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In this weeks episode I attempt the Oxford Admissions Test for mathematics. I attempt to learn to pass the exam as quickly as possible. We set the pass mark at 60% (60/100) as applicants who score 60 have a 70% chance of getting an interview.
Thank you to Dr Tom Crawford for his help here. Check out his work:
@TomRocksMaths
www.seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-c...
Want to try the exams for yourself? Here they are, solutions included. (I sat papers 2016 (scored 37) and 2018 (scored 62)): www.maths.ox.ac.uk/study-here...
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“But how hard is it to get in here” *pulls out lock picking kit*
This is lock picking lawyer and today we are breaking into a really flimsy 1000 year old school.
Click on 1, 2 is binding
no its lock PEKING (scottish intensifies)
Fannerbuoy 36 click on 3 annnd we're in.
Pog
Proud teacher alert over here. Mike smashed it.
I imagine you’re a super genius, like Einstein reincarnated
Wait so mike smashed that teacher.
Found you! By the way when is the interview for mike? 🤣
Legend!
@@alvinmwangi8995 Tom’s my Tutor, can confirm he is mega genius
He is probably the opposite of what I thought an Oxford math teacher would look like and I love it
I' pretty sure miles dads my maths teacher- tom doesnt exactly replicate him tho-
I through he'll be like Dumbledore from Harry Potter. Wow
i thought he has too much hair for a math teacher
Sheesh he replied to u
Tom is the example of don't judge a book by its cover.
@@TomRocksMaths wait you're actually him? Wow.
Hi, comment before this blows up
@@TomRocksMaths omg sic
Mhm... but the cover seems very likable and genuine
Can't believe they built an entire school based on that dictionary
Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty
@@Hi-xu9xn shut up.
@@Hi-xu9xn no
@@Hi-xu9xn wait are you serious
@@Hi-xu9xn imagine not having anything better to do than try to advertise your religion to people that just want to watch a video. you're no better than youtube
You know he’s a nice teacher when he calls your mistakes “an interesting approach”
After the first term I learned that the 'interesting approach' comment on my essays was only the precursor to psychological destruction also known as 'the weekly tutorial session'.
I’d rather get told that my answer is wrong than “an interesting approach”
@@cesarr3864 just because it’s wrong doesn’t mean it ain’t an interesting approach
@@frostbitepokin9520 both are true
@@cesarr3864 man u r negative aren’t u
Mind you, this is a guy who was once an engineer, not a high-school student, and he had to spend an entire day cramming with the man that partially WROTE THE EXAM.. only to get a 62 with 4 guesses, and that would have *maybe* been enough to get him the first interview with no guarantee of the second OR final admission. That is absolutely insane.
Here in japan, unless you studied meticulously for 3 years its better to give up going to Tokyo Uni or unless you're really rich parents forced you to go to a cram school in elementary and you went to a boarding school it is very difficult
stop, it hurts....
As he said it was mainly maths seen in high school, that's what the exam was based on. Mike also said that he just had to learn a lot of things he forgot, meaning it would've probably been easier for someone straight out of high school to finish the exam as it would be problems they've been working on the past year or two.
Damn
I mean not to take away anything from him but he couldn't even remember the derivative of e^x
Just a little interesting thing I noticed about the professor, similar to how the left side of the brain is better suited for logical deductions and the right is more for creative capabilities, the tattoos on his arms follow the same premise, with the right one having art and the left having numbers. Thanks for attending my Ted Talk.
actually-- interesting enough, the right brain controls the left side of the body; and vice versa. Nice little fun fact for you! :)
cool
Heya, neuropsych student here, I'm very sorry to report that the "right brain creative, left brain logical" myth is sadly very incorrect. There are some differences between the two brain halves, notably the left brain is most adept at language, but a distinction that global and strong just does not exist
Half brain theory is outdated pseudo science.
Ok
This video will now be watched by all future Oxford applicants, so basically half of all future UK Prime Ministers will know who Mike Boyd is
As if they'd be mathematicians
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Joined ur server and im less depressed
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The math teacher looks like the guy you could hang out all day, everyday.
@@TomRocksMaths lol
This gay has A pokemon ball tattoo ! Hell yeah
@@adelali1001 i think they're two actually :) (*pokeball)
@@TomRocksMaths guys breaking stereotypes.
