parts of the soil. Consider this diagram in relation to the profile below.

Soil profiles and processes

Soils can be examined by digging down, normally a metre or so, to reveal the soil profile. This showshorizons (layers) that indicate changing composition with depth. Soil profiles show the transition from theliving to the non-living components of the ecosystem. The kinds of soil profiles found vary according toclimate, relief and geology.

Figure 3.6 Generalised soil profile

O horizon

A dark layer containing organic material, when fully decomposed it is called humus.Deepest in waterlogged and cold conditions where decomposition rates are slow,such as tundra. Shallow or none where little organic matter is e.g. desert, or where

decomposition is fast e.g. tropical rainforests.

A horizonThis layer of soil is the mixed layer, a mixture of organic and mineral particles. The

mixed layers vary in depth depending on the living community in the soil. Thedeepest mixed layers are normally found under temperate grassland biomes due tothe abundance of earthworms. In temperate deciduous forests the acid conditions

reduce the number of earthworms and so the mixed layer is shallow.

B horizon

This layer consists of weathered mineral materials. The depth of the mineral layervaries greatly according to the climate and geology. Tropical soils have deep

weathered layers often due to the chemical weathering of the underlying rocks.Leaching in soils occurs when rainwater dissolves useful nutrients in the soil and as

the water infiltrates they are moved down into the upper part of these horizons.

C horizon This layer is made up of the underlying rock type, in various states of weathering.

Revision questions

25. Write out the full name and definethe following terms:

26. CalculateNPP, R and GPP using the provided data from the light and dark bottletechniques carried out on a temperate freshwater lake. Use the average NPP for all fivebottles and give your answers in mg/m

3/hr.

Bottle Type and Depth (m) Oxygen (mg/m3/hr)

(Light - Photosynthesis + Respiration) 0.1 612





(Dark bottle Respiration only) 2.0 -2245

Some IB students were provided with seven giant pond snails and a water tank. The snails wereweighed during class times and the faeces filtered off along with uneaten food. They wereprovided with pond weed, which was weighed. The water was changed at the same time. Theirresults from the laboratory measurements are shown below.

Dates

Total Wet Mass

of Seven Snails

(g 0.05)

DatesFood Given

(g 0.05)4

thMay

27th April 30.9waste food (g

0.05)

Faecesproduced(g 0.05)

27th April 380.628th April 18.8 2.0 8.3

4th May 390.829th April 219.2

Total 268.9

A laboratory estimation of secondary productivity of the golden apple snail,Pomacea canaliculataover eight days

27. Calculate NSP, R and GSP from the data using the following steps:a. CalculateNSP in g/day of wet mass for all seven snails during the eight da ys.b. Estimatefood assimilated. Combine the mass of waste and faeces and remove

this from the total food given. Convert this figure to g/day to give GSPP.

Full Name Definition

GP

NP

R

NPP

GPP

GSP

NSP

IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL

IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL

IB Environmental Systems and Societies SLContents:Systems and Models, The Ecosystem; Human

Populations, Resource Use and Carrying Capacity;

Biodiversity and Conservation, Pollution Management, The

Issues of Global Warming, Environmental Values Systems,

Answers and References

Comprehensiveexplanations

Practical exercisesto encouragemaximum marks

Helpful diagrams

to ease learning

ISBN Title WB:wiro-boundS:stapled SS:section-sewn

Price*9781904534242 IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL SS 16.95


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9781907374333 IB Economics SL WB 14.95

9781907374340 IB Economics HL WB 15.95

9781907374319 IB Economics Paper 3: Numerical Questions & Model Answers HL WB 13.50

9781907374456 IB Economics: Practice Questions with Answers for Papers 1 & 2 HL/SL WB 13.50

9781907374586 IB Economics: Student Guide for Internal Assessment HL/SL WB 9.95

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Contents: Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics, Scarcity,Markets, Elasticities of Demand and Supply, Government

Intervention, Market Failure and Government Response,

Macroeconomics. Macroeconomic Models, International

Economics, Development Economics, Revision Advice, Assessment

Objectives and Essay Technique

Contents: Introduction to Economics, Microeconomics,

Elasticities of Demand and Supply, Government Intervention,

Market Failure and Government Response, Macroeconomics,

Measuring National Income, Macroeconomics Models,

Underemployment and Inflation, Economic Growth, Distribution of

Income, International Economics, Development Economics, Revision

Advice, Assessment Objectives and Essay Technique

IB Economics HL

IB Economics SL

Contents: Part 1 Section 1 Microeconomics, Section 2

Macroeconomics, Section 3 International Trade, Answers toquestions in part 1.

