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STEP Support Programme

Geometric probability

12-S3-Q12

Area of triangle, perpendicular distance, minimum, pdf, expectation, tetrahedron, distance from point to closest face.

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[STEP III 2012 Question 12 (Probability and Statistics)]

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12-S2-Q13

Poisson random variable, supermarkets, expectation and variance, integration, pdf.

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[STEP II 2012 Question 13 (Mechanics)]

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02-S2-Q14

Circular island, concentric regions.

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[STEP II 2002 Question 14 (Mechanics)]

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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)