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STEP Prep Thread 2015

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Original post by Gilo98
I reckon slowly working through the older ones sounds like a plan then. Tbh, I think the priority is just trying to slowly push myself out of 'standard A Level' work, so perhaps looking at some MAT etc would be of help. Well I'm finishing Yr11, but have done A Level Maths over the last 2 years with S1 and M1 - this week I have been familiarising myself with proof by induction to ensure I have I and II content. Taking AS F and Add F maths next year.


Nonono
Take a break.goddamnit
You'll be more interested.after a break
Have fun
Have.a well deserved rest
Don't give yourself burnout
There is so so much time next year to get S's if your the type.who is capable


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Original post by Gilo98
I reckon slowly working through the older ones sounds like a plan then. Tbh, I think the priority is just trying to slowly push myself out of 'standard A Level' work, so perhaps looking at some MAT etc would be of help. Well I'm finishing Yr11, but have done A Level Maths over the last 2 years with S1 and M1 - this week I have been familiarising myself with proof by induction to ensure I have I and II content. Taking AS F and Add F maths next year.


You might aswell plough on with a level content tbh and FM. So try Mechanics or Stats S2 and or M2 as its lighter then doing STEP and pretty easy. Maybe even ankther module as if you can do C3/4 in Yr11 you can cope with M2 etc in a few months. What do you like more stats or mechanics?


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Original post by MathMeister
Nonono
Take a break.goddamnit
You'll be more interested.after a break
Have fun
Have.a well deserved rest
Don't give yourself burnout
There is so so much time next year to get S's if your the type.who is capable


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Don't worry, I plan on having a small break :wink: Going away on familiar holiday next week for two weeks where I will legit be doing nothing but swimming and sun bathing. After that though, I want to do something. Summer is boring and maths is not :ahee:
He/she's in yr 11???
Cool


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Ah ok, didnt think of that. Mechanics....really didn't enjoy S1....
Original post by physicsmaths
You might aswell plough on with a level content tbh and FM. So try Mechanics or Stats S2 and or M2 as its lighter then doing STEP and pretty easy. Maybe even ankther module as if you can do C3/4 in Yr11 you can cope with M2 etc in a few months. What do you like more stats or mechanics?


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Original post by MathMeister
He/she's in yr 11???
Cool


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Thank you, although there are much more impressive people lurking about on TSR... :wink:
Original post by physicsmaths
Never too early. Maybe only do abit. Do the 90-2000 stuff. Then do 80s. That shud take a few months.


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how does that take a few months rofl
1 paper = 5 hours ish
doing step further A and further B = 10 hours per year
doing 20 years of papers = 200 hours ish
work 6 hours a day
= a bit more than a month
Original post by Scarlet Sword
how does that take a few months rofl
1 paper = 5 hours ish
doing step further A and further B = 10 hours per year
doing 20 years of papers = 200 hours ish
work 6 hours a day
= a bit more than a month


Yh, people don't do 6 hours of work a day in the holidays. Also when you start up everything takes very long each problem takes an hour then everything gets quicker the more you do.


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Original post by Scarlet Sword
how does that take a few months rofl
1 paper = 5 hours ish
doing step further A and further B = 10 hours per year
doing 20 years of papers = 200 hours ish
work 6 hours a day
= a bit more than a month


you're going to work 6 hours/day during the Summer?
Original post by physicsmaths
Yh, people don't do 6 hours of work a day in the holidays. Also when you start up everything takes very long each problem takes an hour then everything gets quicker the more you do.


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for the older papers, some problems are REALLY trivial and you can do them in less than 10 minutes, while the harder of those problems are only roughly as tricky as the type we get today. The variation in difficulty is actually really large across the problems in the older papers
Original post by StrangeBanana
you're going to work 6 hours/day during the Summer?


😂 blows my mind really.


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Original post by StrangeBanana
you're going to work 6 hours/day during the Summer?


I don't know... what else can I do? Play the piano lol?
Original post by Scarlet Sword
I don't know... what else can I do? Play the piano lol?


Go outside?
Original post by StrangeBanana
Go outside?
and what is there to do outside? stand around and loiter? (I don't have friends)
that said.. I dont; think I will be doing STEP in the summer... I heard these years papers looked like BMO1 papers instead of normal step 1 papers so I will be doing UKMT math thingies instead
Original post by Scarlet Sword
and what is there to do outside? stand around and loiter? (I don't have friends)


Get hobbies mate.
Go to clubs ( sport and/or social)
Read fiction books
Gym?
Not hard to find stuff to do
Also get friends (if your nice there's no reason ppl wouldn't like you)


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Original post by Scarlet Sword
that said.. I dont; think I will be doing STEP in the summer... I heard these years papers looked like BMO1 papers instead of normal step 1 papers so I will be doing UKMT math thingies instead


If you finish all of those by tomorrow then do BMO2. You can then start IMO by next week.


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Original post by Scarlet Sword
and what is there to do outside? stand around and loiter? (I don't have friends)


Play some games or something. Or just do nothing.


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Original post by MathMeister

Also get friends (if your nice there's no reason ppl wouldn't like you)


not true. people will judge me for every single thing I do. If I don't come across as perfect by their standards then they won't like me.

Original post by physicsmaths
Play some games or something. Or just do nothing.
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lol. Spent about 1000 hours last summer playing video games last summer. And add another 2000 hours during the academic year of my gcses. got crappy grades for pretty much anything that was't maths or science lol
Original post by physicsmaths
If you finish all of those by tomorrow then do BMO2. You can then start IMO by next week.


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I find those ukmt thingies pretty damn hard lol, i wont be getting anywhere soon with them...

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