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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!

May 082013
 
Introductory Statistics – Midterm 2 condensed cheat sheet

See the previous cheat sheet for Midterm 1 in Introductory Statistics–it might be helpful if the initial chapters are too condensed in this cheat sheet. Statistics Midterm 2 Sheet (docx) Statistics Midterm 2 Sheet (PDF) As promised, here is my cheat sheet for my second introductory statistics midterm. It’s a bit more condensed than the [...Read more...]

May 132012
 
Welcome to Intense Cogitation!

May 2013 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...]

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May 062012
 
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...]

May 012012
 
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...]

Apr 292012
 
Introductory Statistics - Midterm 1 condensed cheat sheet

For the next cheat sheet in this series, visit the introductory statistics midterm 2 cheat sheet page. 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, [...Read more...]

Apr 232012
 
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...]

Apr 122012
 
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...]