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COVER REVEAL – How Many Pikachus Would It Take To Power A Lightbulb?

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Pi Day 2026 – Countdown Special

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Oxford and Cambridge lecturer Tom Rocks Maths on Pokémon and STEM

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IF Oxford 2023: Pokémaths & Improbable Research

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Tom Rocks Maths S02 E11

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Blueprint Interview

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Pokémaths: how many Pikachus does it take to power a light bulb?

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Another group of excellent essays for you to enjoy as the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase nears its conclusion. Five more groups to go and then it will be time to announce the winners shortlist! Well, I guess that’s that then… That’s a wrap on Math50 - an introduction to the mathematics that will help kickstart your journey into computer science. Using only the six numbers given alongside the operations plus, minus, multiply and divide, can you make 903? Start the school year by learning about some fun applications of maths courtesy of the latest group of essays in the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase. Puzzle day 2026 with @cs50 and @meta live from @harvard. More maths essays for you to enjoy courtesy of group 23 in the 2026 TRM Essay Showcase. Join me in just under 3 weeks for the Intermediate Calculus course @oxlifelonglearning. Calculators at the ready. The Great Mathematical Detective is here to solve puzzles and grade exams. Welcome to the Tom Rocks Maths Casino! Tomorrow we’ll be exploring probability through a series of games including coin flips, cards, dice rolling, and bingo. Some snaps from my evening runs around Boston from the past week - it’s a beautiful city, which looks even better with these sunsets! After a brief hiatus, the TRM 2026 Essay Showcase returns with group 22 and essays on optimal square-packing, speed-cubing, tarot cards, hair-braiding, and the maths behind the Enigma machine.

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