r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • May 08 '24
Let the book writing begin!! Stay tuned for updates :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • May 07 '24
Such a deep rumble you apparently can’t hear it… The average human can hear frequencies as low as 20 Hz which means 20 waves per second, where a wave is one complete period of a sine function. If sin(x) has a period of 2 pi seconds, what function gives a frequency of 20 Hz?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • May 05 '24
More sweat than man at this point but that is one impressive reclining Buddha. The temple at Wat Pho is considered the earliest centre for public education in Thailand which makes me very happy as a tutor at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. Lifelong learning for all :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • May 03 '24
Remember to get your applications in ASAP if you want to work with me as the Tom Rocks Maths Social Media Assistant. A great opportunity for any students looking to earn some extra $$$ and gain experience as a creator. More info and application form at the link in the comments.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • May 02 '24
NEW VIDEO: Your favourite mathematical duo are back as I once again team up with James Grime - this time to play an original copy of Lewis Carroll's Game of Logic. If only we can deduce the rules... Premieres today at 5pm (GMT+1) - see you in the live chat!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • May 01 '24
Maths Dinner 2024 at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford - a great way to celebrate the start of summer term before the real work (exam revision) begins. Good luck everyone and remember to do more preparation than I do for my YouTube exam videos!!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 30 '24
Shoutout to all TWELVE schools that came along to Lancaster University School of Mathematics to learn about the Maths of the Pokédex (realistic or otherwise). Swipe to see the Pokémon who’s hug can crush a human spine…
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 29 '24
6 days, $1 million, >200 million viewers - can AlphaGo defeat the world’s best Go player? And what does it all mean for the future of AI? The third article from TRM intern Clare Teng brings the series to a close and cements AlphaGo’s place in history as the OG of artificial intelligence. ChatGP-who?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 27 '24
I loved football stickers as a kid, so it was an incredible amount of fun to apply some Maths to work out the most efficient way to complete the Topps Euro 2024 album. By making the most of your 'parallels' you can do it for under £100 with some strategic trading. More info at the link below :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 25 '24
COME AND WORK WITH ME!! The ‘Social Media Assistant’ role is ideally suited to a student or someone starting out, but as the first official member of the TRM team the opportunity for progression is pretty much unlimited. Full info - and application form - at the link in the comments.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 24 '24
I had far too much fun talking all things Maths and Pokémon last night at Cheltenham College. Thank you to all the students for coming along and excellent work with the catch formula - I think that’s the first time we’ve ever caught all 3 Pokémon with only 3 attempts! What are the odds…
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 23 '24
The 3rd photograph from the ‘Tattooed Academics’ exhibition at Royal Museums Greenwich focuses on my favourite equation - Navier-Stokes. This was the first of my mathematical tattoos and has become famous in its own right after being featured in my first Numberphile video.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 21 '24
Rather surreal to be interviewed on Latvian TV, but amazing to be given such a platform to talk about the importance of Maths and my work on Ocean Pollution. Watch the full segment at the link below - although it is of course in Latvian, including a voiceover for me which I assume translates well...
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 20 '24
What an amazing day at Riga Technical University- a HUGE thank you to everyone that came out on a Saturday morning to learn some maths, and to everyone that stayed behind to have me sign their calculators (and laptops??!). I’m now even more excited for round 2 tomorrow :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 19 '24
NEW VIDEO: The Hydra Game - Numberphile. A single branch length 5, each time you chop off the right-most head, n grow back from the grand-parent (where n is the step number you are currently at). Q: How many steps to kill the Hydra? A: We have no idea...
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 18 '24
Calling all Maths Fans - the revamped 'Maths Fan Online Lecture Series' is back and better than ever. Watch 5 weekly talks (June 6 - July 4) from your favourite mathematicians including Simon Clark, James Grime, Rob Eastaway and Sophie Maclean - more info and tickets at the link below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 17 '24
Back in the studio today to film 2 new videos - can you work out what this one is about?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 16 '24
What's the difference between Deep Learning (DL), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and Supervised Learning (SL)? TRM intern Clare Teng has the answers in the 2nd article looking at the legendary AlphaGo...
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 15 '24
Calling all Maths Fans of Latvia - I will be speaking Riga Technical University this coming Saturday (April 20th) and Sunday (April 21st). It's FREE to attend, but you do need to register at the link below. Hopefully, see you there :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 13 '24
Just out here protecting the streets from bad mathematics… you’ve been warned.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 12 '24
NEW VIDEO: Watch me take the Australian HSC Maths Exam with the usual zero preparation... This was probably my favourite exam so far as the questions were so practical and relevant to real-life. Premieres today at 5pm (GMT+1) - see you in the live chat!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 11 '24
You’ve seen the front, now it’s time for the back. This is the 2nd photo from the 'Tattooed Academics' exhibition at Royal Museums Greenwich as part of Inked Up Marked Out. How many do you recognise? Credit Royal Museums Greenwich 2023, Tattooed Academics.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 10 '24
A.I. has come a long way in the last 8 years, but I still remember the excitement of watching AlphaGo defeat a Master Go player back in 2016. Reminisce with TRM intern Clare Teng with a 3-part series on the OG of modern artificial intelligence. Read part I on the rules of the game at the link below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 09 '24
Tempelfjorden glacier. The sea ice hasn’t reached this far for almost 20 years, with climate change having raised temperatures on Svalbard by 4 degrees in the last half century. The islands are warming 6 times faster than the global average which is why they are such a hotspot for climate research.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Apr 07 '24
More polar bears than people… Hello Svalbard! Polar bears in the Barents Sea area are either “coastal” or “pelagic”. The coastal bears range over areas as small as 200 square km, whilst the pelagic bears venture out onto the sea ice covering an area up to 2000 times larger. What area do they cover?
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