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August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 tomrocksmaths

Turing Machines – the death of formalism and the birth of computer science

May 5, 2021 tomrocksmaths

Is Maths Discovered or Invented?

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If you've ever wondered how the field of Computer Science came to be, this fantastic essay from high school student Ted has you covered. The penultimate commended entry in the 2021 Teddy Rocks Maths Essay Competition with @stedmundhall - now available to read at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile). The image depicts Turing's 'Halts' program which he used to solve the Halting Problem - is there a procedure by which you can determine if any input to the universal Turing machine will cause it to halt? The answer is a resounding no. #tomrocksmaths #algorithm #teddyrocksmaths
Huge thanks to Clare Donnison for penning a lovely short poem about my work. Pokémon - check. Fluid dynamics - check. Raising the Titanic with ping-pong balls - check. What more could you possibly want? Find the poem at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #poetry #poem
Loving the track 'Happy' from @tylerposey58 - great lyrics, and the dancing in particular is exceptional. I'm always happy when hanging out with friends, so here I am in New Orleans a few years ago taking part in the 'Wade Boggs Challenge' from @alwayssunnyfxx. I came a very respectable 2nd. Listen to the song on the ‘Music’ page at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #wadeboggs #tylerposey
NEW NUMBERPHILE VIDEO: A Problem with Rectangles. For what values of n can you tile a square with n rectangles all in a 2:1 ratio? I used this for the Maths Admissions Interviews @oxford_uni last year - try it for yourself and see how you get on! Watch at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #numberphile #oxbridge
Join me tomorrow (July 31st) at 2pm (GMT+1) where I'll be giving a talk at 'INTEGREAT 2.0' - an online series of events helping to raise money for underprivileged children in local Bangladeshi communities. I'll be talking about some of my favourite examples of how maths can be applied to solve real-world problems - sign up on the ‘Events’ page at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #integreat #bangladesh
NEW VIDEO: The laws of indices explained by Tom Rocks Maths intern and @oxford_uni 2nd year maths student Laura Bradby. Includes an intuitive derivation of zero, negative and fractional powers - with some help from Stanley the mathematical chicken! Watch at tomrocksmaths.com (link on profile) #tomrocksmaths #indices #powers

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