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STEP Support Programme

Optimisation

15-S1-Q3

Prison guard, square, perimeter, maximise, C1.

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[STEP I 2015 Question 3 (Pure)]

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09-S1-Q5

Circular cone, differentiation, stationary value, C1.

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[STEP I 2009 Question 5 (Pure)]

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06-S1-Q2

Goat, rope, barn, differentiation, C1.

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[STEP I 2006 Question 2 (Pure)]

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98-S1-Q4

Differentiation, rectangle inscribed in circle, greatest, maximum, perimeter, sum of lengths, proof, C1.

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[STEP I 1998 Question 4 (Pure)]

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88-S3-Q4

Kingdom, parabolic hill, minimal, differentiation, rotating curves. C1.

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[STEP III 1988 Question 4 (Pure)]

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87-S3-Q15

Expectation, recurrence relation, Steppe syndrome.

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[STEP II 1987 Question 15 (Probability and Statistics)]

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Spec-S3-Q15

Mountain villages, vertices of tetrahedron, snowfall probability, independence.

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[STEP III Specimen Question 15 (Probability and Statistics)]

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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)