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Submitted by ali35 on Mon, 01/30/2017 - 13:56

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Do you know good book(s) for preparing for MAT exam?

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Permalink Submitted by cg213 on Mon, 01/30/2017 - 14:26

I don't know of any particular books for MAT, but that's not to say that they aren't out there! I would suggest working through past papers (but space them out - leave a few for September/October). You can find these here. Also, these might be useful.

Otherwise, "How to solve it" by George Polya is an excellent book about problem solving.

Generally, try and find as many maths problems as possible!

What is specimen

Permalink Submitted by ali35 on Mon, 01/30/2017 - 14:34

What is specimen

Specimen

Permalink Submitted by cg213 on Mon, 01/30/2017 - 14:39

Specimen papers are written when a new examination is set (so when there are no past papers to work from).

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