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STEP Support Programme

Finding it hard?

It's natural to find STEP or other advanced mathematical problem solving hard, but worrying about it doesn't help; the best way to improve is to immerse yourself in the mathematics and keep at it. Share your moments of inspiration, techniques for keeping calm and success stories here!

Useful Links

Underground Mathematics: Selected worked STEP questions

STEP Question database

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: What do we look for?

University of Cambridge Mathematics Faculty: Information about STEP

University of Cambridge Admissions Office: Undergraduate course information for Mathematics

Stephen Siklos' "Advanced Problems in Mathematics" book (external link)

MEI: Worked solutions to STEP questions (external link)

OCR: Exam board information about STEP (external link)

AMSP (Advanced Maths Support programme): Support for University Admission Tests (external link)