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Groups

99-S3-Q7

Binary operation, associative, subgroup.

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[STEP III 1999 Question 7 (Pure)]

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96-S3-Q6

Group of matrices, singular matrix, determinant.

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[STEP III 1996 Question 6 (Pure)]

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95-S3-Q7

Set, isomorphism.

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[STEP III 1995 Question 7 (Pure)]

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94-S3-Q7

Permutation, isomorphism, roots of unity, complex multiplication.

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[STEP III 1994 Question 7 (Pure)]

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93-S3-Q5

Set of complex numbers, binary operation, associative and commutative, identity, isomorphism, matrix groups.

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[STEP III 1993 Question 5 (Pure)]

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92-S2-Q5

Order of an element, SL2(R), inverse, matrix multiplication.

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[STEP II 1992 Question 5 (Pure)]

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91-S2-Q9

Groups under matrix multiplication, commute, subgroup.

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[STEP II 1991 Question 9 (Pure)]

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90-S3-Q3

Binary operation, order 2, commute, conjugate elements.

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[STEP III 1990 Question 3 (Pure)]

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89-S3-Q3

Matrix groups, Cayley-Hamilton, binary operation, group axioms.

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[STEP III 1989 Question 3 (Pure)]

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89-S2-Q8

Complex numbers, permutation group, Mobius transformation, order of group.

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[STEP II 1989 Question 8 (Pure)]

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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)