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Original solutions to all three questions of the University of Oxford Part A topology examination, sat on 16 June 2023. Source: officially released examination PDF, parent PDF pages 101–103; printed paper pages 1–3. The wording in 1(a)(v) requires an interpretation explained in its solution. The classification reference in 3(b)(iii) should point to 3(a)(iv).

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The regular University of Oxford preliminary examination was held on 20 June 2019, from 14:30 to 17:30. These solutions cover every marked part of all eight questions: digital systems in Questions 1–3, linear algebra in Questions 4–6, and natural deduction in Questions 7–8, including questions beyond the examination's permitted choice. The supplied Thumb instruction set reference and primitive proof rules are part of the held paper.

Source release: Oxford Computer Science examination archive, member 2018/T/a10101w1.pdf. The native cover establishes the 2019 regular sitting despite the archive's 2018/T directory. The printed code is A10101W1. A correction to a printed invariant bound is explained in Question 1(e); all inputs needed for the remaining solutions are present.

Solutions to all nine questions of the University of Oxford computer science preliminary examination, Long Vacation 2019, held on 4 September 2019. The printed groups are Discrete Mathematics (1–3), Continuous Maths (4–6), and Probability (7–9). All options are treated.

Source: Public examination-paper archive, member 2018/L/a10100w1.pdf, nine scanned pages, paper A10100W1. The dated cover establishes 2019 despite the archive member’s directory name.