Let me vent: 1. Personal statement 2. Entrance exams 3. Get lucky with the interview shortlisting (if you’ve made it this far I genuinely am saluting you right now) 4. Do well in the interview 5. Get shortlisted for 2nd interview 6. Do well in the 2nd interview 7. Be lucky enough to be drawn from a final shortlist of thousands to get a conditional offer 8. Still be sane enough to do well in your final exams The 8th part is the easiest. Edit 1 year later: 4 Nov 2021, failed at stage 2 after dedicating thousands of hours of preparation across 3 years, even throwing a pandemic into the mix for good measure. Edit 2 years later: 16 April 2023, severe depression for 2 years even before academic failures at 3 universities. Now in my 1st year at an average UK university.
2nd interview? My friends only had 1 and got in
@@jameshowlett2694 It's two, three or sometimes even four interviews but they don't shortlist you for those based on performance on previous interviews. Normally when you go there the first day they tell you how many interviews you'll have... and in most cases you have to be excellent on at least two of them.
Magdalena Georgieva well law and PPE only required one interview, so I think this guys exaggerating slightly
@@magdalenageorgieva6048 nope I applied this year (didn’t get in though lol) you have more than one interview but each one is for a separate college at oxford
@@aliyanhussain3999 it depends on ur subject. I applied for Japanese, got interviewed at the faculty and the college I chose and that's it. Some people get more than one interview at different colleges also, and some, like if ur doing a joint honours, can have as many as 4 or 5 interviews.
I'm even more proud of my cousin for managing to get into this place with a scholarship now.
My grandpa graduated Oxford to work for nasa, and he could’ve drunk tea with the queen. He chose to ski in Switzerland instead lol
@@boobies8658 lmao
@@boobies8658 I like your grandpa
@@lemone9639 i do too lol
@@boobies8658 you do what you like what is the importance of drinking tea with another human .
I expected an oxford math teacher to be old, strict with a poker face
well I guess some normal-lookin' decent people still exist on this world!
more chance if you'r a wokey blokey type
Thats what most of us asians were brought up to believe
@@Blue-pk4ny normal looking no
@@surfaceten510n People with liberal politisk views tend to be smarter, so sure!
What a GREAT video idea!! Miss ya bud!
Hello Chris!
Miss u too sir.😝
You just can magic the exam right
i feel like another collab in the future NEEDS to happen omg
Same I missed him too!!!
Imagine how confident and proud you’d be if you got more than 90% on that test.
My parents will call be a failure. Quite sad.
@@shaistayousaf8731 well if u get 90 on oxford exams and they call u a failure, they are probably just jealous or that retarded
@@linjix 🤐 _-ASIAN PARENTS-_
@@shaistayousaf8731 lol same
@@shaistayousaf8731 cap
3:22 this guy is a teacher that teaches some of the smartest students in this world 9:30 this guy failed the exam to enter a college Looks really can be deceiving
That’s says it nicely!
..he took it without having studied of course he would fail?
He didn’t study for it tho and after cramming he got in the 60s. If he got a week or so I’m sure he could get in the 70s or 80s
I feel you anxiety Mike ! I studied Maths for years, but I would just be terrified to take a math exam today. I feel like I got nothing left 😂
I just sat this exam and well, it wasn't fun
my favorite youtuber enjoys my other favorite youtuber. Amazing
bonjour Alex!
ALEX!!!!
Salut! Haha
“I started doing what students do best...cramming an entire syllabus, the day before the exam.” I feel personally attacked.
Brother I envy you. I didn't even read a single paper of syllabus
Me too, I start cramming the day of, usually, like one, two hours before 😂
He is not wrong
I really like how he explained that people learn math in different ways. I remember one teacher I had in middle school and her approach with students was way different from other teachers I've had. Due to her approach I did well in the class. Where as, other teachers I had didn't have similar approaches on the subject and I remember that the classes were a struggle and unenjoyable.
For me it was the opposite in middle school I had a maths teacher who was different and I and I got a C in her class but for all the other teachers who all I taught the same I got good grades
I finished GCSE maths lacking confidence and not knowing how to rearrange an equation. I went to sixth form college and dropped maths A-level after a week. The following year I picked it up again. With the help of some amazing teachers, I gained an A* in maths A-Level, finishing the final exam without dropping a mark. It is definitely possible to get better at maths with lots and lots of practice and being taught in a way which suits you. I'm now doing a PhD in physics. Maths is hard. Practice, practice and practice some more. Find your own way of learning. Take a break from it, come back to it. Don't be scared of it. Anyone can do it.
