St Joseph's College
University Preparation
If you are planning on applying to do a Maths based course at University then it would be advisable to read around the subject a little and explore beyond the curriculum. I suggest you take advantage of the many ideas I have posted on this page in order to make you a more rounded Mathematician and also to help when writing your personal statement.
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Mathematics and Engineering Courses
1. Students planning on pursuing Maths based courses at University or sitting the STEP papers would benefit from these modules compiled by NRICH - Click here
2. Challenging Worked examples - Click here and Click here
3. Hungarian Maths Problems - The different sets were entrance examinations for different majors, such as engineering or mathematics - Click here
4. Some interesting questions only requiring AS Maths but more thought provoking can be found here with the Oxford Physics Aptitude Tests Maths section - Click here
5. MEI Produce regular problems for those who like a challenge - Click here
6. Applying to Uni for Physics or Engineering - Click here
7. HELM - Helping Engineers Learn Mathematics is a project to support the mathematical education of engineering students and consists of modules from AS level to topics not covered on the Further Mathematics course, it would be a great idea to work through some of these independently prior to starting university - Click here
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STEP, MAT and AEA Examinations
The full 'Introduction to University Mathematics' course, taken by students at Oxford in their first 2 weeks, is now online. It's a manual of mathematics for those starting uni maths or pondering whether they should - Click here
If you are applying to a Russell Group University then you will most likely be required to attend an interview prior to an offer being made. I have listed some links to supporting resources to help you prepare below. ​
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1. STEP Papers and Grade Boundaries - Click here
2. Cambridge University Support Modules - Foundation Course:
3. Cambridge University Support Modules - Step 2 - Click here Step 3 - Click here
4. STEP 2 & STEP 3 Papers and Worked Solutions - Click here
5. Worked Solutions for STEP and AEA papers at Integral Website - Click here and Go to https://my.integralmaths.org/login/ Username: mei-step Password: Stepaea1
6. STEP, AEA and MAT papers divided by topic - Click here
7. The STEP database 1988-2018 - Searchable collection of STEP questions Click here.
8. MAT Past papers and Solutions - Click here
9. MAT worked solutions 2019 Videos - Click here
10. AEA Papers can be found if you Click here
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