“But how hard is it to get in here” *pulls out lock picking kit*

@galvan6242

3 жыл бұрын

This is lock picking lawyer and today we are breaking into a really flimsy 1000 year old school.

@fannerbuoy3688

3 жыл бұрын

Click on 1, 2 is binding

@harrybiltcliffe7471

3 жыл бұрын

no its lock PEKING (scottish intensifies)

@xtdycxtfuv9353

3 жыл бұрын

Fannerbuoy 36 click on 3 annnd we're in.

@hea1307

3 жыл бұрын

Pog

I expected an oxford math teacher to be old, strict with a poker face

@Blue-pk4ny

3 жыл бұрын

well I guess some normal-lookin' decent people still exist on this world!

@surfaceten510n

3 жыл бұрын

more chance if you'r a wokey blokey type

@not_herobrine3752

3 жыл бұрын

Thats what most of us asians were brought up to believe

@lutfisksoppa2122

3 жыл бұрын

@@Blue-pk4ny normal looking no

@axelnils

3 жыл бұрын

@@surfaceten510n People with liberal politisk views tend to be smarter, so sure!

He is probably the opposite of what I thought an Oxford math teacher would look like and I love it

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@berrym7776

3 жыл бұрын

I' pretty sure miles dads my maths teacher- tom doesnt exactly replicate him tho-

@pavelzhelezov4086

3 жыл бұрын

I through he'll be like Dumbledore from Harry Potter. Wow

@iamhill1032

3 жыл бұрын

i thought he has too much hair for a math teacher

@zekeken7671

3 жыл бұрын

Sheesh he replied to u

Tom is the example of don't judge a book by its cover.

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@miratparmar1545

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths wait you're actually him? Wow.

@sobiasaifullah7433

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, comment before this blows up

@sobiasaifullah7433

2 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths omg sic

@Brotmaschine08

2 жыл бұрын

Mhm... but the cover seems very likable and genuine

“How hard is it to get into Oxford University?” *pulls out crowbar* “let’s find out”

@sayidm.akbarmurs.2285

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@CharlRae

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrisadnan8155 yeah I saw that after I posted this. It was original.

@CharlRae

3 жыл бұрын

@@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?

@doggo9421

3 жыл бұрын

Calls the proffesor from money heist : hey we’ve been challenged to something

@autocorrect2313

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrisadnan8155 cmon man not everything you see is copied

The math teacher looks like the guy you could hang out all day, everyday.

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@UnclBerry

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths lol

@adelali1001

3 жыл бұрын

This gay has A pokemon ball tattoo ! Hell yeah

@alex-nh9hv

3 жыл бұрын

@@adelali1001 i think they're two actually :) (*pokeball)

@tanaypatel109

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths guys breaking stereotypes.

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.

@_jm6260

2 жыл бұрын

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

@aestrea6795

2 жыл бұрын

stop, it hurts....

@smeshsmesh9695

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ashtar3876

2 жыл бұрын

Damn

@Manu-se5tx

2 жыл бұрын

I mean not to take away anything from him but he couldn't even remember the derivative of e^x

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.

@jameshowlett2694

3 жыл бұрын

2nd interview? My friends only had 1 and got in

@magdalenageorgieva6048

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@jameshowlett2694

3 жыл бұрын

Magdalena Georgieva well law and PPE only required one interview, so I think this guys exaggerating slightly

@aliyanhussain3999

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@Kai-uj8tg

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

Proud teacher alert over here. Mike smashed it.

@alvinmwangi8995

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine you’re a super genius, like Einstein reincarnated

@youseemcorrectandmaybeimso6371

3 жыл бұрын

Wait so mike smashed that teacher.

@joga25713

3 жыл бұрын

Found you! By the way when is the interview for mike? 🤣

@atomic4650

3 жыл бұрын

Legend!

@Camborou

3 жыл бұрын

@@alvinmwangi8995 Tom’s my Tutor, can confirm he is mega genius

The look of disappointment on that professor’s face whenever he marked an incorrect answer gave me anxiety 😂

@neelpuligundla7288

3 жыл бұрын

It gave me PTSD

@hlogilehlogonolo5438

3 жыл бұрын

@@neelpuligundla7288 bro😂😂

@OHOE1

3 жыл бұрын

Next primeminister

@wamfaj3423

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@adityaandaleeb4426

3 жыл бұрын

IFKR?

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.

