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Photon Guidebook · 2026 Edition

Photon Guidebook for IB Maths AA SL

Name: Photon Guidebook: Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL for the IB Diploma
Price: 150.00 SGD
Availability: InStock
Author: Ejaz Ahmad
ISBN: 978-981-94-8217-7

The complete Standard Level course in a single volume, organised around the questions you will actually meet in Papers 1 and 2 and the marks each line of working earns.

1 volume
12 chapters
478 pages
Browser e-book
Print: coming soon

Read the free sample →S$150

Free sample: Chapter 1, Sequences and series. Full title: Photon Guidebook: Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL for the IB Diploma, by Ejaz Ahmad with the Photon Academy team.

Who it's for

Written for students who

AA SL students who want one book that covers the whole course without the extension material of HL.
Students who can do the textbook exercises but find exam questions harder to start.
Students revising for mocks or the final exam who need to see which question types matter most.

Also inside

Beyond the topics

The last chapter is about the exam itself: how to pace a paper, where marks are commonly thrown away, and a timed Section A to practise on.

Worked solutions to the practice questions are free on the publisher's site: IB Maths AA SL worked solutions.

How each chapter is built

The same four-part pattern runs through the book, so you always know where you are.

Start from the examEach chapter opens with How IB asks this: a count of how the topic has appeared on the papers since 2021 and which question types carry the marks, so you know where the time should go.
One question type at a timeEvery type gets its own section: the signal in the wording that tells you which type it is, the method, a worked example and the slip that costs most students the mark.
Marked the way examiners markWorked solutions show M1, A1 and R1 against the lines that earn them, with margin notes where marks are usually lost. You see exactly what a full-mark answer has to contain.
Practice in three roundsBasics to build the skill, Tutorial to apply it, then Mastery at full exam standard. Worked solutions to every practice question are free online.

12 chapters, 478 pages.

Units 1 to 5 and exam strategy, Chapters 1 to 12 · 478 pages

1Sequences and series
2Exponentials and logarithms
3The binomial theorem and proof
4Functions and quadratics
5Triangles, sectors and solids
6Trigonometric functions and equations
7Statistics
8Probability
9The binomial and normal distributions
10Differentiation
11Integration and kinematics
12Exam strategy

Look inside

Eight real pages, shown exactly as the e-book displays them. Tap any page to open it at full size, or read the whole sample.

Chapter 4 opens with a count of every SL question on functions and quadratics since 2021

One question type from Chapter 4, with a worked example marked line by line

Going further in Chapter 4: where a function meets its inverse

The first round of practice (Basics) in Chapter 4

The opening page of Chapter 8, Probability

Tree diagrams and reverse conditional probability as one question type

Going further in Chapter 8: the birthday problem

A timed Section A from the exam strategy chapter

Buy the IB Maths AA SL e-book

Payments are handled by Photon Academy (Singapore), the publisher.

The e-book

S$150SGD, one-time

Covers: Units 1 to 5 and exam strategy, Chapters 1 to 12
Length: 478 pages
Access: 2 years, personal licence
ISBN: 978-981-94-8217-7 (e-book)
Print: 978-981-94-8216-0 (coming soon)

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How buying works

The Buy button opens the publisher's checkout on ibtuition.sg. You sign in with Google first, so the book is linked to your account, then pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or PayNow through HitPay.

The book opens in your browser as soon as payment clears.

The author

Ejaz Ahmad

Ejaz Ahmad has taught IB Diploma maths and physics since 2015 and is IB-certified for Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL and Physics HL. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from the National University of Singapore and has taught more than 1,000 IB students. He writes the guidebooks with the Photon Academy team.

More about Ejaz Ahmad · About Photon Resources

Questions

How do I read the e-book?

In the page-turn reader in any up-to-date browser on a phone, tablet or laptop. It has a contents navigator and search, and there is nothing to install.

How long do I keep access?

Two years from purchase. Your access is tied to the Google account you sign in with when you pay.

Can I download or print it?

No. It is a personal licence read online, and each page is watermarked with the buyer's account. A printed edition is in preparation.

Are these real IB past paper questions?

No. Every question and worked solution is original, written by Photon Academy in the style of the exam. The book does not reproduce IB papers, markschemes or booklets.

Who handles the payment?

Photon Academy in Singapore, the publisher. Checkout runs on ibtuition.sg through HitPay, which accepts cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayNow. Prices are in Singapore dollars and your card provider converts them.