What were ur methods for practicing maths because there are some certain Qs that I find challenging and have no idea how to approach those type of Qs
Hold up, you took maths to a level which means you’d have to have gotten a 7 or above. You telling me you don’t know how to rearrange an equation is ridiculous
That is insane
@@otisw4033 right??? but the thing is they probably took gcse maths a long time ago (when it was easier and you only needed like a 6 to do a level)
@@otisw4033different schools have different grade boundaries
My biggest insecurity is my memory. I have always struggled in exams because my long term memory is so poor. I was good at math/engineering because it was understanding based, but this gives me anxiety. I know for a fact I would struggle.
Oh hey thats the guy who makes youtube videos or something idk
Relatable :)
@@everby9998 lmao what
@@everby9998 yh just a guy that makes youtube videos or something with over 2.7 mil subs, or idk, just some guy
Yeah that's my struggle, I can understand and apply concepts but when it comes to straight memory I struggle
The look of disappointment on that professor’s face whenever he marked an incorrect answer gave me anxiety 😂
It gave me PTSD
@@neelpuligundla7288 bro😂😂
Lmao
Next primeminister
100%
A genuinely inspiring video, Mike. Thank you and congrats on the pass mark :)
Tom and Mike are two people who I do look up to. Genuinely good guys and encourage you to get good at something at your own pace. And tom also makes maths quite exciting.
“How hard is it to get into Oxford University?” *pulls out crowbar* “let’s find out”
🤣🤣🤣
@@harrisadnan8155 yeah I saw that after I posted this. It was original.
@@harrisadnan8155 no I commented without reading comments. Tbh I would imagine it’s the first thing a lot of people thought of. You can come up with the same idea without copying it, you know?
Calls the proffesor from money heist : hey we’ve been challenged to something
@@harrisadnan8155 cmon man not everything you see is copied
Are we really gonna ignore how cool that math teacher is?
Oh wow he actually replied to u
@@gab3635 yea☺️
@@TomRocksMaths ☺️☺️
Yeah I was expecting him to be a maths student before he said
this gave me the motivation i need thanks
The type of tatoo a mathematician from Oxford University is having shows that they don't judge people's abilities by their outward appearance or they believe that you have to dress in a typical style for a required profession
"How hard is it to get into Oxford?" I dunno, guess those lockpicking skills you picked up will come in handy this time huh?
Lock picking lawyer intensifies
@@pkmkb He had to get his Lawyer Degree somewhere, right?
underrated
This should be the next video.
THIS COMMENT LOL
next video: learning theoretical physics in 4 years and becoming a researcher at oxford
He should make theese a series.
I’d be with him the whole way
damn nice job, that’s worth being proud of
“This is Day One, Hour Zero”
I’m failing integral calculus but this made me feel better
The only exam I ever did where getting 50% felt like an achievement.
He is not what I’d imagine an oxford maths teacher to look like, which probably makes him a really good teacher
@@TomRocksMaths I did not expect it aswell, you look crazy young
@@TomRocksMaths I used to get bad marks when I was in high school, the teacher made me hate the whole subject and I can't forget when she told me if one day you choose to study math instead of any other topic, i'll retire, thanks for the positivity and the inspiration, i didn't meet you IRL, but your words inspire people
@@TomRocksMaths Hello 👏 trust you're doing well and staying safe?
@@SamirJM Hello 👏 how are you doing?
thank you, really help for my first year of uni as a math major student
Hey Mike, I have a challenge to see how quick you can learn! In magic, there's things called a "stacked deck" or "mem-deck." Magicians can use these to help with incredible tricks along with sleight of hand. I'd like to see how quick you can memorize a deck of cards in either "Mnemonica stack" or "Aronson stack." Would love to see if you could remember what cards go to numbers and vice-versa! Good Luck!
Dr Tom is both the guy our parents tell us not to end up like, and the exact guy they want us to end up like
This made me laugh :)
@@TomRocksMaths Tom, youre just straight up a good person. good on you for being yourself in such a professional environment, I wish U.S. professors were more like you :)
well said
Best comment! :D
Lmao. hes the guy our parents exactly want us to be like, but "looks" like the guy they dont want us to be
In the first scene, I could almost imagine Tom Scott casually strolling by.