@amandaf4907

3 жыл бұрын

actually-- interesting enough, the right brain controls the left side of the body; and vice versa. Nice little fun fact for you! :)

@funwithariyan7347

3 жыл бұрын

cool

@swiftlymurmurs1825

3 жыл бұрын

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

@TheEvilCheesecake

3 жыл бұрын

Half brain theory is outdated pseudo science.

@phr3ui559

3 жыл бұрын

Ok

I'm even more proud of my cousin for managing to get into this place with a scholarship now.

@boobies8658

3 жыл бұрын

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

@samisikdar5417

3 жыл бұрын

@@boobies8658 lmao

@lemone9639

2 жыл бұрын

@@boobies8658 I like your grandpa

@boobies8658

2 жыл бұрын

@@lemone9639 i do too lol

@amirakbari7282

2 жыл бұрын

@@boobies8658 you do what you like what is the importance of drinking tea with another human .

“I started doing what students do best...cramming an entire syllabus, the day before the exam.” I feel personally attacked.

@AsianBoah

3 жыл бұрын

Brother I envy you. I didn't even read a single paper of syllabus

@flowerdolphin5648

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I start cramming the day of, usually, like one, two hours before 😂

@rainytree3630

3 жыл бұрын

He is not wrong

You know he’s a nice teacher when he calls your mistakes “an interesting approach”

@brianthesnail3815

3 жыл бұрын

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'.

@cesarr3864

3 жыл бұрын

I’d rather get told that my answer is wrong than “an interesting approach”

@frostbitepokin9520

3 жыл бұрын

@@cesarr3864 just because it’s wrong doesn’t mean it ain’t an interesting approach

@bigchungus920

3 жыл бұрын

@@frostbitepokin9520 both are true

@zassassin4950

3 жыл бұрын

@@cesarr3864 man u r negative aren’t u

Imagine how confident and proud you’d be if you got more than 90% on that test.

@shaistayousaf8731

2 жыл бұрын

My parents will call be a failure. Quite sad.

@linjix

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaistayousaf8731 well if u get 90 on oxford exams and they call u a failure, they are probably just jealous or that retarded

@zeus0526

2 жыл бұрын

@@linjix 🤐 _-ASIAN PARENTS-_

@Meowshaaa

Жыл бұрын

@@shaistayousaf8731 lol same

@shaq9116

Жыл бұрын

@@shaistayousaf8731 cap

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.

@samiraaqib4895

3 жыл бұрын

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

Can't believe they built an entire school based on that dictionary

@Hi-xu9xn

3 жыл бұрын

Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty

@kyuwtf-

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hi-xu9xn shut up.

@hashirhussain8052

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hi-xu9xn no

@loanswashere.

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hi-xu9xn wait are you serious

@abhiramatluri4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

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

@imaankhalid

3 жыл бұрын

That’s says it nicely!

@phantomsniper1083

3 жыл бұрын

..he took it without having studied of course he would fail?

@rnomromro6715

2 жыл бұрын

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 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.

@hellothere-bx8cf

Жыл бұрын

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

@otisw4033

Жыл бұрын

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

@uzidle

Жыл бұрын

That is insane

@cleverclone_

Жыл бұрын

@@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)

@jeongbun2386

11 ай бұрын

@@otisw4033different schools have different grade boundaries

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

@oskarpaulsson5885

3 жыл бұрын

As if they'd be mathematicians

@double_chomps

3 жыл бұрын

@@koketsobaholo7 👁️👄👁️ 🙏

@MrNight-dg1ug

3 жыл бұрын

@@koketsobaholo7 We didn't ask for that spam

@seneX360

3 жыл бұрын

Joined ur server and im less depressed

@william_ok

3 жыл бұрын

Qubit lova ya

"How hard is it to get into Oxford?" I dunno, guess those lockpicking skills you picked up will come in handy this time huh?

@pkmkb

3 жыл бұрын

Lock picking lawyer intensifies

@Closer2Zero

3 жыл бұрын

@@pkmkb He had to get his Lawyer Degree somewhere, right?

@furstyqibs9494

3 жыл бұрын

underrated

@tylern6060

3 жыл бұрын

This should be the next video.

@yuiko335

3 жыл бұрын

THIS COMMENT LOL

A genuinely inspiring video, Mike. Thank you and congrats on the pass mark :)

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

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

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

This made me laugh :)

@caedmoncarter1507

3 жыл бұрын

@@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 :)

@pirate6616

3 жыл бұрын

well said

@gubodaniel9523

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment! :D

@lilapela

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao. hes the guy our parents exactly want us to be like, but "looks" like the guy they dont want us to be

Are we really gonna ignore how cool that math teacher is?

