MAT (Oxford Maths Admissions Test) 2020 in 10 minutes or less
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- Опубліковано 4 лис 2020
- Yesterday over 5000 applicants took the Mathematics Admissions Test, the entrance test used for Undergraduate Mathematics at Oxford, and other courses at Oxford and other universities. It's a 2 1/2 hour exam. Here Dr James Munro gives you all the answers in 10 minutes or less.
At 04:13 for Q2(iii), James gets f and g the wrong way around. Don't worry, we've already told him.
Question paper available at www.maths.ox.ac.uk/r/mat
Full solutions to follow in mid-November. If candidates are successful in the MAT exam they are then invited for interview.
Yes, there was a typo in Q4. Full statement here; www.maths.ox.ac.uk/r/mat - Наука та технологія
If you liked this, then you might also like the MAT videos on our second channel, Oxford Mathematics Plus! ua-cam.com/users/OxfordMathematicsPlus
why not oxford mathematics 12 pro max?
Is there a solution for pat? Too please upload
Hey hey i think answer to the second question should be ( A). Can you please check once
Ya a its A on 2 question
@@ishandas2674 I think that you've integrated, substituted in 1, and then forgotten to subtract the value at zero.
Everybody gangsta till the smart kid starts speedrunning oxford
Any% glitchless MAT speedrun
MAT is easy tbh when you smoke jee problems for breakfast.
In which time portion did this question appear?
Well Oxford, it was a fun ride but guess I won’t be seeing you next year :(
I feel your pain I did awful on this 💔
So sad 😢
@@jackbuggins1889 yeah it’s not even like it was a super hard paper I just made too many dumb mistakes that I should get right. oh well we move on
@@nq2c honestly! I mean even the first question just went downhill🤦♂️
Warwick? It looks like that's my option now. I'm a little happy that I won't have to sit through an interview. It's honestly been super draining.
If you are watching this because you applied. Incredible job. Whether you got in or not. I personally, as a 28 year old didn't understand a word. I'd have cried after seeing the weird f shape with a 1 and 0. You are incredibly talented people to even approach this. Well done.
Lol weird f shape with 0 1
Seriously....?! I don't understand why you'd be watching this then...
@@prashantd6252 chill maybe he will learn limits and derivative next year School
@@prashantd6252 chill out bro he just clicked a video because he seemed interested in it
@@GhostinTube I'm 28, too far gone! Just complimenting the talented people!
Weird flex, but okay
Not weird, just a flex
Integral problem
Math fun
ua-cam.com/video/HnnqijkUoKc/v-deo.html
See it one time
Pretty sure it didn’t take him 10 min to solve just to explain (though he might of solved it in 10 min as it is possible)
Yo where’s my fries? stop watching youtube videos while taking an order
@@joybreegaming8781 Yes, it definitely took me longer than 10 minutes to solve these questions (even with the advantage that I wrote five of them!) ^James Munro
Random teacher at Elementary School: I'm going to add this to the next test
oh snap
Oh my god , you only took 10 seconds to answer each questions while me taking an hour to read the questions
i don't think he solved it in 10 seconds he just explained the answer, cause he used graphs and other stuff that is impossible to do in 10 seconds, dw
@@ajaybyadgi2672 ok
He didn't do it in 10 seconds. He probably knew the answers before and just explains how to arrive at the answer.
Not only did he know the answers before, he also knew the questions before. James is the admissions coordinator, and in charge of setting the MAT.
Awesome video! This is such a great thing to do. Every year, there’s applicants on online forums discussing the questions for the PAT and panicking about what the exact right answer was - having a video like this for it would immediately answer student’s queries and probably save them a lot of stress (though, some could argue it’ll make those who’ve done mediocre/poorly panic more).
am I the only applicant having no hope when watching this video?
Not at all hahaha
you and me both
same lol
Don't despair too early, I was 100% sure I had failed but managed to scrape an interview :) Best of luck
@@rosePetrichor Thanks for your encouragement, but I don't even think for a second or so that I got over 60 points
Hi all - I've just released a video with the full solutions and explanations for all the short answer questions in this paper here - ua-cam.com/video/lvd4svb3MSE/v-deo.html
No one:
Indian guy who cracked IIT: I did this in class 2
İ have a question how much time is this test supposed to take
That is not true. They teach this in class 11th and 12th.
