Old exams

Old exams#

Exams and resits from previous years available here. Recent exams are provided in two formats, with and without answers, where the one without answers is formatted as provided at the exam.

Some general remarks:

  • The formatting and style of questions of the old exams is representative of what you will see this year.

  • The scope of the exam is governed by the contents of the online textbook, and exceptions are stated in the book. If you see a discrepancy between the textbook and the sample exams, the textbook governs.

  • A portion of the questions this year will take inspiration from the assignments we have done on Wednesday and Friday (but not all of the questions) and the programming assignments; it would be wise to review this when preparing for the exam.

  • In addition, programming topics changed over the years: questions from previous years illustrate how programming will be asked, but not necessarily the content. As the scope of Programming Assignments changes from year to year, you may see topics that are unfamiliar to you.

Changes to the scope of the module over the years:

  • Since 2026/27, modelling concepts, univariate distributions and Taylor series expansions are not independent exam topics anymore. Questions about these topics (i.e. topics that are in the appendix of present year’s book) are not representative for what you can expect this year.

  • The finite volume method was part of MUDE in 2023/24 and 2024/25. It is not in this edition.

  • The finite difference method for PDEs was in Q1 in 2023/24 and 2024/25. It is in Q2 in this edition.

  • The scope in 2022/23 differed significantly from the present scope. Those exams are less representative but included for completeness.

2025-2026 exams#

The formula sheet for the Q1 2025 exam is provided here

2024-2025 exams#

2023-2024 exams#

2022-2023 exams#