Distance course for the Mathematics Admissions Test 2024

Enrol on your course for the MAT paper in autumn 2024

This course is for students taking the MAT paper in autumn 2024.
Why to prepare for MAT? Oxford candidates who do well in the test and at the interview receive conditional Oxford offers with only standard A-levels.
What other UK universities ask for MAT? Now Imperial College London has started to select maths candidates on the basis of their MAT scores.
How long? 9 weekly topics plus 3 marked mocks, you could start at any time.
Each topic has 10 short problems with general hints (Problems 1.1-1.10 on Topic 1), 3 long problems with general and step-by-step hints (Problems 1.11-1.13 on Topic 1).
All topics are designed from easiest to hardest according to our past experience. However you may always choose to study the topics in your own preferred order.
Notes (about 9-11 pages on each topic) form a large book of 143 pages, namely topic 1 on pages 1-9, solution to homework 1 on p. 10-11, topic 2 from p. 12 etc.
All MAT papers since 2006 are covered: MAT 2006-2010 are in the notes, MAT 2011-2012 are in 20 web tutorials with gradual hints, MAT 2013-2019 are mocks (practice exams).
Every web tutorial is split into 4 on-line quizzes that you can try many times, you get step-by-step solutions and reviews of tips and common mistakes.
What's the point if examiners' solutions to past MAT questions are online? The mistake in original Q3(v) MAT 2011 has been explained in this blog post. You may prefer a rigorous training with step-by-step hints and without gaps.

Homework: one long problem on each topic with our general hints and step-by-step hints given in the notes, e.g. first homework is Problem 1.13.
In the extended version of the course, you may also submit your solution to any 3 problems, e.g. your full homework on Topic 1 can be Problems 1.11-1.13.
No deadlines: submit homework when you are ready, any late homework is marked. Any long problem is marked as a mini-mock with full mark 15 as in a real MAT paper.
Each of mock exams has 10 short questions (4 marks each) and 6 long problems (15 marks each, choose only 4 for your degree programme) from MAT 2014-2016.
All short and long training problems in Topics 1-9 are similar to (not identical, and often harder than) MAT 2006-2010 and also two specimen MAT papers.
The successful Oxford candidates gained 80-95% on average for all homework. Even top students sometimes receive only 60% in one homework for unjustified steps. The highest average score in the challenging MAT courses across all years is 95%.
You get next notes together with feedback on your previous homework, hence you choose your own pace of work and may complete the course in 6 weeks.

Introductory level
- 1. Numbers and sequences
- 2. Equations and inequalities
- 3. Trigonometric formulae
- 4. Geometry on the plane
Intermediate level
- 5. Graphs of functions
- 6. Powers and logarithms
- 7. Extreme values and roots
- 8. Integration, areas and paths
Advanced level
- 9. Combinatorics and logic
- 10. First mock exam: MAT 2014
- 11. Second mock exam: MAT 2015
- 12. Third mock exam: MAT 2016

Year	Problems	Pages	Web tutorials	Mocks
2010	80 short + 20 long	92	-	-
2011	80 short + 20 long	109	-	10 short + 4 long
2012	80 short + 20 long	116	8×4 quizzes	10 short + 4 long
2013	80 short + 24 long	142	20×4 quizzes	10 short + 4 long
2014	90 short + 27 long	143	20×4 quizzes	10 short + 6 long
since 2015	90 short + 27 long	143	20×4 quizzes	2×(10 short + 6 long)

The notes are regularly updated by adding more explanations and useful tips.

Discounts are offered only for students who can complete first homework Problem 1.13 in the sample notes.

Standard version: £450

Extended version: £600

Lite version: £200

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Please do not ask for printable notes without marking, because past students who chose not to submit their homework were rarely successful. We accept only students who actively learn by doing problems.
If you have taken one course, you get 10% off the MAT course (for standard or extended versions).
UK state schools students get 20% off after submitting homework Problem 1.13 from the sample notes.
Example: if 2 students from the same UK state school take their 2nd course, everyone gets 50% off.
If you have financial difficulties, then you may get your individual discount, please contact us
Any questions? Please learn more about Master Maths Llp including FAQ or contact us

MAT course sample notes (pdf, 3 pages, 134K)

Try to solve training Problems 1.1, 3.5 without using our hints.
If needed, look at the general hints on the problems, try again.
Compare your attempts with our solutions in the sample notes.
Similarly approach first homework Problem 1.13: use hints if needed.
You can use step-by-step hints on any long problem, say Problem 1.13.
If you are stuck, please contact us and we shall e-mail extra hints.
Scan your script in pdf or use a photo camera to produce jpg files.
E-mail us homework Problem 1.13 to get detailed feedback for free.
For new students: create a new account on the login webpage and please use your real name for the email-based self-registration (names are invisible to others and needed only to filter out spammers).
Try the free web tutorial Beyond Pythagoras' theorem and applications (log in, click on the tutorial, on enrol me in this course in the left menu).
Contact us to complete the payment, get access to all tutorials and notes.