Dr Tom Crawford
@tomrocksmaths
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Mathematician @UniofOxford AND @Cambridge_Uni, @OxfordConted, @Numberphile, @YouTube 'Creator on the Rise', Naked Mathematician, @TedX Speaker, @c4countdown
Oxford, UK
Joined January 2017
COUNTDOWN. Still can’t believe this happened, but you will now be able to watch me attempting to do maths live on television for the next 3 weeks, starting Monday at 2:10pm @Channel4. So excited to be joining the @C4Countdown family - long live daytime television!!
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Loving the energy from the Bluebridge students during my talk on Mathematical Modelling in Sport. We looked at the geometry behind penalty kicks, predicting marathon world records, and of course a few rounds of Countdown! Thanks for being such a fun audience :)
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Loving these photos by Mr Velk from the Ratio event last weekend in Sofia. I explained the Maths behind my mathematical-themed tattoos to a packed audience in the garden area of a local bar, which makes it probably the coolest talk I’ve ever done :)
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The comeback begins. a very close call in Round 5 but 3999 (the largest number that can be written in standard Roman Numerals) just shaves it to bring Numbers back within 1 of Words. @tomrocksmaths 2 - 3 @susie_dent . Look out for Round 6 coming early next week!
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Just look at all these amazing maths teachers educating the mathematicians of tomorrow - the excitement levels are off the scale!! Great fun to meet everyone at the Connecting the Dots conference. I can’t wait to see how you build storytelling into your next maths lesson :)
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NEW VIDEO @numberphile: The infamous infinite integral exp(x^2) from minus infinity to infinity. You'll likely have seen the result before, but do you know where it comes from, and how to show it's true?. One of my favourite results in calculus - enjoy!.
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My podcast episode with @Chazingdra is now out! . Listen to me tell the story of my life through the lens of Pokémon - from solving late night multiplication problems as an 8-year old, to my recent experience on Countdown. Listen at the link below.
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I'll never get used to being recognised - especially when it's by a group of students as incredible and inspiring as the UNIQ Summer School participants. The programme offers a taster of university to state school students from backgrounds that are under-represented @UniofOxford.
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RT @Chazingdra: TOMORROW! 🤩. Don’t miss this week’s @ChazingdraChats featuring maths content creator & Pokémon lover @tomrocksmaths - as re….
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Some really interesting questions from @atrakcia in an interview ahead of my recent talk at Comic-Con Sofia. Do you think learning should be more directly connected to pop culture? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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Some Sunday reading to sink into with another 20 articles from the 2025 TRM Essay Competition Showcase. If you've ever wondered how to win at Risk, how to improve your volleyball serve, or how to mathematically braid you hair, this batch is for you :).
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My first Comic-Con was a blast!! Thanks to everyone for coming to watch my mathematical over-analysis of the Pokédex, and well done to these three future Pokémon League Champions for successfully catching Eevee (even if it did take 3 great balls…).
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NEW VIDEO: Professor Martin Hairer (2014 Fields Medal) discuses his recent progress on the $1 million Yang Mills equation, one of the infamous Millennium Prize Problems. Premieres today at 5pm (GMT+1) - see you in the live chat!.
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Numbers vs. Words Round 5: 3999 vs. Stupific. @susie_dent explores forgotten words from our Latin roots, whilst @tomrocksmaths talks Roman numerals. Vote for your favourite here:
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I was told to expect the best view @UniofOxford and my first formal dinner @ExeterCollegeOx did not disappoint. Great to welcome all of the summer students for my course on ‘Mathematical Modelling’ - hopefully you’ll have as much fun taking it as I did putting it all together!
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Mountweazel and @susie_dent with a landslide victory over 31,557,600 in Round 4, resulting in a 3-1 lead for Words over Numbers. Clearly need to step up my game. Look out for Round 5 tomorrow - and watch every round so far here:
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What an inspiring group of students at the Core Maths Programme @oxlifelonglearning in partnership with @AsylumWelcome. A huge thank you to Dr Ben Grant for putting this together, and to our fantastic tutor Behrad Ahmadpour for running the weekly sessions. Well done everyone!
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Such a privilege to be nominated by my colleagues @OxLifelongLearn for the Academic Excellence Award. Honestly the best department I have ever worked in - thanks to everyone for making it such a welcoming and enjoyable place to work :)
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Congratulations to all of these amazing people who finished their exams today! The 1st years had a paper on PDEs and Multivariable Calculus, whilst the 2nd years had either Fluid Dynamics and Topology. Enjoy the summer and I’ll see you all back and ready to go again in October :)
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100 down, 200+ to go. What a brilliant start to the TRM Essay Competition 2025 Showcase. In group 5, you'll find mathematical poetry, a recipe for a 5-dimensional Greek salad, and a history of quantitative finance. Have a read and comment your favourite!.
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