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Is it just me or was 1992 II stupidly easy. I completed 6 questions in half an hour which normally means my watch isn't working lel😃

Reply 701

Zacken

Original post by IrrationalRoot

Never knew this :frown:

. Thanks for the info, but I should've known before...

Whoops, was thinking "a bit too late for me to let him know now"... oh well, you don't need them anyway! :wink:

Reply 702

IrrationalRoot

Original post by Zacken

Whoops, was thinking "a bit too late for me to let him know now"... oh well, you don't need them anyway! :wink:

Thanks, would've been nice for the newer papers but yeah I have been doing mainly older papers than 1996 recently so haven't lost out on too much hopefully.

Reply 703

Zacken

Original post by krishdesai7

Is it just me or was 1992 II stupidly easy. I completed 6 questions in half an hour which normally means my watch isn't working lel😃

Yes, it was. iirc I did Q1-2, 4-8, 13 in one fell swoop. That's the problem with older papers, they lack consistency! One of them will be utterly trivial compared to recent standards and the following wouldn't be out of place on a tripos paper. :lol:

Reply 704

Insight314

Original post by EnglishMuon

nah itl be fine :smile:

Just do a couple new qs in the meantime and maybe an old paper or something a couple days before just to remind urself of the exam technique, as u know what u need by now.

Thanks m8. I can't believe it that I have STEP I/II exams next week. I hope all the hard work pays at the end. :smile:

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username1162972

Original post by Insight314

I haven't done any STEP Prep this week and I/II are next week, mainly due to the fact that I had so many exams this week. Is this bad? Although I am currently confident in getting high 1/S, I am not sure if it affects me negatively not doing STEP work for a week. I am definitely doing I/II this weekend and I am also going to do quite a bit of STEP questions the day before the exam so that would be all right.

How is STEP prep going for you and the other lads in here?

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Na it won't make much of an effect just do a few questions a day to keep ontop of it during exams to stay 'fresh'
Its going good for me. Doing a mock rn. II 2012. Make sure to get alot of sleep the nght before.

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Reply 706

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Another question about III 2013 Q2

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Reply 707

Number Nine

what on earth is q1 step i 2014 kms question i tell you

Reply 708

username1162972

Original post by Number Nine

what on earth is q1 step i 2014 kms question i tell you

Its easy. Dum boi

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Reply 709

krishdesai7

Is anyone freaking out about the fact that the exam's in one week? Or is it just because I know nothing 🙈🙈

Reply 710

Zacken

Original post by krishdesai7

Is anyone freaking out about the fact that the exam's in one week? Or is it just because I know nothing 🙈🙈

Yes, some normality! The insane people on this thread don't get that it's time to panic! :lol:

Reply 711

IrrationalRoot

Original post by Zacken

Could you give me an example of this (just curious)? I acknowledge that you're probably exaggerating a bit though lol.

Reply 712

username1162972

Original post by IrrationalRoot

Could you give me an example of this (just curious)? I acknowledge that you're probably exaggerating a bit though lol.

The number theory tripos paper has questions which we can do now.

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Reply 713

IrrationalRoot

Original post by physicsmaths

The number theory tripos paper has questions which we can do now.

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It's nice to know that most people can do part (b) of the first question
here:
https://www.maths.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.maths.cam.ac.uk/files/pre2014/undergrad/pastpapers/2015/ia/PaperIA_1.pdf

Reply 714

Zacken

Original post by IrrationalRoot

Could you give me an example of this (just curious)? I acknowledge that you're probably exaggerating a bit though lol.

STEP III 2015 had a few questions which someone (Shamika, who knows tripos papers inside out) said wouldn't look out of place on a tripos paper at all. I haven't done the paper myself yet, so can't judge. :tongue:

Edit to add: 1987, III, Q7 is definitely something that could appear on a Tripos paper.

Edit^2: There's also this. :lol:

Edit^3: That rational root theorem on some recent III paper would have no difficulty popping up as a a short analysis analysis question with less guidance as well.

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Reply 715

IrrationalRoot

Original post by Zacken

Edit to add: 1987, III, Q7 is definitely something that could appear on a Tripos paper.

Edit^2: There's also this. :lol:

Edit^3: That rational root theorem on some recent III paper would have no difficulty popping up as a a short analysis analysis question with less guidance as well.

Regarding Edit^2, I remember doing that question! STEP I funnily enough. And haha they are really similar, but that Q was fairly tough tbf.
Also I was about to point out the "shew that" in the Tripos Q but then I realised how old the paper was so I'm guessing it might be some sort of old English lol.