NEW VIDEO: Raising the Titanic with Ping-Pong Balls. We may not have had the budget for the real thing, but a 3D-printed model and a fish tank in the @stedmundhall library is a pretty good substitute. Filmed with @duolingo for DuoCon 2022. Watch the full video at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #titanic #duocon
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Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford calculates the perfect placement of a penalty kick and then tries to hit the target… Filmed for @duolingo DuoCon 2022 - a free global event at the intersection of language, learning, and technology. Full video at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #duocon #duolingo
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NEW VIDEO: Watch me have far too much fun talking all things @pokemon for my 2025 @tedx_official talk.
I’ve read all 1025 entries in the Pokédex and picked out 5 of my favourites that seemingly break physics.
Premieres today at 4pm (GMT+1) - see you in the live chat!
#tomrocksmaths #pokemon #pokedex #tedx #tedtalk
Having a blast @whitgiftschool earlier this week applying mathematical modelling to my favourite fictional worlds. We may have failed to catch Mewtwo but now we know exactly how to improve the catch probability for next time!
#tomrocksmaths #whitgift #schooltalk #mewtwo #schoolvisit
Numbers vs. Words Round 20 - the sum of cubes or the scientific unit for measuring smell? Which is your favourite: “42” from Dr Tom or “olf” from Susie Dent? Let us know in the comments or cast your vote at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile).
This is round 20 in the “Numbers vs. Words” series where @tomrocksmaths and @susiedent share some of their favourite numbers/words in a battle for your vote. Results will be posted alongside the next round so keep an eye out to see if your favourite is the winner!
Susie is a lexicographer, etymologist and writer, best known as the expert in ‘Dictionary Corner’ on Countdown for over 30 years.
Dr Tom is the Public Engagement Lead and Departmental Lecturer in Mathematics at Oxford University Lifelong Learning. He also teaches at Robinson College at the University of Cambridge.
#tomrocksmaths #numbers #words #susiedent #funfacts
Can you solve these ‘simple’ algebra problems?
Filip Moons excellent lecture as part of the EMS Mathematics Education Series looks at the importance of teaching algebra correctly to help students to avoid common mistakes. I definitely had to think carefully about some of these questions!
Watch the full lecture at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #mathseducation #education #lectureseries #algebra
Brilliant day filming with @missestruchbiology in Oxford with @stedmundhall looking particularly lovely in the spring sunshine.
Video of me taking a GCSE Biology exam coming soon! (yes I don’t know why I figured this was a good idea either… :p)
#tomrocksmaths #missestruchbiology #oxforduniversity #GCSEbiology #GCSEexam
Had a great time today @ismonaco talking all things maths and movies / video games. Well done to the group of students that successfully caught Psyduck! And thanks to @bluebridge.education for organising the visit :)
Spent the rest of the day exploring the architecture of Monaco - including a great example of cannonball numbers in the wild. If there are 15 cannonballs at the bottom of the square pyramid, how many are there in total?
#tomrocksmaths #mathsontour #cannonballs #geometry #ismonaco
Running around Monaco pretending I’m a Formula 1 car vroom vroom…
Monaco is the 2nd smallest sovereign state in the world - you can probably guess the smallest - but has the highest population density of any country in the world at ~26,000 per square kilometre. Any idea which others make the top 10?
#tomrocksmaths #monacof1 #monacograndprix #principality #mathsontour
Loved chatting to you all today @robinsoncollegecambridge and @mathematics.at.cambridge open day - good luck to everyone with your applications :)
And for those of you that missed out, here are my notes on uniqueness of solutions to differential equations… not for the faint hearted!
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Just your casual 190 YEAR OLD EXAM!
Thanks to @christscollegecambridge for providing me with copies of a range of maths exams from almost 200 years ago, which I will of course be attempting to solve in an upcoming video… because what else does a mathematician do?
#tomrocksmaths #mathsexam #christscollege #cambridgeuniversity #oldexams
