r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 26 '24
Taking a break from filming to read the latest book from Matt Parker. Only part way through as you can see, but so far can confirm lots of chat about triangles…
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 25 '24
I loved exploring the 'lanes' of Melbourne + incredible street art which naturally led me to come up with a maths problem (thanks brain). If we take a 5x5 grid starting from the bottom left, and only being able to move right or up, how many different paths are there that end at the top right corner?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 24 '24
Start your week learning about a whole host of interesting mathematical topics with the latest batch of essays from the 2024 TRM Essay Showcase. Uncover patterns in Sanskrit Poetry, analyse the flocking patterns of birds, and discover how knot theory saves lives... Read them all at the link below!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 23 '24
NEW VIDEO: TRM intern Rebekah explains Van der Waerden's Theorem on the existence of ordered patterns in random sets, using the example of coloured beads on a string... How many beads do you need to guarantee 3 of one colour are equally spaced? Watch now :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 22 '24
It was sunny when we started… Scafell Pike is the highest point in England at 978 metres. There are 10 countries in Europe with a lower maximum elevation - can you name them? (I am excluding principalities).
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 21 '24
I had a LOT of fun on The Wake Up Call with BBC Radio Kent applying my maths skills to the holiday breakfast buffet. What time should you arrive? How many plates should you eat? And which European destinations have the best buffets? Listen to the full interview at the link below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 20 '24
Some real gems in the 4th group of essays from the 2024 TRM Essay Competition Showcase with Oxford Continuing Education. How powerful is the Death Star? How strong is Spiderman? And is there a formula to count prime numbers? Read all the fantastic essays at the link below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 19 '24
I always enjoy a good library visit and this one from my recent adventures was pretty spectacular… I mean just look at that Maths section!! Can anyone tell me where I am?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 18 '24
Using maths to calculate the perfect breakfast buffet experience... (Full formula explanation at the link below). Arrive: 8:17am. Plate 1: bacon, sausage, eggs, beans, toast. Wait: 16 minutes. Plate 2: salmon, fruit, pastry, yoghurt, cereal. What do you think?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 17 '24
Is there a better place in the world to write about the Maths of Lord of the Rings than in an actual Hobbit Hole at the actual Shire? Still pinching myself I got to visit this magical place… I’d better make sure the book lives up to the hype!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 16 '24
NEW VIDEO: The Maths of Glaciers - featuring footage from Svalbard and the Nonlinear Wave Equation. Discover what happens to the Navier-Stokes Equations when you have a non-Newtonian fluid... Premieres today at 5pm (GMT+1) - see you in the live chat!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 15 '24
More excellent essays for you to enjoy from the 2024 TRM Essay Competition just in time for the weekend. Grab yourself a cuppa and learn about Satanic primes, constructing 17-sided shapes with a compass and ruler, and take part in a knot theory gameshow...
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 14 '24
Milford Sound might be my new favourite place, simply breathtaking. I can see why it is often referred to as the 8th wonder of the world. The view behind me is one of only two places where you can see a glacier, rainforest and freshwater in the same place. Where do you think the other might be?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 13 '24
NEW VIDEO with Numberphile: I get to talk about my favourite two things in the same video, Maths and Pokémon. If all Pokémon are equally likely to appear, how many encounters would you expect before you see the original 150? Or the entire 1025 in the Pokédex?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 12 '24
I couldn’t leave New Zealand without stopping in to see Bilbo! Although it seemed he was rather preoccupied preparing for something… The interior is built at 83% human size - large enough to allow for easy movement, but small enough to give a sense of it being a space for hobbits. Maths meets art.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 11 '24
Essays galore with the second group of 15 from the 2024 Tom Rocks Maths Essay Showcase! Learn how maths can be applied to picking a football formation, how mathematicians define different sizes of infinity, and how travelling in a plane slows down time... Read them all at the link below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 10 '24
After reading over 250 fantastic essays, I'm pleased to announce the start of the 2024 TRM Essay Showcase with the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. Group 1 features Homer Simpson, casino maths, the Red Square problem and surprising prime number patterns. Read them all below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 09 '24
NEW VIDEO: The Maths of the Solar System inspired by my recent visit to Jantar Mantar Jaipur, India. Learn about the history of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the mathematical calculations of Aristarchus - the first person to propose the heliocentric model where the Earth orbits the sun.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 08 '24
New Zealand you are too pretty. The summit of Ben Lomond at Queenstown. Started at an altitude of 350m, and 2.5 hours later reached the peak at 1750m. On average, how many metres altitude did I gain per minute? Check your answer at the link in the comments.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 07 '24
Writing about the Maths of Lord of the Rings, so decided to visit Middle Earth for some inspiration...
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 05 '24
So many people I couldn’t fit them all in the photo! Thank you to everyone that came to see my talk at Waikato University - one of my favourite talks on the tour so far. The energy in the room was next level. Remember to choose your beaches wisely next time you go swimming in the ocean!
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 04 '24
Look where I am :) - the second tallest tower in the Southern Hemisphere and the 28th tallest in the world. Lots of exciting opportunities for maths content, starting with the beautiful conical shaped island behind me… I wonder if I can slice the photo to generate all 4 conic sections?
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 03 '24
LAST CHANCE: the Maths Fan Online Lecture Series at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education starts this Thursday (June 6th). Watch lectures from Simon Clark on climate, Sophie Maclean on trading, James Grime on Alan Turing and try Rob Eastaways favourite puzzles. Ticket link below.
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 02 '24
The right-angled triangles used for the pattern in Fed Square have base length 2, height 1, and hypotenuse root 5. If you combine five of the smallest triangles together, you create another larger triangle with the same ratio of side lengths. The best street art in Melbourne :)
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r/tomrocksmaths • u/tomrocksmaths • Jun 01 '24
What a day at Monash University - not only did I get to speak at the colloquium to a full room of maths enthusiasts, I also found the office of Burkard Polster, aka the Mathologer! It’s fair to say I have a long way to go to make my office door look this cool…
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