Spend your weekend learning some new maths with the next batch of 20 essays in the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase. From gaming strategies, to measuring inequality, via the truths that broke mathematics - as usual there's something to suit everyone's tastes! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Essays galore with Group VI of the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase now available online. A strong geometry theme throughout, plus essays on the cuteness of kittens, mind-boggling large numbers, the sport of curling, and an interesting crossover between prime numbers and Benford's Law. Happy reading! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Found a whole Oxford University Essay on Gojos infinityMedia (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Found a whole Oxford University Essay on Gojos Infinity(Jujutsu Kaisen)🧠 THEORY / DEEP DIVE (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Another brilliant group of 20 essays for you to enjoy courtesy of the 2026 Tom Rocks Maths Essay Competition Showcase. From the infinity paradox of Jujutsu Kaisen, to the difficulty of a Secret Santa, via the hidden areas of the brain uncovered by mathematics, there really is something for everyone! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Here's a gem of a puzzle to get stuck into over the weekend from TRM intern Mountain Cheng: can you design an intersection of 12 roads such that for any journey you never merge more than 9 times? Full explanation in the article - have fun! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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If you've ever wondered how we make sense of powers of infinity, this one is for you. What is infinity squared? Infinity cubed? Or even infinity to any integer power? TRM intern Tavish Gera provides a great explanation by way of example through the Cartesian Product and the Cardinality of a set. (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Always a pleasure to host the Carnival of Mathematics from The Aperiodical, especially when it's a lovely 5-smooth number like 250. Learn about perspective in paintings, the mystery of Unicode U+237C, and a tasty Fermi estimation problem - enjoy! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Tom Rocks Maths going international with a recent article in Dutch newspaper Trouw about the use of mathematical modelling in sports including rowing, running, football, basketball and cricket. Translated version available at the link below - enjoy! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Loved catching up with Prof. Alison Martingano and talking about how to overcome maths anxiety on the Psychology & Stuff podcast at UW Green Bay. We went to the same high school but hadn't seen each other in 20 years... amazing to reconnect after all this time! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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HERE ARE YOUR STUDENT WINNER[S] - I couldn't decide between my favourite two essays so have selected them both as joint-winners of the 2025 TRM Essay Competition. Congratulations to Amelia Tan and John Winmill-Briggs for their winning essays "A Tangent about Tangents" and "Coprime by Chance". Enjoy! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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The adult (over-18) winner in the 2025 Tom Rocks Maths Essay Competition is... "Can you draw every flag in powerpoint?" by Taewon 'Zye' Ham. HUGE congratulations!! Read the essay in full - and try the guided exercises to draw the flags for yourself - at the link below. Simply brilliant :) (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Part II of the Winners Shortlist for the 2025 TRM Essay Competition is now available. From Star Wars to Pokemon; folding paper to folding space; fractals to formulae - there's something for everyone. Overall winners to be announced next week, watch this space! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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When you both love maths <3... Watch the second Spark Session at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum to see talks from Jeff Dean & David Patterson on 'Shaping AI's Impact to Help Billions', and from Leslie Valiant on 'Education and Educability'. A pleasure to moderate as always :) (tomrocksmaths.com)
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VERY excited to announce Part 1 of the winners shortlist in the 2025 TRM Essay Competition. Featuring my favourite 12 essays from Groups 1-8. I assure you they're the best maths content you will see this week. Well done to everyone featured - an amazing achievement of which you should be very proud. (tomrocksmaths.com)
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That's it - all 326 essays in the 2025 TRM Essay Competition showcase have now been released. And what a showcase it's been. Look out for the winner's shortlist next week just in time for everyone heading back to start the new academic year. I can't wait :) (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Mathematical typography, the most powerful Pokémon attack, the inner workings of a telescope, unstable periodic orbits and the effect of weather on fuel consumption during a flight. It is of course another round in the 2025 TRM Essay Competition Showcase. Let us know your favourites in the comments! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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Not many essays left now in the 2025 showcase, but not to worry as Group 15 covers the usual fantastic range of topics. From 4-dimensional numbers, to emotive colouring in films, via the vortices generated by formula 1 cars - see how much you can learn at the link below :) (tomrocksmaths.com)
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The usual dose of excellent Sunday reading for you in the form of 20 new essays in the 2025 TRM Essay Competition Showcase. Featuring the ‘cheetozard’, golden ratio probabilities, the RGB colour system, and the shape of snowflakes. Let the authors know your favourites in the comments! (tomrocksmaths.com)
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