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TRM Essay Competition 2026 Group II

The second group of twenty entries in the 2026 Tom Rocks Maths Essay Competition Showcase. The showcase will continue until all 600+ entries have been posted, before the winners shortlist is announced at the end of summer.

Thanks to everyone that entered, and to Oxford Lifelong Learning for supporting the competition.

If you enjoy reading any of the essays below, be sure to leave a comment to let the author know!

A Mathematical Foray into Secret SantaDownload
A mathematical glitch in the fourth wallDownload
A Mathematical Analysis of an Internal Magnetic Piston EngineDownload
A Paradox that isn’tDownload
A Piece on PiDownload
A Possible Crude way to measure Rational Thought using MathsDownload
A proof for the unprovableDownload
A statistical trip to TescoDownload
Hilbert’s Hotel Paradox: A Tale of Two InfinitesDownload
A Voyage To The Planet of Fractal GeometryDownload
A window to the brainDownload
A Prisoners DilemmaDownload
The Magic of Fibonacci Numbers And the Golden Ratio in MusicDownload
How do patterns in nature relate to mathematical lawsDownload
Absolute Cinema of MathDownload
Mathematics Behind Jujutsu Kaisen: Gojo Satoru’s InfinityDownload
Aerodynamics and derivative free optimisationDownload
AI is fundamentally unintelligentDownload
What If 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃? A Guide to the Collatz MultiverseDownload
A Deep Dive into the Possibilities of LEGODownload

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