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General Notes 

About the TMUA paper (2 pages; 18/9/24) 

TMUA - Exam Technique (10 pages; 17/9/25)

TMUA - Useful material outside syllabus (2 pages; 6/10/24)

TMUA - Index of Questions (20 pages; 14/12/24)

TMUA Topics (5 pages; 14/12/24)

Important Ideas (17 pages; 28/9/21)

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

TMUA Methods - Ideas & Exs (51 pages; 10/1/25)

TMUA & MAT Recommended Q'ns (with sol'ns)(50 pages; 10/1/25)

 

[Links for the following items appear in the password protected pages]

 

Topics

 

Algebra: Ideas & Exs (12 pages; 21/12/24)

 

  Suggested eq'ns:

 

  2023/P2/Q6 (q'n & sol'n) (eq'ns)

 

  2023/P2/Q12 (q'n & sol'n) (number of sol'ns of eq'n)

 

  2021/P2/Q16 (q'n & sol'n) (sol'n of eq'n)

 

  2018/P2/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (spurious solutions)

 

Counting Exs (20 pages; 5/11/22)

 

Cubics (5 pages; 5/6/23)

 

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

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2023/P1/Q14 (q'n & sol'n) (cubic)

 

  2020/P1/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (cubic)

 

  2020/P2/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (cubic)

 

  Spec/P2/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (cubic)

 

Curve Sketching (5 pages; 6/10/24)

 

Curve Sketching Ideas & Exs (23 pages; 22/12/24)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  2022/P1/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (curve sketching)

 

  2018/P2/Q15 (q'n & sol'n) (curve sketching)

 

Differentiation Exs (2 pages; 5/11/22)

 

  Turning points & Points of inflexion (FM) (7 pages; 5/6/23)

 

Functions

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2023/P1/Q2 (q'n & sol'n) (intersection of curves)

 

  2023/P1/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (functions)

 

  2023/P2/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (functions)

 

  2023/P2/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (functions; integral)

 

  2022/P2/Q14 (q'n & sol'n) (modulus function; inequalities)

 

  2021/P1/Q12 (q'n & sol'n) (functions)

 

  2021/P1/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (rotation of curve)

 

  2018/P2/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (convex function)

 

Geometry Exs (2 pages; 5/11/22)

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2023/P1/Q16 (q'n & sol'n) (right-angled triangle)

 

  2023/P2/Q9 (q'n & sol'n) (pentagon)

 

  2023/P2/Q14 (q'n & sol'n) (parallel & perp. lines)

 

  2022/P2/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (polygon)

 

  2021/P1/Q1 (q'n & sol'n) (circles)

 

  2021/P1/Q8 (q'n & sol'n) (geometry)

 

  2021/P1/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (geometry)

 

  2021/P2/Q7 (q'n & sol'n) (geometry)

 

  2021/P2/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (geometry)

 

  2020/P1/Q16  (q'n & sol'n) (geometry)

 

  2022/P1/Q17  (q'n & sol'n) (triangle)

 

  2022/P1/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (circles)

 

  Practice(aka 2016)/P1/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (pyramid)

 

Inequalities

 

   Inequalities - Notes (3 pages; 29/12/24)

 

   Inequalities - Ideas & Exs (20 pages; 29/12/24) 

 

   Inequalities: Further Exs (8 pages; 22/4/25)

 

Integers Exs (10 pages; 10/10/24)

 

Integration Exs (2 pages; 5/11/22)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  2021/P1/Q7 (q'n & sol'n) (integration)

 

  2021/P1/Q15 (q'n & sol'n) (integration)

 

  2020/P2/Q16 (q'n & sol'n) (Fundamental Theorem of Calculus)

 

Logarithms: Ideas & Exs (10 pages; 14/12/24)

 

Logic

 

  True or False problems: Ideas & Exs (6 pages; 17/12/24)  

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2018/P2/Q12** (q'n & sol'n) (negation)

 

  2016/P2/Q4 (q'n & sol'n) (true or false; urns)

 

  2022/P2/Q16 (q'n & sol'n) (true or false; sequence)

 

  2020/P2/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (true or false)

 

  2020/P2/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (true or false)

 

  Spec/P2/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (true or false)  

 

Polynomials Exs (8 pages; 3/9/24)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  2022/P1/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (intersection of polynomial functions)  

 

Probability

 

  Probability Methods (17 pages; 17/12/25)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  Practice(aka 2016)/P1/Q7 (q'n & sol'n) (conditional probability)

 

Proof

 

  Necessary & sufficient conditions: Ideas & Exs (12 pages; 24/12/24)

 

  Errors in reasoning - common q'n types (10 pages; 27/12/24)

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2016/P2/Q10 (q'n & sol'n) (necessary & sufficient conditions)

 

  2023/P2/Q7 (q'n & sol'n) (necessary & sufficient conditions)

 

  2023/P2/Q9 (q'n & sol'n) (necessary & sufficient conditions)

