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Projectile motion

94-S1-Q9

Cannon ball, equation of motion, range, inequality, angle of firing.

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[STEP I 1994 Question 9 (Mechanics)]

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93-S1-Q12

Clay pigeon, rifle, inequality, range.

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[STEP I 1993 Question 12 (Mechanics)]

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92-S3-Q14

Motion in polar coordinates, friction, tension, acceleration, second order differential equation.

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[STEP III 1992 Question 14 (Mechanics)]

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92-S2-Q11

Throwing wallet up a cliff?! inequality.

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[STEP II 1992 Question 11 (Mechanics)]

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92-S1-Q10

Toy cannon, force exerted on projectile.

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[STEP I 1992 Question 10 (Mechanics)]

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91-S3-Q12

Elliptic tube, acceleration, polar coordinates.

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[STEP III 1991 Question 12 (Mechanics)]

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91-S2-Q11

Ruritanian army, shells, maximum height, angle of elevation.

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[STEP II 1991 Question 11 (Mechanics)]

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90-S3-Q13

Projection from sphere, strike surface.

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[STEP III 1990 Question 13 (Mechanics)]

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90-S1-Q11

Superman, shell, downward velocity.

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[STEP I 1990 Question 11 (Mechanics)]

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89-S1-Q11

Shot put, horizontal distance, perturbation.

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[STEP I 1989 Question 11 (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)