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TRM Essay Competition 2026 Group XXVIII

The twenty eighth 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!

Teaching Probability to RememberDownload
Fractals, Foliage and the Key to the UniverseDownload
The Battle over Non-Euclidean GeometryDownload
What is the 4th Dimension?Download
The Hidden Mathematics of the World WarsDownload
The Hidden Mathematics of Fear and BeautyDownload
Can any Mathematician Score a Free Kick?Download
Untying the KnotsDownload
Using Vectors to Approximate FunctionsDownload
Van Gogh: The Greatest MathematicianDownload
What do Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorems actually say about Human Knowledge?Download
What Goes Around Comes Around, But Not So RoundDownload
What is a Fixed Point?Download
What is a Shape?Download
What is the difference between Topological Dimension and Hausdorff Dimension?Download
What is the Maximum Number of People That Could Survive on Earth?Download
Why is the Camera in Mario Galaxy so Clunky?Download
What Is Beauty In Mathematics?Download
What Makes a Number a Number?Download
What We See Most Is Not Always What Is TrueDownload

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