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Inside a REAL Cambridge University Supervision

Tom Rocks Maths

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Go behind the scenes of a maths supervision ‪@cambridgeuniversity‬ with Dr Tom Crawford ‪@robinsoncollegecambridge‬.

The topic is Vector Calculus - a first year course taken by all maths undergraduates - and the students have been asked to complete 6 past exam questions as part of their exam revision.

Produced by the University of Cambridge with assistance from Robinson College. Thanks to Archie and Nico for agreeing to be recorded.

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20 Comments

@TomRocksMaths Creator 11 days ago Pinned

Watch a mock Cambridge admissions interview here: https://youtu.be/C6U4KPb1rj8?si=RO26ajm5W95Y16HJ

@Keru-l9o 2 days ago

A brilliant and very insightful video. Thanks for doing this Tom and many thanks to your students for allowing it to be filmed! Inspirational

@gavintillman1884 26 minutes ago

I look forward to watching this properly, it’s a bit of a long video to watch right now. Immediate reaction (compared to when I had supervisions in the mid 80s) is a) how much more engaging the discussion is, b) the presence of devices - just pen and paper in my day and c) sitting round a round table rather at a traditional desk with the supervisor in the middle between the students.

@johnmaynard869 10 days ago

One student was talented with geometry, one in algebra, this is a great way to get insight about mathematical investigations.

@milaversebymila 10 days ago

you are the coolest dr ever!!!!! let's go!!!!

@Mathematically-19 11 days ago

I am second year bachelor maths student, enjoying Group theory a lot, but I don’t really understand this course! I didn’t have it last year, so jealous of you guys!
Also lovely shirt professor 😊
Like always…

@mathunt1130 7 days ago

Some fun questions here that will test the students ability with algebra.

@richardnicholls69 11 days ago

Thanks!

@jayeshmodhwadia8164 11 days ago

Thanks

@zafarb4219 11 days ago

Amazing 🎉

@johnmaynard869 10 days ago

Picture the Taylor Expansion 40:54, Hans Bethe had such a huge vocabulary of mathematical examples Feynman wrote about it in “Surely You’re Joking “.

@milaversebymila 10 days ago

siiick !

@steeleness 2 days ago

We love watching your content, but I would understand it better in my own language. Please add Turkish subtitles. Greetings from Türkiye! 🇹🇷❤️

@jayeshmodhwadia8164 11 days ago

Tom - is is true the Cambridge maths course is designed for the top 5-10% or so of the offer holders? I've seen many posts by ex and current maths students claiming this and that as a result the majority of students actually learn very little deep maths as there is so much to cover in the Tripos so students are just focussed on doing everything to pass their exams vs a good uni at a slightly slower pace allowing for deep thinking and understanding?