Part 2 Paper 1, Paper 2, Answers to test papers in Part 2

Contents: Paper 1 Part 1: General Points, Part 2: Questions and

Answers, Section A. Microeconomics, Section B. Macroeconomics

Paper 2- Paper 1: General Points, Part 2: Questions and Answers,

Section A. International Economics, Section B. Development

Economics

Contents: Part 1, General Introduction, Part 2, Selecting the

Article, Appraising and Evaluating the Article, Part 3, Writing the

Commentary, Commentaries 1-7

IB Economics Paper 3: Numerical Questions& Model Answers HL

Worked examples and practice questionsto help prepare for:

IB Economics: Practice Questions with

Answers for Papers 1 and 2 HL/SL

IB Economics: Student Guide for Internal

Assessment HL/SL

NEWeditions

2013exams

for onwards...

Separate

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IB type questions

for exam practice,with modelanswers included

Complete guidedreview to helpsolve problems

Paper 3: Numerical Questions

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BUSINESS

IB Business HL

Contents: Standard Level

Business Organisation and Environment, Human

Resources, Accounts and Finance, Marketing,

Operations Management

Higher Level

Business Strategy, Examination Technique,

Guidance on Self Assessment Tests

IB Business & Management SL/HL


9781904534952 IB Business and Management SL WB 15.50

9781904534945 IB Business and Management HL SS 16.50

Technical terms arehighlighted to enhancerevision

Clear definitions

Helpful diagrams toease learning

Useful hints and tips


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IB Geography Paper 1 SL/HLHelpful diagramsto ease learning

GEOGRAPHY


9781907374074 IB Geography Paper 1 SL/HL SS 15.959781907374432 IB Geography Paper 3: Global Interactions HL WB 14.95

Contents: Introduction, Patterns and Change:Populations in

Transition, Disparities in Wealth and Development, Patterns in

Environmental Quality and Sustainability, Patterns of Resource

Consumption, Appendix Using a Sketch Map in your answer,

Answer Key to Questions

Contents: Measuring Global Interactions, Changing Space - The

Shrinking World, Economic Interactions and Flows, Environmental

Change, Sociocultural Exchanges, Political Outcomes, Global

Interactions at the Local Level, Answer Key to Questions

IB Geography SL/HL

IB Geography Paper 3: Global Interactions

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Research study on amnesia how brain damage affects memory processing (a cognitiveprocess).

Amn esia is the inability to learn new information or retrieve information that has already beenstored in the memory. Anter ogr ade amnes ia is the failure to store memories after braindamage. Retrograde amnesia is the failure to recall memories that have been stored beforebrain damage. The brain damage may be caused by brain injury or infection. In behavioraldecision-making, this will mean being cut off from past experiences and/or not being able to actwith regard to future consequences of the behavior.

The case of H.M. suffered head injury at age 9 (in 1957), which cause serious epilepticseizures. Doctors removed the tissue from the temporal lobe of the brain (there was no effectivedrug treatment at the time), including the hippocampus. Following the operation, HM could recallinformation acquired early in life, but could not form new memories; a case of anterogradeamnesia. HMs brain was scanned in 1997, showing that the areas that had b een damagedincluded the hippocampus and amygdala regions. The fact that HMs memory functioned at allindicated that memory functions are more widely distributed throughout the brain thanpreviously thought, and not just in the hippocampus and amygdala regions.

The case of Clive Wearing (current) - in 1985 Clive Wearing, a distinguished middle-agedEnglish musician and musicologist, suffered a brain infection which interfered with memory. Itreduced the memory span to a few seconds practically living in the very present only. Hisamnesia was mainly anterograde. He could still perform and conduct the music he knew beforethe infection. His emotional memory prior to the infection was unaffected: he still loved his wife.This indicates that different memory functions are distributed widely throughout the brain.

Evaluation of studies:These findings are supported by recent studies of the brain showingthat the hippocampus stores the explicit long term memory (things like facts and figures), andthe amygdala tends to hold emotional experiences, but the implicit long-term memory (e.g. howto play the piano) would be located elsewhere in the brain, as illustrated by the Clive Wearingcase.

Modern brain scanning procedures showed up exactly which areas were affec ted by HMs

operation (the damage turned out to be widespread), and also made it possible to pinpoint theprecise nature of the biological damage to Clive Wearings brain. These studies have the scopeof demonstrating which parts of the brain relate to which aspects of human behavior. However:

The scanners were not used in the natural environmentissue of ecological validity.