Lol yeah but I don't think this is trivial either especially for a subjective standardized test given by everyone, so the correct parallel would be something like the Boards (or atleast JEE Mains) and not JEE Advanced. These people would be studying English and other such subjects in more depth than most of us probably do
Stop telling IIT beads! It's quite a shame when you make such comments despite the overwhelming evidence of the little Mathematics research that IIT spawns.
And what's up with this comment format? 'No one', 'Literally no one...' Try to be a tad more original and respectful. India's shameful educational standards and IIT machines like fitjee can't measure up to real research-- research that matters. Despite the huge investments in IITs, the research turnover remains abysmally low. And now you will probably cite the google guy, but remember that's only 1 and he became what he became after he left your revered IIT!
Amazing. While Pearson keep exam papers locked for 3+ years, you share the paper the day after with a video explanation. Thank you.
So true.
I can't tell if I would have wanted this kind of video to exist when I applied... on the one hand, useful to have an official set of answers available so quickly with short explanations. On the other hand, agonising to know exactly how much you messed up on..! I was accepted but to this day have no idea exactly how I did in the MAT, and I have *no* desire to know!
I wish there was an Oxford Physics channel since I sat the PAT yesterday...
In q2, shouldn't it be that f adds 1 while g adds 00 to the binary expansion of number rather than the other way around?
Oops, well spotted- that's a small slip in what I say out loud for Q2(iii) only. I recorded that multiple times, and I got f and g mixed up about 50% of the time. ^James
The ultimate fricking flex of the century my friend
@@sithmauduwela7220 FR! This guy outsmarted oxford. I would bring that up at so many parties.
@@ding-dongditch8773 I fricking know right, like holy shoot, even if it was a minor mistake, the fact you could pick that up is insane af
Damn
um I'm not even doing a STEM subject why is this recommended to me 😳
i still have 4 years until university why did i get recommended this :p
(im not complaining its very interesting but)
@@MrDerpinati same except it's not interesting for me because I don't even understand half of it :)
Because maths is interesting
Im not a native english speaker and like two thirds of the math specific vocalbulary go over my head. Also I am a university student and look at many of these questions in awe.
To all of people who wrote/ will write how easy this test was: you really have to have low self esteem to be trying to get attention by bragging in a youtube comment.
I think you have low self esteem who cant accept that this might be easy for some people.
well, the teacher makes it look amd sound easy lmao
i have another 4 years before getting into university so im not too concerned atm tbh
To the person who pre-emptively complained about the possibility that other people might brag about how easy it is:
Your self-worth and IQ are pitiable and both in the negatives. Stop being a little bitch.
Chances are the people who will be viewing this video will be generally good at math, and for someone who is good at math, this years test was a easy. No need to be offended.
its really not hard... idk about america but in my country these are basic questions every high school kid can do
Unfortunately, I was doomed because it was a pipe dream to prepare for the MAT in 2 weeks. I found this exam really challenging and due to that I probably will not be accepted to the Oxford...
Anyway I enjoyed EXAM and my fail inspired me to examine and scrutinise mathematics with even greater passion than ever before! Thank you so much, Oxford.
I started to revise after 15.10 and thought that I would pass :(
Same here my school thought it was a great idea to do mocks in September so I could only start revising after I handed in my UCAS application
Integral problem
Math fun
ua-cam.com/video/HnnqijkUoKc/v-deo.html
See it one time
Oh, people unironically searched for this video... it just showed up on my recommended...
same bro, and the people who searched it up are (probably) the ones who are toxic in this comment section 😂
Huh, so the connection between binary and the functions is the key to Q2. I completely missed that but somehow did a majority of questions just by logic. (Wondering how much I would get penalized for that?)
I would not say that the exam was harder than usual (I find the 2019 paper to be more difficult), as though Q2 and 3 were a little trickier than usual, Q5 and 6 were relatively straightforward.
If your logic is right, it should be accepted I saw some friends send me their explanations about it and it's completely right imo so I think they should give you marks for that. I think this paper was harder than 2018 but easier than 2019 (for Q3 and Q4 applicants atleast)
@@jibran8410 praying you’re right...
Taking a look at this paper, I did Q2 without the binary numbers, for v) and vi) The numbers of values in set S between 2^k and 2^k+1 follow the Fibonacci sequence. Which is defined by the function in v). Then for 1
@@KiLLJoYUA-cam I did it without binary for any part, just explanation for ii, iii and iv then power rule for v and summation of two series part vi
same here
Hold up, I think at 4:16 it’s the other way around. g adds 00 to the number and f adds 1 to the number (in binary)
At 4:15, shouldn't it be the opposite: g(x) adds 00 at the end of a number written in binary, while f(x) adds a 1 to it?
