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This is the NRICH collection of materials to help you to prepare for university and to help you to appreciate how exciting and interesting advanced mathematics and its applications can be. You might have already chosen a course or might be thinking about which university subject would best suit your interests. You might even have been to university and want to see how mathematics works in a
discipline other than your own!
In this collection there are small selections of problems to do and articles to read. We suggest that you take your time over these to allow yourself to really get involved with the concepts, some of which might seem rather unusual. We have chosen the material to cover both core mathematical topics and mathematical styles of thinking that are useful at university.
If you are planning to apply to a university that uses STEP as part of its conditional offers, you may find our free online STEP Support Programme helpful.
Prepare for university - pure mathematics
Prepare for university - applied mathematics
Interactive workout - Mathmo
Mathmo is a revision tool for post-16 mathematics. It's great installed as a smartphone app, but it works well in pads and desktops and notebooks too. Give yourself a mathematical workout!
Maths in the undergraduate physical sciences
Mathematical preparation for the Cambridge Natural Sciences Tripos
This page gives advice on mathematical preparation for students who will be coming to Cambridge University to study Natural Sciences.
Prepare for university - mathematical physics
Prepare for university - engineering
Prepare for university - mathematical chemistry
