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Lots of updates

Firstly, many thanks to Rob (R2Drew2), who has now posted walkthroughs of the first four of my mock papers on YouTube. If you have not seen them yet, do take a look - they are excellent.

I have finally finished reviewing the last set of my mock papers, Set E. I will probably take a short break from writing now to recharge a little!

I have also noticed that many of you are using the exam simulator for practice, and it is great to know that the tool is being used! As a result, I have been working on improving the analytics, as the current version is really only a placeholder.

The plan is to introduce an Elo-style progression system that should give a more meaningful measure of overall progress. This is what I am currently working on.

I will be away next week, so I am not sure exactly when it will be ready, but hopefully it will not be too long.

Total of eight mock papers reviewed, Tyler Sets A-C added

I have now finished full reviews of the first eight of my mock papers, covering Sets A through D. I sometimes tweak and swap questions in earlier papers too, so please make sure you download the latest version of any mock paper before attempting it. Alternatively, you can use the exam simulator, which is always up to date. Lastly, I have also finished transcribing Jackie Tyler's papers into the exam simulator up to and including Set C.

There are also a couple of Easter-egg-style questions in Paper 2 of my latest sets: unserious, but entirely rigorous. I just cannot seem to help myself. Enjoy!

Lots happening!

Firstly, many thanks to Rob (R2Drew2) for making a full video walkthrough of my Set A Paper 1 on YouTube. I watched the walkthrough too: very slick as usual, with clear explanations. Thank you very much!

Secondly, Jackie Tyler has very kindly and meticulously gone through my Set A papers, made many helpful corrections, and spotted a couple of careless mistakes from me. Thank you very much as well.

All of these efforts will hopefully help students prepare for the next edition of the TMUA in October.

Lastly, Tyler Mock Set B is now live on the exam simulator.

Jackie Tyler's mock papers set A is now live

Jackie Tyler's TMUA Mock Set A is now available in the JZ Maths exam simulator.

I have used Jackie Tyler's mock papers with many of my own students over the years, and I highly recommend them as excellent TMUA preparation materials.

A big thank you again to Jackie Tyler of tylertutoring.com for kindly giving me permission to include her papers on JZ Maths.

I aim to have the rest added this weekend.

Jackie Tyler's mock papers and more

A few updates to share:

  1. Jackie Tyler of tylertutoring.com has very kindly agreed to allow me to include her papers in the exam simulator. I will look to transcribe her papers into the simulator over the next few days.

  2. I have finally finished all the worksheets for the Logic Course, and installed the last of the Easter egg questions!

  3. JZ Mock Set C Paper 2 has also been fully reviewed.

My immediate to-do list now is to complete the review of the remaining mocks. After that, I will move on to creating the section on Additional Useful Topics.

Added attempt history to the dashboard

A student emailed me with a feature request: to make attempt summaries permanently available for students to view. It was a good suggestion and relatively easy to implement, so it is now live. Thank you, Abdul, for the suggestion!

I have also fixed a few errors pointed out by several students. Thank you to everyone who notified me. These corrections are now live, and both the exam simulator and PDF downloads have been updated.

A reminder that the first five papers are considered fully polished. The remaining five are on my list for a full review.

Two more worksheets added to the Logic Course

Worksheets have been added to the sections on the contrapositive and proof by contradiction. I hope you find them useful.

Easter eggs added to Logic Course Worksheets

I’ve added a series of Easter egg questions throughout the Logic course worksheets. Can you find them all?

Logic Course Worksheets added

Some worksheets have now been added to the first three sections of my course on logic.

I have also updated the front pages of my papers with guidance notes to remind students that my mock papers contain only hard, very hard, and occasionally unreasonably hard questions :). The routine and easier material has been deliberately left out, so students should not be discouraged if they find the papers difficult or need longer than the recommended time.

The main aim of these papers is improvement rather than measurement: meet difficult problems, struggle with them, learn from them, and get better each time!

Logic Course Completed

Last a couple of days, I have obsessively worked to complete my course on logic, it has finally been completed. I will look to add some worksheets to each section in due course, and perhaps do a video version of this on YouTube.