Because the kick-off meeting, course, guidance and exam preparation meeting are all offered online, they are not affected by any coronavirus measures.

The exam will also be taken online.

To check whether your prior knowledge is sufficient or whether you need to update the prior knowledge through self-study, we recommend that you complete the exercises listed in the Prior Knowledge Mathematics A or Mathematics B learning environments below. If you have mastered this material and can complete the exercises correctly, you can assume that you have sufficient mathematical skills to start the Mathematics e-course.

In many cases, passing our exam is sufficient to meet the Mathematics entry requirements for degree programmes at the University of Amsterdam or other Dutch universities. However, because admission of students is the responsibility of the individual degree programmes, it is strongly recommended that you check with the admissions officer of the intended degree programme that you will indeed be admissible with a certificate of the Korteweg-de Vries Institute for Mathematics.

The Autumn e-course and Winter e-course have been developed in such a way that you can do it alongside your work or school. The study load is at least 12 hours per week and we recommend spreading the study load over the week. Don't underestimate this, and stick to the weekly schedule. If you start to lag behind, it is very difficult to catch up and pass the exam.

• Practice Exam Mathematics A and Solutions Practice Exam Mathematics A
• Practice Exam Mathematics B and Solutions Practice Exam Mathematics B

In these cases, you can get  30 minutes extra time for the exam. We would like to see proof that you have one of the above impairments.

No calculator is allowed during the mathematics exam. The exam is composed and guaranteed by the Korteweg-de Vries Institute of Mathematics of the University of Amsterdam. The exam focuses on algebraic skills of the candidate; therefore a calculator is not required.

Additional information for the Mathematics A exam: In the exercise material of Mathematics A, it can occur that very large or more complex numbers are used. For example, this is the case with some exercises in the subject of rows and series. In this way, the candidate will be able to factor more complicated numbers into prime factors than will be required at the exam.

Please let us know by email to wiskundecursussen-science@uva.nl