STEP Mathematics
For my book STEP Mathematics: All exams from 1986 to 2018, click here.
STEP Mathematics resources are given below.
Contents
2) Books on STEP Mathematics problems by Stephen Siklos
3) Weblinks for STEP Mathematics resources
1) Introduction
STEP Mathematics is a type of examination used by colleges at the University of Cambridge as part of a conditional offer to read its mathematics undergraduate degree; STEP itself is an acronym for Sixth Term Examination Paper. Specimen papers, for the guidance of examiners and candidates, were issued in 1986. The first STEP Mathematics exams took place in summer 1987 and have continued every summer since then.
STEP Mathematics is not just used by the University of Cambridge; it has been used, and continues to be used, by the University of Warwick as part of conditional offers to read its mathematics undergraduate degree, and the mathematics departments of many universities besides Cambridge and Warwick have, for some years, recommended that their applicants practise on STEP Mathematics past papers prior to arriving at university, even if they do not sit any STEP Mathematics papers officially.
Including the specimen papers from 1986, there were three STEP Mathematics papers every year from 1986 to 2019, referred to as Papers I, II, and III, or as Papers 1, 2, and 3. Paper I was subsequently discontinued; the last Paper I was in 2019. Papers II and III have continued to be produced every year since 2019.
STEP Mathematics syllabuses have remained fairly consistent since 1986, though they underwent some modifications in 2019.
STEP Mathematics candidates were allowed to use a formula booklet up to and including 2018, but not thereafter.
2) Books on STEP Mathematics problems by Stephen Siklos
S. Siklos, Advanced Problems in Core Mathematics, 2010.
3) Weblinks for STEP Mathematics resources
Overview of STEP Mathematics, with historical information
Official STEP Mathematics website
How to register as a candidate for STEP Mathematics
Explanation and distribution of results for STEP Mathematics candidates from 2019 onwards
STEP Mathematics past papers, solutions to papers, and examiners’ reports, from 2014 onwards
The STEP database – A database with all STEP Mathematics problems from 1986 to 2018
STEP Support Programme – A free online course to help STEP Mathematics candidates to prepare for their exam(s)
STEP Mathematics formula booklet from 2011