Oxford MAT (Mathematics Admissions Test)

Flashcards for the syllabus of the Oxford Mathematics Admissions Test (MAT), split into its ten topic areas: polynomials, algebra, differentiation, integration, graphs, logarithms and powers, transformations, geometry and vectors, trigonometry, and sequences and series. The MAT was last sat in 2025; from 2026 Oxford uses the TMUA instead. These cards suit anyone working through past MAT papers as practice.

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Some of its cards

• $\log_a x+\log_a y$

  $\log_a(xy)$
• $\tan x$

  $\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}$
• How does the graph of $y=f(x)+a$ relate to $y=f(x)$, for $a>0$?

  It is translated $a$ units up
• What shape does the graph of a quadratic with a positive $x^2$ coefficient have?

  A u-shaped parabola with a minimum turning point
• A sequence is given by $u_n=3n+2$. Find $u_1,u_2,u_3$.

  5, 8, 11
• What is the distance between the points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$?

  $\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$
• What is the quadratic formula, for solving $ax^2+bx+c=0$?

  $x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$
• What is $\frac{d}{dx}(x^n)$?

  $nx^{n-1}$
• How do you solve the simultaneous equations $2x+y=7$ and $x-y=2$?

  Add the equations to get $3x=9$, so $x=3$ and $y=1$
• Indefinite integration is the reverse of [...], so a constant of integration must always be added.

  Indefinite integration is the reverse of differentiation, so a constant of integration must always be added.

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