STEP Prep Thread 2016 (Mark. II)

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This tends to work out, in my experience.

Say it was kntegral of b to 0 where b is negative then it would be -infinity right? Since it is 0- technically.

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math42

Original post by physicsmaths

Say it was kntegral of b to 0 where b is negative then it would be -infinity right? Since it is 0- technically.

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Pretty sure yeah

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Zacken

Original post by ykim752

could someone give me an estimate of what i would get if i did these problems? Thank you so much!
Q1: I did all of part (i) proving that pn=qn for n=1,2,3 and disproving for n=4. For part(ii) i factored out correctly for part (a) and part(b) but couldn't get them to two linear factors (so i got that n =1 and n=3 for each case)
q2: I got the differentiation correct (pretty sure) and got the first integral, started integral 2 and 3 but got stuck at the same part for both ( i didn't realize i could set the constants whatever way i wanted..)
q3: I'm pretty sure i got the first,third, and last graph correct - may have messed up a little bit on the sin[x] graph - not too sure cause i did put sin(-4) as positive
q4: Did the differentiation correct
q5: Proved 1/sqrt(b) = 1/sqrt(a) + 1/sqrt(c); the rest, i started, but didn't get it to the end
q7: Think i got it most correct - some proofs were different from the one written on the solution thread, but i think it justifies, the last part about t-primes may have been a bit wordy and i think my answer was incorrect for the s-prime (very last answer asking for an example)
q12: I got all of it - didn't put down that the answer is always 1/2; i just said 1/2*p1 + p2 for each case

what do you guys think i would have gotten?
Thanks!

q1: 16
q2: 8
q3: 18
q4: 4
q5: 11
q7: 16
q12: 16

~85

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ykim752

Original post by Zacken

q1: 16
q2: 8
q3: 18
q4: 4
q5: 11
q7: 16
q12: 16

~85

Thank you so much!! I hope that it will be enough for a score of 2

Reply 1544

rohanpritchard

I would also very much appreciate someone estimating my results :smile:

2- Everything correct (I think)
3- Shapes of all graphs correct (including sin(-4) part), but didn't include white and black 'dots' and missed off quite a lot of particular values that I should have labelled,including the pi/6 slightly trickier one (didn't realise that's what the bottom statement was asking for... stupid I know -_-)
4- Literally just did the differentiation
9- Did the main show that bit, and then in response to 'What Happens When dsin(theta)<a I changed frictional force at wall but not at rail, leading to incorrect result but otherwise correct working.
11- Complete solution (did ask for GREATEST and I didn't double differentiate to show max rather than min... But I don't think this was required... It was a show that part.

Reply 1545

Gwenuin

Original post by Zacken

You can't discuss the exam till 24 after you've sat the exam in the UK. Bear this in mind for STEP II as well.

Surely commenting that I found the exam challenging is not specific enough to give any advantage to anybody else - it's no secret that STEP is difficult. This says more about me as a candidate than the paper itself.

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Number Nine

Original post by ykim752

Thank you so much!! I hope that it will be enough for a score of 2

85 for a 2 cya later

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Doones

Original post by h1010068

Step ii

No discussion please. And delete the comment. Tks.

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Doones

Original post by Gwenuin

The safest, and indeed required, thing is no comments at all. Otherwise this thread will be temporarily closed.

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drandy76

Found it quite [adjective] tbh, although question[a] ( where 1<a<13 inclusive) was quite interesting, especially the part where [they asked me to do something ]

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mangoli

That went well. Managed to do 3 full and 3 bit more than halfies

(edited 7 years ago)

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drandy76

Original post by mangoli

That.

Y u do dis

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sweeneyrod

Original post by Mathemagicien

I found it [censored], much more [redacted] than STEP I

How did everyone else find it?

I'm feeling very [removed] atm [deleted]

I think I did infinitely better than on STEP I (I didn't do STEP I).

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Insight314

Close this thread please.

Any of the regular lads, PM me about the STEP II exam. :wink:

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Doones

Original post by mangoli

That..

NO discussion. Please.

(And delete your comment. Tks)

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Insight314

Original post by jneill

NO discussion. Please.

(And delete your comment. Tks)

Can you just close the thread?

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drandy76

Lads being a ****, might have to close ffs

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Insight314

Original post by Mathemagicien

Bear in mind not everyone who PMs you will have done it... I posted the local exam times earlier if you want to double check before discussing it 1 to 1