HOLIDAYS SPECIAL: TMUA Practice (Part 1)

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Hiya!

This is the first post in the series to help students prepare for the TMUA. This is an admission test taken by students applying to some UK universities for mathy programs.

TMUA deserves a section on its own because it's a combination of quick thinking and algebraic/calculus fluency. Unlike STEP/MAT that evaluates more extended thinking, TMUA measures whether a candidate can function under pressure and whether the basic motor skills are in place to tackle a large quantity of questions in a relatively short amount of time (20 questions in 75 minutes) - and many questions require a trick or some level of intuition.

Today's post focuses on the motor skills. A well-prepared candidate should be able to answer each question in about 2 minutes, or all 77 questions here in less than 3 hours - that will give them buffer to work on harder, unpredictable questions reserved for those aiming at 9.0.

Questions are arranged in the same order as the syllabus for Part I, roughly following the AS content. Note that there are differences between the UK AS-level Mathematics and the TMUA syllabus.

 

 

Answers are included.

Enjoy the holiday gift from me!  

 

Happy holidays! 

Andrew 

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