He didn't go to oxford
@@gordonramsdale username checks out
r/rareinsults
@@oldadoggy5873 I mean he went to York what is the problem with saying that.
@@gordonramsdale It was more of a joke than a fact/guess
@5:58 great point. Getting better though, I would say you have to love it. When you love whatever it may be, you don’t time doesn’t exist.
thank for this video. Really gave me confidence in passing my uni physics exam tomorrow
Good luck :)
him marking the paper without an answer sheet is single-handedly the biggest flex I have ever seen
Why the hell do you need answer sheet for MATHS !!!
69th like
@@advickprosankto cause its hard I guess you’re just smart
Mate, that is every tutor past the high school level, it's half their job.
Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty
Thats gotta be the coolest looking mathematician I've ever seen
ikr?
Your opinion. In my opinion he is one of the wackiest/most stupid looking
@@HahaYes I reckon you're a fun person
Most people who teach in oxford universities/colleges don't give a shit what they look like or do.
This video actually got me very highly motivated! I have for quite a long time now wanted to get to study a field that has a lot of mathematics in it but I'm not super good at math and I have felt like I can't make my dream of studying that field come true because of that. But after seeing this video I feel like it might be a possibility now! I just have to start practicing!
Math is a skill
I have a basic math exam that counts for my grade tomorrow and mike just gave me hope of passing it. Great video and now Im off to polish my knowledge to pass that exam :D
"You can eliminate the wrong answers and guess the one you think is right" Negative marking: I'm boutta end this man's whole career
@Kolkonut ok, we get it, you're gonna get into Oxford
@Kolkonut 🌫
@Kolkonut lol I get all that, but that doesn't mean you WILL get 1.33 marks every question. Probability may or may not work in your favour, and you're literally taking chances when guessing which is not a good choice in an exam that will basically decide the course of your life. So my approach is to attempt a question only if you know the answer is right.
@@naveen5126 sometimes you gotta take risks to get what you want in life, there is no one answer that fits everyones situation
@@naveen5126 But Kolkonut's point is exactly that you can and should guess provided that you've narrowed the options down sufficiently. Of course it is situational based on how near you are to certain cutoffs (for example, if you know you are guaranteed to score just above the cutoff with your other marks already, then you are better off not guessing), but in most cases I think it is hard to argue that you shouldn't.
This professor is just wonderful. He is very encouraging and has a great standpoint. That’s how every professor should be. I studied engineering at a German University and it was kinda the opposite - professors often were seen as an „enemy you have to fight“. Not someone who wants you see to succeed, rather someone who wants you see to fail. -so Oxford can be proud to have someone like this.
@@TomRocksMaths thank you! Very well deserved!
I pictured a student with a pythagoras theorem sword, battling a professor with a ruler. I am so jealous
Rwth?
@@jacquesh6941 haha straight to go to Aachen. I’ve heard that too. I study at KIT and it’s pretty good so far here
I know this is old, but I love this video. I'm no math prodigy, but in high-school I went from consistently failing math to applying to a mathematics program in university simply through studying and practicing my basics and building up. I wish more people were less afraid and just practiced, it's not special to be good at math, it's just practice
Personally I would love to see you learn how to draw. A goal I’d recommend would be something like life drawing or figure drawing as they typically require observation which is a key part in learning how to draw. There’s a lot of preconceptions about drawing being a natural talent but, like it’s mentioned with math here, I believe anyone can if they find the right way to learn, a way that suits them.
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R u here😭
@@chalammvs5674 um ok
ayyyy
now we need zach to comment
Hmmm yes. Potassium.
I really feel like Tom is very popular among students at Oxford
@@TomRocksMaths hey there the real tom
What surprised me the most about this video. If I'd imagine a teacher at such a high end university, I would've imagined an old dry boring person. Not someone who seems fun
He just screams DanTDM vibes ngl
@@user-xw4mu6nz4t ikr
The scoring of this episode was superb Mike :)
Great one,cheers !!!
I just took my Oxford MAT two days ago... fingers crossed!
Good luck!
All the best !!
Good luck man I wanna go to Oxford as well once I’m done high school
Update?
Good Luck
This guy has pokeballs tattooed on his arm. He's a cool teacher.
@@TomRocksMaths oh hi
@@TomRocksMaths please teach me !!!
