STEP 

(recently added material is in green - where changes are significant)

 

General Notes

STEP Exams - Tips (3 pages; 14/2/21)

STEP Exams - Preparation (3 pages; 4/6/20) 

STEP Exams - Methods (10 pages; 8/11/24

STEP Exams - Technique (9 pages; 20/7/24

Index of q'ns: Pure (25 pages; 28/7/24)

Index of q'ns: Mechanics (10 pages; 25/7/24)

Index of q'ns: Probability & Statistics (7 pages; 14/7/23)

 

 

Topics (See Help page for access)

(with recommended STEP q'ns)

[FM = repeat of document on FM pages]

 

Important Ideas (STEP)(6 pages; 12/7/24)

Basic Ideas & Exercises (STEP) (20 pages; 18/11/24)

 

(A) Pure

Algebra

  Ideas & Exercises (STEP) (13 pages; 8/11/24)

  Exercises (STEP): Algebra 1 2 3 4 5 

Complex Numbers

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Complex Number Methods (STEP)(9 pages; 28/2/15)

   Exercises (STEP): Complex Numbers 1 2

   2009/P3/Q6 (sol'n)

Curve Sketching & Functions

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Mappings & functions (FM) (3 pages; 2/6/23)

   Functions & Curve Sketching (STEP) (5 pages; 2/6/23)

   Cubics (5 pages; 5/6/23)

   Cubics Exs (3 pages, 29/7/16) Sol'ns (10 pages, 29/7/16)

   Transformations (STEP) (6 pages; 29/2/24)

   Modulus Function (FM) (2 pages; 2/6/23)

   Convex & Concave functions (FM) (2 pages; 2/6/23)

   Inverse functions (FM) (3 pages; 2/6/23)

   Rational Functions (FM) (5 pages; 12/7/24)

   y^2=f(x) (FM) (2 pages; 2/6/23)

   Exercises (STEP): Curve Sketching 1 2 3 4 5 6

   Exercises (STEP): Transformations 1 2 3 4 5

   2007/P2/Q2 (sol'n) [cubic]

   2011/P2/Q1 (sol'n) [square roots]

Differential Eq'ns

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Differential Equations (STEP) (6 pages; 21/4/23)

   Exercises (STEP): Differential Equations 1 2 3 4

   2008/P2/Q7 (sol'n)

Differentiation

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Exercises (STEP): Differentiation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Geometry

   Exercises (STEP): Geometry 1 2

Hyperbolic Functions

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Exercises (STEP): Hyperbolic Functions 1 2 3 4

   2020/P3/Q2 (sol'n) [curve sketching]

Integers

   Exercises (STEP): Integers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Inequalities   

   Inequalities (FM) (4 pages; 3/6/23)

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP) (33 pages; 18/11/24) 

Integration

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Integration Methods (FM) (11 pages; 15/6/24)

   Further Integration Methods (STEP) (8 pages; 20/6/24)

   Exercises (STEP): Integration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 

   2011/P1/Q2 (sol'n) [E&e]

   2008/P2/Q5 (sol'n) [Binomial expansion]

Logarithms

    Ideas & Exercises (STEP) (9 pages; 13/11/24)

   Exercises (STEP): Logarithms 1 2 3 4

Matrices

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)(20 pages; 14/7/24)

   2021/P2/Q7 (sol'n)

Polynomials

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)(6 pages; 8/11/24)

   Exercises (STEP): Polynomials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Proof

   Proof (STEP) (10 pages; 24/8/24)

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP) (9 pages; 28/8/24)

   Exercises (STEP): Proof 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

   Exercises (STEP): Induction 1

   2008/P1/Q1 (sol'n) [irrational numbers]

   2006/P1/Q3 (sol'n) [quadratic]

Series

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Exercises (STEP): Sequences & Series 1 2 3 4 5

   Recurrence relations (FM)(16 pages; 5/9/18)

   Exercises (STEP): Recurrence Relations (10 pages, 6/11/22)

   2005/P2/Q6 (sol'n)

Trigonometry

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Trigonometry (STEP) (5 pages; 15/4/21)

   Exercises (STEP): Trigonometry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

   2005/P2/Q4 (sol'n) [arctan]

Vectors

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Vector Ideas (STEP) (8 pages; 20/7/24)

   Exercises (STEP): Vectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

   2014/P3/Q7 (sol'n)

Miscellaneous Pure   

   Exercises (STEP): General 1 2 3 4

 

(B) Mechanics

   Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Mechanics Notes (STEP) (4 pages; 20/7/23) 

   Friction (FM) (5 pages; 1/6/24)

   Rolling wheel: Friction (FM) (14 pages; 31/5/24)

   Rotating Bodies - Examples (STEP) (6 pages; 16/3/18)   

   2005/P2/Q10 (sol'n) [missiles]

   2018/P3/Q11 (sol'n) [circular motion]

   2021/P2/Q10 (sol'n) [bead on train]

