IMAT Physics and Maths preparation
Cover the official Maths and Physics topics, then practise formulas, units and problem solving.
13 combined questions.
Build your method, then build your speed.
Recent papers tested algebra, geometry, probability, mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics and electricity.
The 2024 and 2025 papers each used 7 Maths questions and 6 Physics questions, but the exact split can change.
Latest checked against the MUR 2025/2026 syllabus. Check the official source before applying in a new cycle.
📐Why Physics and Maths matter
Physics and Mathematics are grouped together in the IMAT. The latest completed official format assigns 13 of the 60 questions to this combined area.
The 2024 and 2025 papers each contained 7 Maths questions and 6 Physics questions. MUR officially sets only the combined total, so the exact split can change.
📘Topics to cover
Use this as your checklist. The detailed 2026 syllabus has not yet been published, so these topics use the latest completed MUR syllabus.
🔢 Numbers and algebra
- Number sets, proportions, percentages, scientific notation and order of magnitude
- Powers, roots, logarithms and basic combinatorics
- Polynomials, identities, factorisation and algebraic fractions
- Linear and quadratic equations, inequalities and systems
📈 Functions and trigonometry
- Domain, range, sign, continuity, maxima, minima and graph behaviour
- Polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions
- Composite and inverse functions
- Trigonometric equations and inequalities
📐 Geometry, probability and statistics
- Plane and solid geometry, similarity, area and volume
- Angles, radians, trigonometry and solving triangles
- Coordinate geometry, lines, circles and conic sections
- Frequency distributions, charts, events and probability
🏃 Measurement and mechanics
- Physical quantities, units, conversions, scalars and vectors
- Speed, acceleration, angular motion and harmonic motion
- Newton's laws, weight, elasticity and friction
- Momentum, impulse, torque, work, energy and power
🌡️ Fluids and thermodynamics
- Density, pressure, Pascal's, Stevino's and Archimedes' principles
- Flow rate, continuity, Bernoulli's equation and viscosity
- Temperature, heat transfer, calorimetry and specific heat
- State changes, ideal gases and the laws of thermodynamics
⚡ Electricity and electromagnetism
- Charge, Coulomb's law, electric fields and potential
- Capacitance, capacitors and electrostatic energy
- Current, resistance, Ohm's law, circuits and Kirchhoff's laws
- DC, AC, magnetic forces and electromagnetic induction
Practise IMAT Physics and Maths questions.
Make formulas and units feel manageable.
Use topic practice and explanations to get more comfortable with mechanics, electricity, graphs, algebra, probability and common calculation traps before full IMAT simulations.
🧮How to study Physics and Maths
The easiest mistake is trying to cover everything without doing enough questions. For IMAT Physics and Maths, you need a small set of reliable methods: identify the topic, write the known values, choose the relationship, then calculate carefully.
A simple study routine
- Build the maths base: practise algebra, powers, percentages, functions, graphs and basic probability first.
- Learn formulas with units: know when each formula applies and what every symbol means.
- Move into timed questions: use recent papers once you can solve the main topic types without checking your notes.
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🎯Weekly Physics and Maths plan
Keep Physics and Maths active every week. Short, regular practice is better than leaving all 13 questions until the end of your preparation.
What to do each week
- Practise one Maths block and one Physics block.
- Record each mistake as a formula, unit, algebra, graph or arithmetic error.
- Add timed mixed sets when the main formulas and setups feel familiar.
Official source baseline
This page uses the latest checked MUR 2025/2026 sources: Decree no. 599 of 7 August 2025, Allegato A syllabus and the 2025 English paper and 2024 English paper. MUR's 2026 announcement says the detailed content will be defined in a later decree. We will update this page when it is published.
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