@@TomRocksMaths hey man, really enjoyed your parts in the vid! Definitely gonna check out your channel, you seem like a dope guy!
Good news!!!!!!!!! For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. John 3:16 GNB bible.com/bible/296/jhn.3.16.GNB “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” Mark 1:15 CSB From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Matthew 4:17 CSB Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send Jesus, who has been appointed for you as the Messiah. Acts 3:19?-?20 CSB
Great work 🥳🥳🥳 Thank yyyyyyyou 💜💜💜
Just finished my LNAT test for Oxford and can say the whole process is absolutely insane. I’m not even a quarter way through the process just yet, I’ve sent my Personal Statement, my UCAS profile and my LNAT results off to universities, but there are so many more steps that are out of your control. I’m wishing the best for everyone taking any early examinations for universities, because my college administration didn’t give a shit about us and I was set a Psychology assessment the day before, English Lit and Lang homework the day of, and 2 English Lit and Lang assessments the day afterward, with Personal Statement touch ups in between. Teachers were forced to set assessments before the same deadline as the LNAT deadline (Oct 15th), so I don’t blame them, and most of them actively took time off just to read through my statement drafts. Hoping people get the lenience they deserve when going through difficult times like the early admission process.
HAT for me^^ (watching this because I’m waiting for an interview email, lmao) and I totally agree. It was actually pretty bizarre to see that most British universities didn’t have the same number of hoops to jump through o-0
@@admiraloverdone you’ll be getting your email soon I bet! I’ve gotten mine, but I’m hoping the best for you!
@@KaiWills Yes! I just got an interview from Corpus! :D Best of luck to you too!
@@admiraloverdone That’s amazing! So happy for you! I’m sure we’ll both do amazing in the interview
what was the result?
If you want to try this yourself, sit the same exam and post your score below! :P (links in description)
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Don't mind if i do
Hello!
Hi
Y r u do smart
It completely depends on the number of guns that the security guards have.
Cool comment 😆
This is the UK. Zero.
No, we just have knifes, a lot of them too.
"An interesting approach"
@recall r/whoosh
Please make more of these videos with other top uni. That would be incredible.
thanks a lot, you have no idea what this video has inspired me to do. Thanks again.
I’d do a lot of things for KZhead but MATH!? Now that takes balls
Your channel is using Sub bot idiot
@@itzsaturnmc9927 calm down
@@fluggernuggets9834 his view is like soo low then how he has soo much sub
@@doug9778 y e s :D
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When he said "so im going to do what students do best.... And thats cramming an entire syllabus the day before an exam." I cried a little bit
it's true though, i've crammed about 3 subjects in one day, in the past 3 weeks.
@@SCP--mw7tx woah
I crammed 15 chapters of math in 3 days. Got 75% ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ, which you know, you play stupid games you win stupid prizes.
Wait u have to do an entry exam to get in? I thought they just looked at the grades you get in college and if you get what they are looking for they let you in?
Thanks, this is very nice content
This guy managed to get a 60 after a day's worth of studying This guy's learning skills are impressive
he did engineering, most of it was likely just going over topics he already learned before.
@@k.k5041 its easier to relearn things if you already have learned them once
That guy has five years of engineering that has a lot of math in it. Most likely he just re-learned what he already knew which quite a bit easier than learning for the first time.
69 likes, godly
Yeah its almost like that's his entire channel
just how. just. I- I have no idea how you even have the mental capacity to even think about attempting these things a shot let alone actually doing them... AND well. like how many gifts do u possess?! mad lad. Keep smashing it man! ☺️
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Like Mike said, learning maths is a skill like anything else. I could definitely see almost anyone else doing what Mike does, especially if your job relies on learning new skills and making videos about them. And not just the skills Mike learns in the videos he does, but cinematography, editing, sound design etc. needed for making an entertaining video. I think if you get interested in literally anything, there's so much info available on the internet about every little facet of it. He has a series called "Average Mike" for a reason. At the end of the day, he's just some guy.
Thank you for this vedio. I was inspired
As a numberphile, 3b1b, etc. fanatic, this is my favorite I've ever seen of Tom Rocks. He really sheds some light on what it means to do maths at a "literate" level.
Next video should be: how hard is it to get into Harvard University *video is 15 seconds long and has mike with a briefcase full of cash*
Lol
Why? Harvard University is bad? Sorry I'm from another country...
savingfoam its the U.S. so basically you can do whatever you want so long as you have the money
You either have to be rich or black to get in. Or both
The reason so many ex prime ministers came from oxford is because their families paid for it
Such a great video Mike, throughly enjoyed!!!
