The big fat STEP megathread (NOT for getting help with maths questions)

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Reply 1980

I'm also the only one doing STEP, I'm sitting II with someone else who has a scribe. FML; i'm going to have to listen to someone chatting on about a book or something.

Reply 1981

miml

Meh I haven't revised any STEP today... I really should. :pierre:

Reply 1982

username219321

I was really really nervous before STEP 1 but feel completely calm and relaxed about STEP 2 now

Reply 1983

jj193

Today is waiting, waiting for STEP 1 discussion. :\

Reply 1984

refref

NO today is waiting for tomorrow!

STEP 1 does not need to be discussed!

...better print of 2008 step II and have a go at that

Reply 1985

jj193

A question: In a multipart question, if I can't do a part (or even the first part) but I can see how to do the rest (and do it). I would get all the marks minus the marks allocated for the first/middle part, right?

Reply 1986

DFranklin

I would expect so (possibly minus an extra mark or so), but remember that no-one knows exactly how STEP is marked to give a definitive answer. I wouldn't do a question where I knew I couldn't do the first bit until I'd run out of options.

Reply 1987

tjagger1

my STEP II prep today has involved a 25 miles bike ride, made sure ive worn myself out for a decent nights sleep, thats good prep isnt it? :s-smilie:

Reply 1988

anonanon123123

I had a good game of football yesterday to chill out after STEP I :h:

Reply 1989

miml

Just got a Warwick reading list... thanks, but I'll save my reading till I get to university.

Reply 1990

ny2ko

i had a nice long nap after Step I yesterday, it gave me an intense migrane

Reply 1991

anonanon123123

miml

Just got a Warwick reading list... thanks, but I'll save my reading till I get to university.

Where? :O In the post? I want to learn about maffs too :frown:

Reply 1992

jj193

Done STEP II '09 today :frown:

only managed Q1,4,5,6. Q7 looked deceptively easy.

Reply 1993

miml

ziedj

Where? :O In the post? I want to learn about maffs too :frown:

email

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/admissions/ug/readinglist2010.pdf

Reply 1994

foolsihboy

Urgh just got in from exams. D1 (OCR MEI) was the biggest pile of **** ever. What the hell. Latin wasn't any better. Need this time for STEP. Right, plan of action: Play clarinet for a couple of hours then do some serious STEPing.

Reply 1995

refref

Did Q1 step II 2008.

Examiners report says:

"There were two straightforward linear factors easily found to the quartic expression, leaving a quadratic factor which could yield no real roots. Many candidates failed to explain why, or show that, this was so."

I don't usually explain things like this...if I see (4y^2 + 1)(y^2 - 1) I just look at "4y^2 + 1" and don't even bother to try and solve, but I don't write down 'This has no real roots'.

How many marks do they knock off for things like this?