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TRM Essay Competition 2026 Group XVIII

The eighteenth 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!

Can An Equation Beat Pokémon?Download
Applications of the Fibonacci SequenceDownload
The Beauty of Self-Similar FractalsDownload
The Bell Curve’s Big LieDownload
How Physics and Maths Beat the Stock MarketDownload
The Bubble That Knew Too MuchDownload
The Butterfly EffectDownload
The Chaotic Nature of the Sausage RollDownload
The City That Thinks in EquationsDownload
The Conflict Between Mathematical Rigidity and Human IntuitionDownload
The Cosmic DuplicationDownload
The Devils Wear CalculusDownload
The Drunk Bird and the Mathematics of No ReturnDownload
The Eigenvector That Saved BirminghamDownload
The Einstein EquationDownload
The Family Ocean of NumbersDownload
The Game of MemoryDownload
Can We Hear the Shape of a Drum?Download
The Geometry of StyleDownload
How Fractal Branching Defines the Human HeartDownload

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