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STEP Support Programme

Inequality

14-S2-Q2

Integration, counterexamples, trigonometric and quadratic equations.

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[STEP II 2014 Question 2 (Pure)]

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12-S1-Q3

Integration, curve sketching, tangent, exponential function.

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[STEP I 2012 Question 3 (Pure)]

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06-S2-Q6

Proof, simultaneous equations, C1.

[STEP II 2006 Question 6 (Pure)]

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08-S3-Q4

Functions, inverse hyperbolic functions, integration, curve sketching.

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[STEP III 2008 Question 4 (Pure)]

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06-S2-Q3

Surds, square root functions, binomial expansion, approximation, C1-ish.

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[STEP II 2006 Question 3 (Pure)]

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03-S1-Q4

Trigonometry.

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[STEP I 2003 Question 4 (Pure)]

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02-S3-Q7

Trigonometry, coordinate geometry, algebraic manipulation, C1-ish.

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[STEP III 2002 Question 7 (Pure)]

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02-S3-Q4

Number theory, positive integer, difference of cubes, sum of square, C1.

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[STEP III 2002 Question 4 (Pure)]

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01-S1-Q2

Square root, quadratic function, C1

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[STEP I 2001 Question 2 (Pure)]

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99-S1-Q6

Maximum and minimum, quadratic equation, C1.

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[STEP I 1999 Question 6 (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)