 

  2022/P2/Q7 (q'n & sol'n) (error in proof)

 

  2021/P2/Q6 (q'n & sol'n) (necessary & sufficient conditions)

 

  2021/P2/Q8 (q'n & sol'n) (necessary & sufficient conditions) 

 

  2021/P2/Q15 (q'n & sol'n) (necessary & sufficient conditions) 

 

Quadratics (4 pages; 10/10/24)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  2020/P1/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (quadratic)

 

Recurrence relations Exs (10 pages; 5/11/22)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  2023/P2/Q16 (q'n & sol'n) (recurrence relation)

 

  2021/P2/Q20 (q'n & sol'n) (recurrence relation)

 

Sequences 

 

Suggested q'n:

 

  2018/P2/Q7 (q'n & sol'n) (sequences)

 

Series: Ideas & Exs (3 pages; 27/12/24)

 

Statistics

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2020/P2/Q17 (q'n & sol'n) (mean & median)

 

  Spec/P2/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (mean & median)

 

  2018/P2/Q16 (q'n & sol'n) (median)

 

Transformations of Functions: Ideas & Exs (8 pages; 28/12/24)

 

Transformations of Functions: Further Exs (10 pages; 28/12/24)

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  Practice(aka 2016)/P1/Q9 (q'n & sol'n) (transformations)

 

Trigonometry: Ideas & Exs (15 pages; 11/10/24)

 

Trigonometry: Further Exs (10 pages; 11/10/24)

 

  Suggested q'ns:

 

  2023/P1/Q9 (q'n & sol'n) (Trig.)

 

  2023/P1/Q12 (q'n & sol'n) (Trig.)

 

  2022/P2/Q18 (q'n & sol'n) (Trig.)

 

  2021/P1/Q19 (q'n & sol'n) (Trig.)

 

  Practice(aka 2016)/P1/Q8 (q'n & sol'n) (Trig.)

 

Miscellaneous

 

  Suggested q'n:

 

  2022/P2/Q8 (q'n & sol'n) (arithmetic sequence)

 

  2018/P2/Q3 (q'n & sol'n) (average speed)

 

 

 

 

Question Types

 

Case by case

 

  2021/P2/Q20 (q'n & sol'n)

 

Matching graphs to function

 

  2021/P1/Q17 (q'n & sol'n)

 

Number of solutions

 

  2021/P1/Q14 (q'n & sol'n)

 

  2020/P1/Q12 (q'n & sol'n)

 

 

 

 

Past Papers & Official Solutions etc

 

Specimen P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

Practice (aka 2016) P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2017 P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2018 P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2019 P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2020 (same as computer-based demo) P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2021 P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2022 P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

2023 P1 Solns; P2 Solns; Answers (P1&P2)

 

 

 

 

My solutions for Past Papers (with qns)

 

Specimen P1  P2

 

Practice (aka 2016) P1 

 

2018 P2

 

2020 [also used for Computer-based Demo] P1  P2

 

2021 P1  P2 

 

2022 P1  P2 

 

2023 P1  P2 

 

(2024 not available)

 

 

 

MAT Past Papers & Official Solutions

 

(the multiple choice questions may be of interest for TMUA)

 

1996  Paper  MC Answer Key

 

1997  Paper  MC Answer Key

 

1998  Paper  MC Answer Key

 

1999 not available

 

2000 Paper MC Answer Key

 

2001 not available

 

2002 not available

 

2003 Paper MC Answer Key

 

2004 Paper MC Answer Key

 

2005 Paper MC Answer Key

 

2006 Paper MC Answer Key

 

2007 Paper  Sol'ns

 

2008 Paper Sol'ns

 

2009 Paper Sol'ns

 

2010 Paper Sol'ns

 

2011 Paper Sol'ns

 

2012 Paper Sol'ns

 

2013 Paper Sol'ns

 

2014 Paper Sol'ns

 

2015 Paper Sol'ns

 

2016 Paper Sol'ns

 

2017 Paper Sol'ns

 

2018 Paper Sol'ns

 

2019 Paper Sol'ns

 

2020 Paper Sol'ns

 

2021 Paper Sol'ns

 

2022 Paper Sol'ns

 

2023 Paper Sol'ns

 

2024 (MC not available)

 

 

 

 

My Solutions for MAT Multiple Choice questions

 

Specimen 1: MC 

 

Specimen 2: MC 

 

2005: MC (with q'ns)

 

2006: MC (with q'ns)

 

2007: MC (with q'ns)

 

2008: MC (with q'ns)

 

2009: MC (with q'ns)

 

2010: MC (with q'ns)

 

2011: MC (with q'ns)

 

2012: MC (with q'ns)

 

2013: MC 

 

2014: MC 

 

2015: MC 

 

2016: MC

 

2017: MC 

 

2018: MC 

 

2019: MC 

 

2020: MC

 

2021: MC

 

2022: MC 

 

2023: MC