The video was hard
Good news!!!!!!!!! For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life. John 3:16 GNB bible.com/bible/296/jhn.3.16.GNB “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” Mark 1:15 CSB From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Matthew 4:17 CSB Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out, that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send Jesus, who has been appointed for you as the Messiah. Acts 3:19?-?20 CSB
598 likes rrrghhh
Wait, how are ya here? Definitely forgot about ya lol
Agreed
i got into oxford a week ago to read Chinese, and i’m super excited. the application process was gruelling, and the interviews were incredibly nerve-wracking but i came out of them feeling pretty confident. on the 10th i found out that i got an offer from the uni!! happy to see this video knowing that i somehow managed to get in, and a big good luck to all future applicants!!
I just got in to read Law, what college will you be at?
@@uzidle university college! :)) what about you
@@swagmeister5323 Queen's! It's so exciting.
@@uzidle have you some advices for me to get into oxford university ?
@@keirax0 Work hard, practice the entrance exams and think creatively.
A video that summed up the most terrifying/thrilling/exciting moments of my degree.
💀💀💀
Better take notes Jack hahah
Ok
Who tf are you
IM IN TEARS PLS DFHGJ
@@user-vr8fs8gg6h a rlly smart studytuber who was rejected from oxford
Let me just say that Tom is one hell of a character. Someone you'd expect to be a grunge rock band front man, not an Oxford prof :D
@@TomRocksMaths surely in 6 years ill be seeing you at oxford
He could be both
@@treyarched gl
@@user-pl9yq3fc8u no idea what i was yapping on about
Keep in mind it's an increase of 25 percentage points! It's actually a much bigger improvement than 25% since you started at 37. Not quite double but a hell of a lot better!
I'm a game programmer, so I use maths all the time. But I was just absolutely abysmal at maths when I did it at school. Just appalling. Maths only started to make sense to me when I started doing it in the form of programming. I find that programming removes the ambiguity that regular on-paper notation has for me. Now I genuinely enjoy it and I use it every day, but I still don't understand it when it's in the form that it's taught in school. It makes me lament how many other people hate maths because of how it's usually taught and how many of those people would enjoy it in another form.
All Maths teachers when you get something wrong, but they don't want to offend you: "Interesting approach..."
“Pi/4?...... alright.. well, thank you for telling us your answer. Anyone else have an answer? A different answer maybe?”
@@TomYourmombadil PI is 314? Huh, interesting approach...
@@vinzcastro9304 🤣🤣🤣
My teacher has a different approach...
Mike: How to get better at math Me: Don't Say that word Tom: Practice Me: -__-
😂😂
Yeah yeah I know
Yep
Math is a pretty beautiful subject when it clicks. It's it's own language and its universal. I killed my calc courses. Even to the point where the exams couldn't be scaled otherwise I would throw the curve way off. Work at it and it'll click one day. And when it does how you see things and life will be so easy.
@@jaspreetsidhu5708 maths is hell on Earth
It Tom was my teacher in high school I might've actually passed Trig and moved on to higher math and completed my undergraduate in chemistry. I had a garbage instructor and got very disinterested and moved on to a completely different study and career choice having nothing to do with math. Teaching, or should I say the QUALITY of teaching is immeasurable. Tom is a natural teacher and his students are blessed to have him.
This video is amazing
This has given me an idea for another video. A teacher of mine once claimed that she completed her whole Biology A-Level in 3 months, when she was trying to get a teaching job after getting a PGCE. That's got me wondering... How long would it take an average person, with an average name like Mike, to achieve a full A-Level in a subject they know little about? Mike, you have a lot of different videos regarding what the best way to learn is. I was wondering how it would work in practice over a relatively long period of time like 1 or 2 months. What grade would average Mike get if he tried to get an A-level in a subject he knew very little about, if he had 1 or 2 months to study for it?
I want to like this comment 5000 times. This is an absolutely brilliant idea!!!!
I might just comment here again to give this comment some traction
If totally left to themselves, the average person would not finish as great discipline is mastered by very little people. Only thing that could push them is real motivation, like your teacher had and Mike for learning in general.
