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Website offers engineering teasers

An enterprising engineering department has launched a website aimed at helping the next generation of scientists to win places at leading universities.

As teenagers gear up for their university applications and interviews, the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering has developed a free online question bank of nearly 200 maths, physics and engineering problems.

From momentum and pulley dynamics to magnetic induction and voltage sources, youngsters stumped by a problem can click on a question and get detailed help from current engineering students at Cambridge on how to tackle it.

The project was developed by Professor Richard Prager in order to benefit students who want to study engineering. He explained: “Some schools are more experienced than others at preparing their pupils for competitive engineering entrance interviews.

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