In question 2(iii), the mark scheme says that the function f adds 1 to the end of the number and g adds 00 to the end of the number, whereas in the video it is the other way around.
For the first question could the answer also be B because if you attempted to find the top right corner you could add by 2 on the x value and add by 1 on the right
I don't know whether to watch this or not, it might make me feel bad about what I did but how else am I going to learn!
I wish all of the others in the comments the best of luck in applying and getting into Oxford!
I had to do the test remotely because my family and I have covid so that really didn't help my focus lol
So did I lol. Which zoom group were you in?
@@oscarholloway850 I think I was in group 7, if you were in it too I was the one wearing a pink shirt and blue waistcoat (I thought it would help me concentrate to be in more formal clothes lol)
@@zantezuma hahaha sounds snazzy! No I was in group 29 :)
Do you know how you did? Hope you did well. Just being in a position to attempt this test is very impressive.
@@jgsh8062 Unfortunately I have no idea how well I did, but I will be finding the result of the whole process in January. Thanks!
In question 2, I did not make the link to binary but for part iii) I worked out f’(x) and g’(x) and reasoned that as when x=200 neither produce an integer, that 200 can’t be created using f(x) and g(x). Do you think this would be credited?
I don't wana say but Indians at 11th and 12th standard can do all these Questions easily I am not saying that these Questions are easy but still all these concepts are mastered by a student studying at 11th and 12th grade.
Genuinely speaking this person is also great at mathematics DAMN RESPECT FOR YOU BRO!.
Hello, great video. For the first question is (3,4) not meant to be the centre where you’ve used it as a corner? I’m working my way through it for practice and was just wondering. Thanks :)
Indians coming with "helo sir we do this in clas 11th.... When i am 16 year old.... iit are very hard and the number one in India... even the ceo of the google is a Indian ;) his name is SUNDAR PICHAI he is from iit only... this is very easy ok..." In 3..2..- Oh, wait. They're already here.
For the geometry question part ii (d), isn't it having rotational symmetry about a point mean that it's an odd function?
As a class 12th CBSE maths student I felt genius after watching this 😅😂😂
Hey how was your MAT? Do you have any tips for another CBSE maths student? thanks
I think it would be a better idea if you do the same but for the ENS Paris admission exam, you can find the exams on the website of the university
I’m really stupid but would it be possible for you to go through this at normie speed.
Or like make 1 video for each questions explaining the steps involved
Thanks, this is my MAT revision for my paper tomorrow
Thanks for doing this after the tests were administered x
nobody's going to follow this with the efficiency demonstrated in this video. These problems are complex and in no way as simple as he's making it out to be.
Thank you so much!
Thanks everyone for supporting me ❤️
Now they are speedrunning Oxford maths
Hi James, which paper would you think to be harder, 2017 or this year?
2017 one is harder.
James, for the formula of A(theta) im q4 I stated it was 1/4 +(sqrt2/4)xsin(theta) where x is the hypotenuse of the right angled triangle with theta, would I get no marks for this as I introduced a new variable? Thanks.
*sqrt(2)/4
im doing maths in uni next year but im just going through this just out of curiosity to see if i would've passed.
question 2 is almost exactly the same as one of the past paper IB question, the dragon jumping up the stair, but this question just need to express in base 2.
question 2 as not the multiple choice
Hey um total tangent here but I had a question about the admissions as I am not a native English student. I apply to imperial college after my a levels and I'd have to face this test right?
Now the question is, how to study mathematics EFFECTIVELY?
Great question
Easy. Study Galois cohomology and the Yang-mills gap existence. Afterwards, extend the Kronecker-Weber theorem on Abelian extensions of rational numbers.
@@badmintongo4832 Before extending the Kronecker-Weber theorem by Abelian extension of rational numbers, I would say it is more appropriate to deal with Hasse-Weil zeta functions of Shimura varieties just to get the toes wet. Just my take but I think your version is fine.
The Virgin Mathematics V.S. the Chad Meta-Logic
The tautology of meta-logic is essentially-stimulating.
Meta-logic = Mathematics is a mindset.
To be honest, first glanced at q4, i noticed that sign error, then i thought it just been oxford, like the sigh was ment ot be there to increase difficulty, so i continued.
Just me who found this really hard this year? :(
Yeah
Dumbass
Thought this years was actully easy and straight forwards, if you have learned recurence relation Q2 would be simple and Q5 & Q6 is logically laied out.