An A-level is maybe a quarter, probably a bit less, of a years credits at a decent university. 1-3 months for a reasonably well educated individual sounds pretty on the mark (this coming from a guy who sat and bombed the MAT that Mike got a 62 on, so I'm sure he'd manage)
@@nathanvanderriet209 I'd say it's rather 1 month instead of 1 quarter in uni
8:23 is a mistake it equals to 0 because e^x is a constant when you derivate by y
Haha i just saw it and wanted to comment it too :D
@@mannosblack7129 yeah same :D
I thought the same haha
Ok :S
i was not sure if i was having a stroke or if i forgot really everything from calculus ahahaha
wow you improved 25% in just one day? you sure learn fast. i like this video so much. i come back every time i feel like giving up studying for my exam. this video is really motivating.
Sitting for the PAT test in 2 months right after the second semester IAL exams. I really hope I'll get at least an interview :')
"But... how hard is it to get here?..." *Calling Lockpicking Laywer* "... As a student I mean." *OH*
Good on Oxford for being open-minded and adapting to the times and hiring a clearly qualified Maths professors despite his unconventional aesthetic.
This^^
@@TomRocksMaths hello tom
Why does this have to be said?
yk i'd pay attention in his class... O.O
Wdym i dont see anything unconventional there
Yo Mike, we all here waiting for you to drop video 100!
8:23 Should be d/dx :(
Yeah I saw that and thought “that doesn’t look right”
Dr Crawford is absolutely correct in what he says about learning maths. My dad (a retired maths teacher) described it like a path in the countryside. When you don't walk along it often, it gets overgrown and it's really difficult to traverse. But if you do it every day, or every week, or every month, it remains clear and easy to go through. I know in my prime (pun not intended) I could have studied maths (or physics) at Oxford. I got the grades to do it and found it interesting. But I actually studied physics at a different university and have absolutely no regrets about that decision. I've since done a masters and ~95% of a PhD, part of which included helping to teach maths to undergrads. I love teaching maths that is engaging and relevant to studying physical sciences. For me, when maths is beautiful, I love it, but I love it more when mathematical concepts are relevant to the real world. That just blows my mind time and time again.
I remember taking the Oxford mathematics entrance exam with 2 other people. 3rd guy scribbled away for the whole 2.5 hours whilst me and 2nd guy stared helplessly at each other like "what the hell is this". 3rd guy got in and me and 2nd successfully completed our mathematics degrees at separate universities :)
which uni did u end up in mind me asking?
Gotta catch em all
How hard is it to get into oxford university? Me: tries to go in through the front door doorman: Let me stop you right there
It’s not that hard to get in Oxford just walk trough the door
Nah, might as well bring a crowbar, lockpicking-set and a door breacher due to security
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who let this kid on youtube
Nah bro they have a security system
@@mohamedbou6405 I heard they've got yeet- seeking missiles and BMG 12.7mm Cal. Turrets.
that's not how i imagine the teacher in oxford. the teacher is actually cool btw
yeah haha
Grumpy old english dude with thick glasses haha
A lot of them are really nice and are very keen to talk to you about their research! It's an awesome place to be (depending on the college).
@Marwa Izem he said grumpy that’s something a good teacher wouldn’t be
I have been inspired.
This was probably the most enticing segway for skillshare I've seen so far, kinda wanna learn some maths now.
Mike when he came out of the womb: this is day 1, hour 0
This comment deserves way more likes!
Learning how to walk, Day 1 hour 0
With that Scottish accent of his
Mike: *gets 37%* Oxford: Well, you did a good job. Student: *gets 60%* Oxford: Get out of here!
Students have months of preparation.
@@d6853 my sis goes there's littel prep she gets a assignment a week starting from the first week
My brother got 82 and wasn't accepted bcos he wasn't a residential there
GAMO MAINIAC oof
@@bardum.4458 bruh
hi, like this video it was so good about university of oxford thank u very much for that
this guy really shows everyone that anything is possible if you put yourself to it, I think its incredible
Me: 60% shouldn’t be that hard *no calculators allowed* Me: ight, i’m out
You'd be surprised, but there are easy ways to do calculations without even knowing the multiplication table :)
Really? That's embarrassing.
In india, there are no calculators allowed till university level
maths is not about mental calculation. In math exams at university it is more about proving stuff than actually using numbers, so a calculator does not give any advantage.
in my school there is no a thing called "calculator" for student