STEP   

(recently added material is in green)

 

General Notes

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

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

STEP Exams - Methods (9 pages; 14/3/24

STEP Exams - Technique (7 pages; 4/6/20) 

Index of q'ns: Pure (25 pages; 6/2/24)

Index of q'ns: Mechanics (10 pages; 6/2/24)

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

 

 

Pure Notes (see also Pure page)

Algebra (STEP) (5 pages; 23/1/18)

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

Cubics (STEP)(4 pages; 11/12/19)

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

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

Integration Ideas (STEP) (5 pages; 17/7/23)

Logarithms (STEP) (2 pages; 14/7/21)

Proofs: If and Only If (STEP) (6 pages; 18/5/23)

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

Trigonometry (STEP)(5 pages; 15/4/21)

Vector Methods (STEP)(5 pages; 26/3/21)

Misc. Topic Notes (STEP)(6 pages; 2/6/23)

 

 

Pure Exercises (with sol'ns) 

General 1 2 3 4

Algebra 1 2 3 4 5

Complex Numbers 1 2 

Counting: See Probability & Statistics

Curve sketching 1 2 3 4 5 6

Differential equations 1 2 3 4

Differentiation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Geometry 1

Hyperbolic Functions 1 2 3 4

Induction 1

Inequalities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Integers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Integration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Logarithms 1 2 3 4

Polynomials 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Recurrence relations (10 pages, 6/11/22)

Sequences & Series 1 2 3 4 5 

Transformations 1 2 3 4 5

Trigonometry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Vectors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

 

Mechanics Notes

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

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

 

 

Mechanics Exercises (with sol'ns)

Collisions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Forces 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

 

 

Probability & Statistics Notes

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

Selections (6 pages; 15/3/24) 

Distributions (STEP) (1 page; 6/7/23)

 

 

Probability & Statistics Exercises (with sol'ns)

Counting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Probability 1 2 3 4 5

Statistics 1 

 

 

Past Papers

[OCR have taken over the running of the STEP papers from Cambridge Assessment, but don't seem to provide past papers for earlier than 2013 (and no Paper 1s). Some of these can be found below.]

 

[Papers going 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 Sol'ns Examiners' Report

2014  Paper 1 Sol'ns Examiners' Report

2015  Paper 1 Sol'ns Mark Scheme Examiners' Report

2016  Paper 1 Sol'ns Mark Scheme Examiners' Report

2017  Paper 1 Mark Scheme 

2018  Paper 1 Sol'ns+MS+ER

2019  Paper 1 Sol'ns+MS+ER

 

 

Past Paper Solutions

2003, Paper 2: 2 3

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 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 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 8 11