STEP Prep Thread 2015

" A candidate reaching the correct answer will receive full marks, regardless of the method used to answer the question."so if I get all the right answers I will get 20/20 for each question that has been sorted.
Source:http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/images/7911-step-specification.pdf

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for the integral to become the negative of the original alpha and beta must equal the same values but the opposite way round what if alpha>beta but alpha wasn't the same as the beta before then this would lead to a different answer.I suppose if we assume that alpha and beta equal pi/2 and 0 then this solves this problem I don't get why you can do that though.

I agree with the others; your OP is disorganised, unfocused and fallacious, and will certainly put off the audience it is intended for. However, we can help you to write and update it (I personally nominate myself ). Be warned, though, that if you don't heed the snowballing consensus, you may find that another thread is created to replace this one.

By the way, I would say that the disorganisation in the OP and your work are related, and will hinder you a lot doing undergrad maths if you don't sort it out, both in terms of mental habits and communication.

I know, I had him telling me about the Oxford application process before, which I'd actually been through!

Where do you think all those gems came from?

Oh wow I was on my phone so I hadn't seen his gems but in a way it's quite impressive!
Congrats on Oxford!
The funny bit is that he's predicted himself 1,2,2 and 'has done a few questions' and therefore feels he is better prepared to talk about this stuff than the guys that have been helping on here for years. I went through the Cambridge STEP process this last year and made my offer but I wouldn't feel even remotely qualified to take over from those posters.

Snowballing consensus...sounds like a great name for a band!

Sorry, off-topic well said though! Where are you applying?

In 2008 or 2009 or something the Further Maths syllabus changed so that you only do the harder stuff(differential equations etc) in A2 did this affect STEP?

Haha, thanks... I just looked up the Wikipedia rule that I got the name from and it doesn't even mean what I thought it meant. But it's clear enough from context, I'm sure .

I'm actually going into a second year in Cam doing maths, but am helping out as part of my runaway procrastination plan to spread some knowledge and happiness.

Yeah don't worry

Wow, which college are you at? Ahah I can see that becoming quite involved, as you've hinted at

Congratulations! What college are you off too? Straight maths?

Same, I just about feel prepared to deal with A Level stuff, nevermind interview/MAT questions. I guess a little bit of confidence can't hurt right? Maybe Dalek's taken that a tad too far...

Churchill... and it's no problem as you can flexibly spend as much time doing it as you like. The discipline must come from within .

Where are you next year?

Thank you! Straight maths at Jesus for me, you?
Haha yes I can just about handle the A Level stuff (as long as you don't ask about rotational dynamics or decision.......) and maybe the STEP questions that look nice but I don't think I'll be any braver than that!
Dalek has created a whole new level...

I agree with most of the sane posters above. Having a muddled Original Post, and giving Dalek the authority of being Thread Starter, will not be conducive to helping people through STEP. In the past two years the STEP preparation threads have been very active and helpful resources, particularly for people who otherwise do not have anywhere to discuss STEP. There is no doubt in my mind that the impact of the threads has been to encourage and enable people to do better in STEP, and that this has had a notable impact on overall attainment. When people ask me, for example at open days, how to best prepare for STEP, I often point them to The Student Room and in particular to what has until this thread been an excellent and to-the-point Original Post. Leaving aside the Original Post, I do not feel that there is sufficient merit or wisdom in any of Dalek's posts so far, to warrant him having the Thread Starter moniker.

In light of Dalek's stubborness and unwillingness to listen, I urge someone with the sufficient permissions to close this thread, so that a replacement may be created by someone more suited to the task.

Math/Philosophy at Pembroke

Ah, did you sit decision? It grew on me throughout the year, I have to be honest!

Sounds like there's a leaning towards a new thread anyway!

Ooooh one of my friends is starting the maths course at Churchill this year! What a coincidence!

Pembroke, Oxford