Me too🤣
@@lovestop101 Wow genius, show me your ways.
For question 1D 1:07 it is much easier to use differentiation and set dy/dx to be equal to 0, to solve for x. Then put the x value back into the original equation to get the maximum f(x) value :)
Yeah good old maxima minima method
It's much worse man. If you differentiate you will end up with a very nasty equation, and furthermore, you will have to evaluate the function at that point without a calculator. CTS is a much easier approach
that gives you a local max or min, not global
Or maybe any one can inform me the university i can transfer?
Me: it’s been 20 years, but hey. Let’s have a go
Question 1: *15 minutes later* Oof, ok. It’s not that bad.
Question 2: *Fortunate Son starts playing in the background*
I understand you will be told if you are called for an interview but are you told if you didn’t get an interview?
Yes, you will get a letter by email or post.
can anyone explain to me the question number 1? how is 2,2 is the opposite corner
If at Q7 v) i gave a way to do it in 6 joins and said if we want exactly 7 we can just add an useless move would that be okay?
That makes sense to me. ^James
Hello, for the question G) I would translate 'turning points' by 'extrema' (which is the plural of 'extremum' in French) instead of 'points d'inflexion'.
I misread the statement in question 6, where is stated “all k children”. Because of this my formula was slightly wrong, meaning my answer to g(7,5) was incorrect. How much do you think I will be penalised for this silly mistake?
I did the exact same thing
I usually score 12-15 marks in the question 6, and this was the one type of question I prayed wouldn’t come up (after struggling to comprehend the 2019 version)- I can tackle any other question. You can imagine the heartbreak I felt when I saw it in the section 6 question, one of my strongest attributes.
Easy to explain when you already knew the answer and problems, only read the script, boom done in 10 minutes and 100% correct!
In reality, you might only did a half of all problems answered and a half of it correct 😅
2:02 Oops I mistakenly believed the options were of the form a + b log 2 + c log 3 + d log 7... 😬
To the indian students bragging about how "easy" this is and how comparatively "hard" JEE Adv is, you should also look at the fact how low selection rates in harvard are compared to IITs and how much extra-curriculars you need to do so as to make a good college application.
Harvard acceptance rate - 4.6%
IIT Bombay acceptance rate - 3.7%
@@mithrandir965 Harvard is one school, IIT has lot of branches, bombay is your aspiration but in average harward is higher. Moreover if you have to dedicate so much time in extra curriculars unlike IIT aspirants, how will they get the time to study?
I am tired of reading that kinda comments. It's not right to compare these things.
Wow this person seriously did this question like 10 minutes .. While me take me 2 minutes to recognise what chapters it is and what next step, oh I need to differentiate n integrate it oh maximum n minium point dy/dx =0 whyyy I need to used calculator while this person being fast more than frequency of the light ..moreover that cos sin tangent that one if in my school I need to drawn the graft for sin 2pie n then compare two equation given then you can find titik persilangan (in malay) oh god i start to forgetting I'm wrote this comment for my revision also.... God why can't I be genius huhu.... wish me luck for my exam thank you
Hey Oxford,
I am Pranav Kasliwal currently in grade 12.
I have some different approaches to do some questions:-
1.) We can also write a line equation between the two points and we will get x+2y=11. Then there would be a line perpendicular to this containing the centre which would be 2x-y=2. These both will be a diagonal of the square and if any point will satisfy this line then it is most likely to be another corner of the square. To confirm it the point should have the same distance from the centre as the distance between 1,5 and 3,4 which is root 10.
2.) Question 3:- Sir we can also apply a^2-b^2 formula where a-b always being -1. Then we can apply sum of natural numbers formula (keeping the minus in common) till 100 ((n(n+1)/2)) answer will be -5050.
Hi James, What do you think, would be the average cut-off for Maths+Comp Science this year
want to ask too
Same here, how did you find q6 this year. If you ask me it was essentially identical to last year's Q5, which might give a higher average on that question.
I found 2019 q5 easy, but this year's q6 I totally messed up with a very incorrect formula. Unlike 2019 there was no obvious hint on how to start the question (which basically gave away the answer) and so I considered cases differently without realising it would lead to duplicate solutions, and like an idiot I didn't check with the g(2,2) example that it was wrong until the very end. So annoyed the rest of the paper was so easy I have no chance of getting in now.
lol I thought I was totally screwed until seeing this
This is the test just to have your application looked at ahaha just wait till the interview
@@blueberrycranberrycherry Yeah but it still has quite a big weighting post-interview, especially for computer science. You'll need to work a lot harder with a lower score than a higher one.
ahahahaha you aint going to oxford🤣🤣
People are so toxic lmao, I hope you get into oxford! Good luck
@@fatimaakamrann thanks!