The information scanners colored light responses may exaggerate the different activitiesin the brain.

The brain areas might light up on the machine for reasons other than those supposed bythe investigator.

CHAPTER SEVENHUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

Paper 2option topic

Remember that you are applying the biological, cognitive, and socio-culturalperspectives to specific issues within the field of hum an relationships.

Orientation

Psychologists focus on studying human relationships in order to understand and enhance theways in which people interact with one another.

The biological perspective emphasizes the work of neurotransmitters, hormones, and genes.Cognitive theorists apply schema theory, focusing on how we read and interpret the behaviorof others. Socio-cultural psychologists concentrate on social learning theory, attribution theory,social identity theory, and the influence of culture on the individual and the group. These threeperspectives may be directed at issues such as those discussed in the main body of thischapter, including:

(a) Stepping forward to help a person when in great need.Biologists emphasize factorssuch as the degree of closeness (Madsen et al. 2007). Cognitivists would think of theneed to avoid unpleasant feelings of arousal (as in Piliavin 1994). Socio-culturalpsychologists might look at the degree of ones religious background (e.g.Colasanto,1989). These individual approaches do not necessarily exclude one-another.

(b) What attracts us to that special individual.Biologists consider what might stimulatethe nervous and endocrine systems into the falling-in-love mode (e.g. Fisher, 2004).Cognitivists will be typically concerned with our recognizing loveable similarities in oneanother (e.g. Markey et. al 2007). Socio-culturalists might look at the degree of

openness and acceptance when communicating (e.g. Collins and Miller, 1994).(c) How being bullied affects the victim. Biologists typically view cortisol levels in the

blood stream (Carney and Hazler 2007), cognitivists emphasize how the victimcompares him/herself to someone else in a worse situation: many have suffered morethan I have (Thompson 2000), and socio-culturalists could look at the issue of thosewith aggressive anti-social behavior being likely to be bullied in the long run (Snyder,2003), and its effects of promoting a vicious circle.

You, the student, should consider the question: To what extent do biological, cognitive andsociocultural factors influence human relationships? in view of the theories and studiesincluding those above.

As you progress with this topic, you should be evaluating the theories and studies relevant tothe study of human relationships. You should be aware of methodological issues (such as inPiliavin 1994), the degree of artificiality of the study (e.g. Zimbardo, 1969), and the ethicalissues including deception (as in Kieser and Baral, 1970).

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Number and Algebra Sets, Logic and Probability,

Functions, Geometry and Trigonometry, Statistics,

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Route 2: Communism in Crisis 1976-89

Route 2: Aspects of the History of Europe and the Middle East 1750-2000 SL/HL

Route 2 - World Wars I and II HL/SL

Contents include:Aims of the participants and peacemakers, The geopolitical and economic impact of

the treaties on Europe, Disarmament, The League of Nations, The Ruhr Crisis, Depression and threats tointernational peace and collective security, Key events 1918-36

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Arab response, The 1948 / 49 War, The Suez Crisis of 1956, Six Day War of 1967, Camp David and the

Egyptian-Israeli Peace Agreement, Key Events 1945 79, Bibliography

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the Chinese Civil War, Causes, Practices and Effects of the Korean War, Causes, Practices and Effects of the

Vietnam War

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Deng Xiaoping, Key events: China 1976-89

The USSR 1976-89 Domestic problems of the Brezhnev era, Gorbachev and this aims / policies (glasnost and

perestroika) and the consequences for the Soviet state, Key events: The USSR 1976-89

The Revolution of 1989 in Eastern Europe Consequences of Gorbachevs policies for Eastern European

reform movements, Poland the role of Solidarity, Czechoslovakia the Velvet Revolution, Fall of the Berlin Wall,Practice source questions

Contents include: The Origins of the French Revolution, The Unification of Italy, The Unification of Germany,

Alexander II, The Russian Revolution 1905/1917 and the Fall of Tsardom, The October Revolution and the

Rule of Lenin, The Origins of WW1, Kemal Attatrk, Fascist Italy, The Weimar Republic and the Establishment

of Nazi Dictatorship, The Third Reich, Stalin, The League of Nations, The Origins of World War II, The

Background to the May 1948 War (the first Arab Israeli War), The Origins of the Cold War, The Revolution in

Iran, The Fall of Communism in the USSR

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