Every Question Solved | UKMT Senior Maths Challenge 2023

[@ElectricalStorm]

Am a new a level maths and fm student doing smc this year. This video scared me 😭

[@Mathsaurus]

Yes, don't worry, they're meant to be very hard - nothing like a 'normal' test, very few students get anywhere near 80% on this one!

[@J0ngLi]

Same! We also found out last week and it's already today :D

[@rKaraa]

i have my smc tomorrow and im kinda stressing, like these are so hard, this video helped alot tho thank you

[@Mathsaurus]

Yeah they’re meant to be hard - lash year just 5 correct would get you a bronze though! Good luck!

[@wethan9569]

I also just realised you taught at Westminster School - one of the best, if not the best in UK 😮

[@Mathsaurus]

Yes that’s true it was my first full time teaching job!

[@koioioioi]

Currently prepping for the smc come october 1st and really aiming for a bmo qualification due to how well ive been scoring in practice but these videos and walkthroughs have helped tremendously so thank you so much

[@Mathsaurus]

Pleased to hear that - good luck!

[@DJCricketMSD]

How are you preparing for Senior Maths Challenge?

[@koioioioi]

@@DJCricketMSD currently reading the art and ctaft of problem solving by paul zeitz and just doing lots of past papers. I have the bmo companion books aswell so im going through those and doing bmo1 and bmo2 questions which really are testing my problem solving skills so when i come back to the smc it becomes more straight forward

[@columc]

Thank you so much for these

[@Mathsaurus]

No problem!

[@funtastic1297]

My teacher said some of us can go the girls math Olympiad and smc Yipee. Thanks!

[@Mathsaurus]

Good news!

[@wethan9569]

This is very useful, thanks a lot sir! But I need to learn to attempt the question before your explanation 😂🎉🎉

[@Mathsaurus]

Yes that is a good habit - if you do them inside the free course linked in the description instead it stops you before each question and even has a hint video

[@Mathsaurus]

@Mathsaurus ps good luck!

[@wethan9569]

It will be nice to have you in my school 😅😊

[@syying9455]

Just curious about the percentage of candidates who get full marks?

[@I.M2008]

Hi Kevin, do you have any tips on how or where to find online maths tuition students? Thanks.

[@Mathsaurus]

Personal contacts, agencies and online listing boards like superprof would be my starting points

[@cheeseboi8769]

Hey! Is there any other way for practice for these challenges other than just grinding past papers (which is what I've been doing lol)

[@Mathsaurus]

I do have a couple of courses. - the Go for Gold one is more structured and has a 3 day free trial - courses.mathsaurus.com/courses/go-for-gold-in-maths-challenges-age-16-18

[@reesepereira5952]

im a y10 student doing it this year, thanks for the video and, are there other yr 10 students doing this?????

[@aksharbezgoan9974]

yeah me too

[@Mathsaurus]

Good luck!

[@Great-Britain2]

Yh thanks a lot it's very helpful.

[@kennethismyidol]

how many questions for gold? also this is useful for today cheers

[@kevinolding]

It varies from year to year but I’d guess around 16

[@randy-u5o]

im at westminster but i didnt see u which years were u here for? great video btw

[@Mathsaurus]

Thanks, it was my first teaching job so about 10 years ago but still in touch with lots of the teachers there!

[@randy-u5o]

@@Mathsaurus lol nice got the smc tmr thanks a lot

[@JohnChen-f9d]

im cooked bro

[@yeetonmyfeet6548]

if i get Olympiad level marks tomorrow i owe you one grand lol

[@Mathsaurus]

Good luck!