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@gab3635

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow he actually replied to u

@raneshubham6180

3 жыл бұрын

@@gab3635 yea☺️

@raneshubham6180

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths ☺️☺️

@alexw7629

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was expecting him to be a maths student before he said

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.

I’m failing integral calculus but this made me feel better

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.

@everby9998

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey thats the guy who makes youtube videos or something idk

@Apersonl0l

3 жыл бұрын

Relatable :)

@pirate6616

3 жыл бұрын

@@everby9998 lmao what

@edwinshaji2846

3 жыл бұрын

@@everby9998 yh just a guy that makes youtube videos or something with over 2.7 mil subs, or idk, just some guy

@fluidcultist2591

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's my struggle, I can understand and apply concepts but when it comes to straight memory I struggle

next video: learning theoretical physics in 4 years and becoming a researcher at oxford

@Name-ul8es

3 жыл бұрын

He should make theese a series.

@scarlett1639

3 жыл бұрын

I’d be with him the whole way

@francescofulghieri9608

3 жыл бұрын

damn nice job, that’s worth being proud of

@BHwithMinecraft

3 жыл бұрын

“This is Day One, Hour Zero”

@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.

The only exam I ever did where getting 50% felt like an achievement.

@Hell_nahiris

15 күн бұрын

did you get a interview ?

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 😂

@bongocat5223

3 жыл бұрын

I just sat this exam and well, it wasn't fun

@augustinl5512

3 жыл бұрын

my favorite youtuber enjoys my other favorite youtuber. Amazing

@masuta9192

3 жыл бұрын

bonjour Alex!

@Sacculent

3 жыл бұрын

ALEX!!!!

@lucidqt4696

3 жыл бұрын

Salut! Haha

him marking the paper without an answer sheet is single-handedly the biggest flex I have ever seen

@advickprosankto

3 жыл бұрын

Why the hell do you need answer sheet for MATHS !!!

@chieduclarke3330

3 жыл бұрын

69th like

@theluckyidiot1435

3 жыл бұрын

@@advickprosankto cause its hard I guess you’re just smart

@romanmarshall602

3 жыл бұрын

Mate, that is every tutor past the high school level, it's half their job.

@Hi-xu9xn

3 жыл бұрын

Repent of your sins and follow Jesus Christ Almighty

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

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!

In the first scene, I could almost imagine Tom Scott casually strolling by.

@gordonramsdale

3 жыл бұрын

He didn't go to oxford

@oldadoggy5873

3 жыл бұрын

@@gordonramsdale username checks out

@jellyjake8317

3 жыл бұрын

r/rareinsults

@gordonramsdale

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldadoggy5873 I mean he went to York what is the problem with saying that.

@paused2gud688

3 жыл бұрын

​@@gordonramsdale It was more of a joke than a fact/guess

He is not what I’d imagine an oxford maths teacher to look like, which probably makes him a really good teacher

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@idfwurudy6169

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths I did not expect it aswell, you look crazy young

@SamirJM

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

@umarraymond8499

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths Hello 👏 trust you're doing well and staying safe?

@umarraymond8499

3 жыл бұрын

@@SamirJM Hello 👏 how are you doing?

thank you, really help for my first year of uni as a math major student

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!!

@uzidle

Жыл бұрын

I just got in to read Law, what college will you be at?

@swagmeister5323

Жыл бұрын

@@uzidle university college! :)) what about you

@uzidle

Жыл бұрын

@@swagmeister5323 Queen's! It's so exciting.

@keirax0

Жыл бұрын

@@uzidle have you some advices for me to get into oxford university ?

@uzidle

Жыл бұрын

@@keirax0 Work hard, practice the entrance exams and think creatively.

"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

@NotSandhorst

3 жыл бұрын

@Kolkonut ok, we get it, you're gonna get into Oxford

@echod2

3 жыл бұрын

@Kolkonut 🌫

@naveen5126

3 жыл бұрын

@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.

@jfrankx7

3 жыл бұрын

@@naveen5126 sometimes you gotta take risks to get what you want in life, there is no one answer that fits everyones situation

@waynelin6238

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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*

@avipasikanti8438

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@savingfoam7979

3 жыл бұрын

Why? Harvard University is bad? Sorry I'm from another country...

@uhoh5464

3 жыл бұрын

savingfoam its the U.S. so basically you can do whatever you want so long as you have the money

@georgeb2160

3 жыл бұрын

You either have to be rich or black to get in. Or both

@glenrothwell6608

3 жыл бұрын

The reason so many ex prime ministers came from oxford is because their families paid for it

this gave me the motivation i need thanks

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.

