Your TMUA plan, counted back from test day.

Your selected sitting starts 4 Jan 2027.

Your TMUA sitting and weekly time

90-day maximum

January is not the standard sitting for most Cambridge or Oxford applicants.

What is in this roadmap?

Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge20 questions · 75 minutes
Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning20 questions · 75 minutes

Both 75-minute papers are compulsory. The test has 40 questions in 150 minutes, with no calculator, no formulae booklet and no penalty for an incorrect answer.

Which topics need the first repair blocks?

Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge

Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning

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Personal TMUA roadmap

9 weeks to 6 Jan 2027

61 daysCompressed

Weekly time by module

8h / week

4h

Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge

Keep a steady block here while the diagnostic finds the next gap.

4h

Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning

Keep a steady block here while the diagnostic finds the next gap.

Week 1Diagnose6 Nov 2026 to 12 Nov 2026

Measure before you study

Priority: Baseline Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning

A timed baseline shows which topics need attention before you use the available study weeks.

  • Start with one baseline across Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning. Keep the module clocks separate.
  • Record each miss by module and topic, then name the step that failed.
  • Use Learn for MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions in Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, then take a short Practice set on the same topics.
  • Return to the misses after a break and check whether the route changed.
Week 2Repair13 Nov 2026 to 19 Nov 2026

Repair the named gap

Priority: Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge: MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions

A named topic gives each block one decision to improve and one result to check.

  • Open Learn and work through MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions in Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge.
  • Use Practice for Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, then review the Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge misses before changing topics.
  • Give Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning a focused block on MM1 Algebra and functions and MM7 Integration and follow it with a timed set.
  • Repeat one earlier miss without notes and write down the changed step.
Week 3Repair20 Nov 2026 to 26 Nov 2026

Repair the named gap

Priority: Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge: MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions

A named topic gives each block one decision to improve and one result to check.

  • Open Learn and work through MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions in Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge.
  • Use Practice for Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, then review the Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge misses before changing topics.
  • Give Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning a focused block on MM1 Algebra and functions and MM7 Integration and follow it with a timed set.
  • Repeat one earlier miss without notes and write down the changed step.
Week 4Build27 Nov 2026 to 3 Dec 2026

Turn repairs into marks

Priority: Mixed Practice led by Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge

Mixed work checks whether the fix holds across topics and modules.

  • Alternate Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge and Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning in Practice. Keep the focus on MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions and MM1 Algebra and functions and MM7 Integration.
  • Use Learn only for the topic that failed in the preceding set.
  • Complete one timed set for each of Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge and Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning.
  • Review the reason for every wrong option before starting the next set.
Week 5Build4 Dec 2026 to 10 Dec 2026

Turn repairs into marks

Priority: Mixed Practice led by Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge

Mixed work checks whether the fix holds across topics and modules.

  • Alternate Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge and Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning in Practice. Keep the focus on MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions and MM1 Algebra and functions and MM7 Integration.
  • Use Learn only for the topic that failed in the preceding set.
  • Complete one timed set for each of Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge and Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning.
  • Review the reason for every wrong option before starting the next set.
Week 6Build11 Dec 2026 to 17 Dec 2026

Turn repairs into marks

Priority: Mixed Practice led by Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge

Mixed work checks whether the fix holds across topics and modules.

  • Alternate Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge and Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning in Practice. Keep the focus on MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions and MM1 Algebra and functions and MM7 Integration.
  • Use Learn only for the topic that failed in the preceding set.
  • Complete one timed set for each of Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge and Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning.
  • Review the reason for every wrong option before starting the next set.
Week 7Simulate18 Dec 2026 to 24 Dec 2026

Rehearse the whole sitting

Priority: Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge (75 minutes), Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning (75 minutes)

A timed mock exposes pacing, sequence and repeated decision errors before the sitting.

  • Use the timed mock for Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge (75 minutes), Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning (75 minutes).
  • Review by topic first. Repair a repeated decision before an isolated hard question.
  • Return to Practice for Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, then check the result against MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions.
  • Repeat the sequence only after you find a specific change in your review.
Week 8Simulate25 Dec 2026 to 31 Dec 2026

Rehearse the whole sitting

Priority: Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge (75 minutes), Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning (75 minutes)

A timed mock exposes pacing, sequence and repeated decision errors before the sitting.

  • Use the timed mock for Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge (75 minutes), Paper 2: Mathematical Reasoning (75 minutes).
  • Review by topic first. Repair a repeated decision before an isolated hard question.
  • Return to Practice for Paper 1: Applications of Mathematical Knowledge, then check the result against MM1 Algebra and functions and MM1.3 Quadratic functions.
  • Repeat the sequence only after you find a specific change in your review.
Week 9Taper1 Jan 2027 to 5 Jan 2027

Arrive ready, keep work light

Priority: Accuracy, sleep and a clean first pass

Near the sitting, briefly practise methods you have checked.

  • Finish the last full timed mock by 1 Jan 2027.
  • From 3 Jan 2027, add no new topics. Use only your error log and familiar Practice sets.
  • The day before, do one short warm-up and stop before quality drops.
  • Check the sitting details you booked and protect sleep as part of the plan.