   Exercises (STEP): Forces 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

   2018/P1/Q10 (sol'n) [Forces: engines & carriages]

   Exercises (STEP): Collisions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

(C) Probability & Statistics

   Probability Methods - Ideas & Exercises (STEP)(8 pages; 2/4/24)

   Probability Exercises (STEP) 1 2 3 4 5

   2009/P1/Q13 (sol'n) [Probability]

   Selections (FM) (6 pages; 15/3/24)

   Selections: Ideas & Exercises (STEP) (13 pages; 8/7/24)

   Probability & Counting Approaches (FM) (12 pages; 21/3/24) 

   Counting Exercises (STEP) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

   Distributions: Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Discrete Distributions: Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   Continuous Distributions: Ideas & Exercises (STEP)  

   2010/P2/Q12 (sol'n) 

   Statistics Exercises (STEP) 1

   2017/P2/Q12 (sol'n) [Poisson]

   Probability Generating Functions: Ideas & Exercises (STEP)

   2011/P3/Q12 (sol'n)

 

 

Past Papers & Official Sol'ns etc

 

[Earlier papers (back to 1994) can be found on the MyMathsCloud website.]

 

2005  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Hints & Answers

2006  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Hints & Answers

2007  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns  Examiners' Report

2008  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns  Examiners' Report

2009  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns  Examiners' Report

2010  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns  Examiners' Report

2011  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns  Examiners' Report

2012  Paper 1  Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns  Examiners' Report

2013  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns Examiners' Report

2014  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns Examiners' Report

2015  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns Mark Scheme Examiners' Report

2016  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns Mark Scheme Examiners' Report

2017  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Mark Scheme 

2018  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns+MS+ER

2019  Paper 1 Paper 2  Paper 3  Sol'ns+MS+ER

2020  Paper 2 ER+Sol'ns Paper 3 ER+Sol'ns

2021  Paper 2 ER+Sol'ns Paper 3 ER+Sol'ns

2022  Paper 2 ER+Sol'ns Paper 3 ER+Sol'ns

2023  Paper 2 ER+Sol'ns Paper 3 ER+Sol'ns

 

 

Past Paper Solutions

[See also Peter Mitchell's site

2003, Paper 2: 1 2 3 6 7 8 10

2005, Paper 1: 1  3  4  5  11  12  13  14

2005, Paper 2: 1  4  6  10  11

2005, Paper 3: 2  3  7 8 13

2006, Paper 1: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14

2006, Paper 2: 2  4  6  10 12   

2006, Paper 3: 2 3  4  10  11  12  13  

2007, Paper 1: 1  2  3  4  5  7  12  13

2007, Paper 2: 1  2  3  4  5

2007, Paper 3: 1  2  3  7  12

2008, Paper 1: 1  2  6  9  13  

2008, Paper 2: 1  3  4  5  6  7  10  

2008, Paper 3: 1  2  5  8  13  

2009, Paper 1: 1  2  9  12  13

2009, Paper 2: 5  8  10  11  13

2009, Paper 3: 1  4  6  7  8  11  

2010, Paper 1: 1  2  3  5  9  

2010, Paper 2: 4  5  7  12  13

2010, Paper 3: 2  3  8  9 12 

2011, Paper 1: 1  2  6  9  10

2011, Paper 2: 1  2  5  6  9  11  12

2011, Paper 3: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13

2012, Paper 1: 2  5  8  9  11  13

2012, Paper 2: 3  5  7  9  10  11  12  13

2012, Paper 3: 1  6  7  9  10  11  12  13

2013, Paper 1: 1 4 10 12 13

2013, Paper 2: 1 2 11 12 13

2013, Paper 3: 1 6 7 8 9

2014, Paper 1: 2 3 4 9 11

2014, Paper 2: 4 5 9 11 12

2014, Paper 3: 2 7 9 10 13

2015, Paper 1: 3 9 10 12 13

2015, Paper 2: 2 6 10 11 12

2015, Paper 3: 1 6 9 12 13

2016, Paper 1: 2 9 10 11 12 13

2016, Paper 2: 3 6 7 9 13

2016, Paper 3: 1 2 3 8 11

2017, Paper 1: 1 2 10 12 13

2017, Paper 2: 1 9 10 12 13

2017, Paper 3: 3 4 9 12 13

2018, Paper 1: 7 9 10 12 13

2018, Paper 2: 2 6 8 10 11 13

2018, Paper 3: 1 2 3 5 8 11

2019, Paper 1: 3 4 9 10 11

2019, Paper 2: 1 2 7 10 11

2019, Paper 3: 3 5 9 11 12

2020, Paper 2: 1 6 9 10 11 12

2020, Paper 3: 1 2 7 9 10 11 12

2021, Paper 2: 2 7 9 10 11 12

2021, Paper 3: 3 4 9 10 11 12

2022, Paper 2: 1 2 8 9 10 12

2022, Paper 3: 5 7 8 9 10 11

2023, Paper 2: 1 7 8 9 12