@admiraloverdone

2 жыл бұрын

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

@KaiWills

2 жыл бұрын

@@admiraloverdone you’ll be getting your email soon I bet! I’ve gotten mine, but I’m hoping the best for you!

@admiraloverdone

2 жыл бұрын

@@KaiWills Yes! I just got an interview from Corpus! :D Best of luck to you too!

@KaiWills

2 жыл бұрын

@@admiraloverdone That’s amazing! So happy for you! I’m sure we’ll both do amazing in the interview

@ysd-xi6pe

2 жыл бұрын

what was the result?

Thats gotta be the coolest looking mathematician I've ever seen

@tostupidforname

3 жыл бұрын

ikr?

@HahaYes

3 жыл бұрын

Your opinion. In my opinion he is one of the wackiest/most stupid looking

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@hamselv5801

3 жыл бұрын

@@HahaYes I reckon you're a fun person

@bnbmike4731

3 жыл бұрын

Most people who teach in oxford universities/colleges don't give a shit what they look like or do.

This guy has pokeballs tattooed on his arm. He's a cool teacher.

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@AkariInsko

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths oh hi

@samitsamizealousbros7881

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths please teach me !!!

@fryz

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths hey man, really enjoyed your parts in the vid! Definitely gonna check out your channel, you seem like a dope guy!

@koketsobaholo7

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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.

What a GREAT video idea!! Miss ya bud!

@chosenpanda9414

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Chris!

@Mukund_Gupta

3 жыл бұрын

Miss u too sir.😝

@fransenascano6983

3 жыл бұрын

You just can magic the exam right

@zoew_

3 жыл бұрын

i feel like another collab in the future NEEDS to happen omg

@fin.animations

3 жыл бұрын

Same I missed him too!!!

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

3 жыл бұрын

@Slash18622

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths thank you! Very well deserved!

@joe_darn6480

3 жыл бұрын

I pictured a student with a pythagoras theorem sword, battling a professor with a ruler. I am so jealous

@jacquesh6941

3 жыл бұрын

Rwth?

@thelandoctopuses1020

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacquesh6941 haha straight to go to Aachen. I’ve heard that too. I study at KIT and it’s pretty good so far here

thank for this video. Really gave me confidence in passing my uni physics exam tomorrow

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck :)

The scoring of this episode was superb Mike :)

I just took my Oxford MAT two days ago... fingers crossed!

@jeffrultonhampton1371

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@AbdulRahman-lb7bv

3 жыл бұрын

All the best !!

@agentmeh1032

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck man I wanna go to Oxford as well once I’m done high school

@Apersonl0l

3 жыл бұрын

Update?

@rainytree3630

3 жыл бұрын

Good Luck

I really feel like Tom is very popular among students at Oxford

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@elias0645

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths hey there the real tom

@ycrep1993

3 жыл бұрын

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

@user-xw4mu6nz4t

2 жыл бұрын

He just screams DanTDM vibes ngl

@dotpot8426

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-xw4mu6nz4t ikr

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

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!

@Mimiczeylon

3 жыл бұрын

Math is a skill

It completely depends on the number of guns that the security guards have.

@blade1950

3 жыл бұрын

Cool comment 😆

@turkeyphant

3 жыл бұрын

This is the UK. Zero.

@MaxWolop

3 жыл бұрын

No, we just have knifes, a lot of them too.

@sigma3845

3 жыл бұрын

"An interesting approach"

@MaxWolop

3 жыл бұрын

@recall r/whoosh

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

@SCP--mw7tx

2 жыл бұрын

it's true though, i've crammed about 3 subjects in one day, in the past 3 weeks.

@flamingaish

2 жыл бұрын

@@SCP--mw7tx woah

@lightimagay6370

Жыл бұрын

I crammed 15 chapters of math in 3 days. Got 75% ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ, which you know, you play stupid games you win stupid prizes.

Please make more of these videos with other top uni. That would be incredible.

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.

This guy managed to get a 60 after a day's worth of studying This guy's learning skills are impressive

@k.k5041

3 жыл бұрын

he did engineering, most of it was likely just going over topics he already learned before.

