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Brian

Howdy! As you may have guessed, I'm Brian, the administrator of Intense Cogitation. I do all of the backend management and a majority of the writing on the website. I was a May 2010 IB Diploma candidate, and I ended up with 40 points. Overall, I'd say my experiences in the IB were some of the best I've ever had in my life, despite the hardships, the all-nighters and the never-ending mountain of homework. Any questions or comments? Let me know!

 
Use of the Seasons as a Mirror of Character Development in "Exiled" - IOP script

This was the essay that I wrote for my Individual Oral Presentation (IOP) in IB English HL (might also be called Interactive Oral Presentation?). It was for the short story “Exiled” by Shizuye Takashima. It is approximately 2000 words. I read this in about 12-13 minutes, which left me a couple of minutes to answer questions [...Read more...]

 
IB English Paper 1 and Paper 2

Good luck to May 2012 IB students! Just a quick post: I came across a wonderful English teacher’s website that has many resources and sample papers for IB English Paper 1 and Paper 2, for both HL and SL. If you click on Paper 1 or Paper 2 on the left side of his website, you [...Read more...]

 
Introductory Statistics - Midterm 1 condensed cheat sheet

Introductory Statistics Midterm 1 Sheet (PDF) Introductory Statistics Midterm 1 Sheet (docx) This cheat sheet was for my first introductory statistics midterm. We were allowed to bring 1 page, double-sided (‘cheat sheet’) into the exam with any formula, example or definition. It’s somewhat condensed, so it might be a bit confusing to understand. Feel free [...Read more...]

 
Introductory Macroeconomics - Very condensed cheat sheet [notes]

Macroeconomics Final Sheet (PDF) Macroeconomics Final Sheet (docx) For my introductory macroeconomics final, we were allowed to bring in 4 pages of formulas and definition (‘cheat sheet’) for our final exam. The class was for Canadian macroeconomics, so there may be references and allusions to unfamiliar institutions. I’m not sure if you’ll find it helpful [...Read more...]

 
Welcome to Intense Cogitation!

May 2012 IB students: good luck on your IB exams! Salutations from everyone at Intense Cogitation, the most popular IB student blogs on the Internet! We have a wide range of content, including university course notes, university course study guides, IB advice, IB notes, university help, technology-related posts, and much more. We’re always excited for content from [...Read more...]

 
IB Physics past papers

To IB or not to IB, that is the question I hope everyone is studying for their IB exams next month! Whilst you’re studying, here are some links that you might find helpful/interesting: Mr Simon Porter has a list of IB physics past papers and mark schemes from 2007-2010 for multiple timezones in SL and HL. [...Read more...]

 
Notes on Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply

Here are some basic notes on the Aggregate Demand-Aggregate Supply (AD-AS) model. Once I’m finished my Introductory Macroeconomics courses, I plan on posting some more economics notes. Thanks to Taras for supplying the notes. The AD-AS model tries to predict & explain fluctuations in aggregate economic activity and inflation It works well in situations of [...Read more...]

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Intense Cogitation is an IB student blog designed by IB survivors for current IB students. :) We have a multitude of resources available for you, such as IB articles on topics from IB marks to all-nighters. We also have numerous samples of internal assessments for observation purposes.

Our current writers are Brian, Billy, Taras and Sarah-Jane.

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