You are great I am studying mechanical engineering
Looks easier than i expected
Why was TMUA harder this year.....
S̄cˌc̊we xmtā wācā
The statement above is (thereof) Boolean-Algebra.
is all the knowledge covered by AP Calculus BC?
Wow! I don’t think I’m gonna be going to Oxford lol I don’t even know the first question.
Bro I was so lost on Q3 because if that minus sign, I did all the parts but always ended up proving them with the odd function being -f(x) and I thought I got it wrong. Hopefully I get some marks then.
Dude, if the exams are like this, I have potential :D
As someone who is from the US, this ........
is insanity......
I’m too scared to watch this video. So I won’t :)
I don't even know why I'm watching this, I applied for Neuroscience at none of these universities... 3 years ago. I graduated already.
I don’t know the courses number system of Oxford. But this is really the entrances level of cal 1
Is this Any% Glitchless?
I'm so stupid how did I only get 6 right on that multiple choice. Oh my days I literally Calculated the right answer for 2 of them and put in the wrong answer! I guess it's just a sign 🤕
I feel your pain, I only got 5 :(
I got nothing you know , all of my answers were totally wrong 😭😭😭😭
It's silly mistake because of hurry. Happened with me too
Give yourself a tap on the back! you had the courage to do it!
weirdest video in my recommendations all week 😂
Just wow
Integral problem
Math fun
ua-cam.com/video/HnnqijkUoKc/v-deo.html
See it one time
I am a student from India I am really interested
Am I the only one who did scale drawing for the very first mcq question? 😂
I cleaned my-proof.
The album is copyrighted (unless for non-commerical-use). I can't retrieve-the sheet-music, no-wise!
This type of questions I done in my school
What scores to people who get accepted actually get on this test?
@@fadumoali7809 It’s 60% and above.
How much are you all expecting? :3 i thought this paper was harder than normal for Q3,4 applicants what do you think?
It’s just that I’ve learned most of the materials for solving them in elementary school and some bits and pieces i’ve been learning throughout my 2 years of highschool mate
For maths+compsci I found 5&6 slightly easier than normal. 2&3 threw me off towards then end so tbh I’d be happy to get around 50%
I forgot some of my answers already so somewhere between 45-65 I'm guessing lol
I found these question too easy....Well ,so are most of the guys preparing for JEE...So sad......I don't know how to apply to Oxford.I have heard it's very tough to take an international student.
For question E, doesnt the tangent meet the x axis at a - a^2/2?
Nope
Y=2ax-a^2 is the equation of the tagent.
X intercept (a/2,0)
He's got a copy of the mark scheme!
Dude, he wrote the marking scheme and the questions
I watch this to go to sleep
11pm over here
Any chance of naming a maths book one would need to follow in order to understand how to solve the problems?
Any of the A-level text-books should be sufficient in terms of the knowledge that is necessary. The only real way to practice specifically these kinds of problems is to use the papers from previous years, and solve the problems on there.
i did some step questions too over the summer (as well past papers). id recommend ‘advanced problems in core mathematics’ which is a collection of step questions with comments and stuff. its available online as a pdf or you can buy a paperback
@@pratyush2108 BMO 1 and problems of similar difficulty are very good for developing the right kind of problem solving skills. That alone won't do it though, you will also need knowledge of A-level math - which olympiad problems rarely require.
I've never even done maths at this level the fuck am I here for
why is it so easy except for a few questions?
Pliss add a subtitle😭😭
You can go to setting and add captions and choose english (auto-generated)
I'm from Serbia and we do this math in middle school. I recognized 5 same questions with the same answers that i had on my test back then. Now i guess it isn't hard to get into Oxford, you just need money.
I from india and yes this was a cakewalk for me
Calculus in middle school? 💀 That's cap.
@@carmen_13 No, unfortunately not. Our system wants so much from us and that's why we are perfect workers for foreign land. They don't have to teach us anything so we are cheap, finished product.
Awesome❤❤❤💗💗💗
I have background in Multimedia why youtube recommend this to me ?
I agree.
How to apply for these exams...anyone can guide me ? I am from India and i want to know how an international student could give these tests ?
you should go to their website and check or send them an e-mail
Mike Boyd anyone?
thanks
Can I switch to Medieval History please ?