Description
A 1-day STEPMaths Preparation Course for students sitting MAT or similar exams for entry to Oxford, Durham, Warwick, Imperial College. Takes place in October.
Following up our popular course on the rapid-fire short maths questions from MAT papers, we present a similar course targeted at the longer questions in the MAT.
We know at this point in your preparation, you will probably have tackled the majority of the past papers, so this course will cover original questions that we have made up. We will cover a few, extra-long questions in detail, really getting to the heart of the Mathematics contained within them.
In MAT in particular, the long questions are unlike anything you will see at A-level and will require practice at logical reasoning, understanding abstract definitions, and writing clear and incisive proofs. These are all skills highly prized by universities and should prove useful beyond these entrance exams, including at interview and in preparing for your career as an undergraduate.
Working with partners, you will learn by practice how to approach abstract questions and present your thinking in a way that others can understand, while our tutors will present model solutions detailing how the examiners hope for their best candidates to think and write.
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Sketch and analyse bizarre new functions, or construct them yourself
- Handle polynomials of any order
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Master intricate rule-following questions
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Learn to adjust every parameter and anticipate the consequences
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Count and classify new abstract objects, possible and impossible
“For anyone that is interesting in taking the MAT, this is the most helpful form of revision for it I have experienced.”
Syrie Gwyn Palmer
Choose to add access to our online resources and you will also receive access the following online courses until after the exam (usual value £329) for an additional £200 only.
Online versions of our:
- Maths Admissions Summer School (online version of 3-day course covering: integer problems, necessary and sufficient conditions, splitting problem into cases, inequalities)
- MAT Short Questions Course (online version of 1-day course covering short questions on: higher-order polynomials, analysing and sketching unfamiliar functions, inequalities, unpacking the question, and other topics)
to allow you to catch up on material you may have missed.
Plus the following online resources:
MAT Past Paper Video Solutions
Detailed solution videos for every MAT question from:
- All MAT papers 2007-2018
- MAT specimen papers A and B
TMUA Past Paper Video Solutions
Detailed solution videos for the following TMUA papers:
- TMUA specimen papers A and B
- TMUA practice papers A and B
- TMUA 2017
- TMUA 2018
TMUA Mock Papers
Two original TMUA mock papers by STEP Maths, including full video solutions
Useful Maths Theory for Admissions Tests
Introducing and explaining Maths material needed for admissions tests that you may not have seen at school yet:
- Advanced differentiation and integration
- Vectors and geometry
- Algebraic expressions with arbitrary powers
- Tricks to go faster, avoid errors, and spot clues
MAT/TMUA Warm-up Questions
Original practice questions on 9 common MAT topics by STEP Maths, with video solutions
Original Extra Maths Multiple Choice Questions
150+ original multiple choice questions by STEP Maths, in the style of MAT Question 1, with video solutions