@nate8699

3 жыл бұрын

@@k.k5041 its easier to relearn things if you already have learned them once

@jholotanbest2688

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@bernardosantos8020

3 жыл бұрын

69 likes, godly

@sunrayyourmom

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah its almost like that's his entire channel

Mike: How to get better at math Me: Don't Say that word Tom: Practice Me: -__-

@hlogilehlogonolo5438

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@sunrayyourmom

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah yeah I know

@mslagisaga8889

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@jaspreetsidhu5708

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@hlogilehlogonolo5438

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaspreetsidhu5708 maths is hell on Earth

thanks a lot, you have no idea what this video has inspired me to do. Thanks again.

Thanks, this is very nice content

Me: 60% shouldn’t be that hard *no calculators allowed* Me: ight, i’m out

@poliphilio

3 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised, but there are easy ways to do calculations without even knowing the multiplication table :)

@seth_deegan

3 жыл бұрын

Really? That's embarrassing.

@dangerousnigga7023

3 жыл бұрын

In india, there are no calculators allowed till university level

@davidberger5745

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@michtes

3 жыл бұрын

in my school there is no a thing called "calculator" for student

All Maths teachers when you get something wrong, but they don't want to offend you: "Interesting approach..."

@TomYourmombadil

3 жыл бұрын

“Pi/4?...... alright.. well, thank you for telling us your answer. Anyone else have an answer? A different answer maybe?”

@vinzcastro9304

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomYourmombadil PI is 314? Huh, interesting approach...

@emersonsims9503

3 жыл бұрын

@@vinzcastro9304 🤣🤣🤣

@ricklost9155

3 жыл бұрын

My teacher has a different approach...

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.

A video that summed up the most terrifying/thrilling/exciting moments of my degree.

Mike when he came out of the womb: this is day 1, hour 0

@georgecooper3438

3 жыл бұрын

This comment deserves way more likes!

@Mike_Toreno

3 жыл бұрын

Learning how to walk, Day 1 hour 0

@karolpasternak9833

3 жыл бұрын

With that Scottish accent of his

I’d do a lot of things for KZread but MATH!? Now that takes balls

@itzsaturnmc9927

3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is using Sub bot idiot

@fluggernuggets9834

3 жыл бұрын

@@itzsaturnmc9927 calm down

@itzsaturnmc9927

3 жыл бұрын

@@fluggernuggets9834 his view is like soo low then how he has soo much sub

@itzsaturnmc9927

3 жыл бұрын

@@doug9778 y e s :D

@itzsaturnmc9927

3 жыл бұрын

╭∩╮you╭∩╮

Thank you for this vedio. I was inspired

This was probably the most enticing segway for skillshare I've seen so far, kinda wanna learn some maths now.

Mike: *gets 37%* Oxford: Well, you did a good job. Student: *gets 60%* Oxford: Get out of here!

@d6853

3 жыл бұрын

Students have months of preparation.

@kitler01

3 жыл бұрын

@@d6853 my sis goes there's littel prep she gets a assignment a week starting from the first week

@bardum.4458

3 жыл бұрын

My brother got 82 and wasn't accepted bcos he wasn't a residential there

@beld3375

3 жыл бұрын

GAMO MAINIAC oof

@dihydrogenmonoxide6748

3 жыл бұрын

@@bardum.4458 bruh

"But... how hard is it to get here?..." *Calling Lockpicking Laywer* "... As a student I mean." *OH*

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.

this guy really shows everyone that anything is possible if you put yourself to it, I think its incredible

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! ☺️

@Plsdonts

3 жыл бұрын

🙂

@AxxLAfriku

3 жыл бұрын

GAGAGAGAGAGA! I will now count to 3 and then I am still the unprettiest KZreadr of all time. 1...2...3. GAGAGAGAGAGA!!! Btw I have TWO very HOT GIRLfriends who I show off in my v*deos. Thank you for your attention, dear cam

@Plsdonts

3 жыл бұрын

🙂

@Plsdonts

3 жыл бұрын

🙂

@Crowbars2

3 жыл бұрын

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.

If you want to try this yourself, sit the same exam and post your score below! :P (links in description)

@flamingkillermc2806

3 жыл бұрын

Z

@chosenpanda9414

3 жыл бұрын

Don't mind if i do

@noelogwe2938

3 жыл бұрын

Hello!

@parthtripathi4479

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

@kamil6313

3 жыл бұрын

Y r u do smart

Great work 🥳🥳🥳 Thank yyyyyyyou 💜💜💜

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.

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.

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?

@josephbrennan370

3 жыл бұрын

I want to like this comment 5000 times. This is an absolutely brilliant idea!!!!

@josephbrennan370

3 жыл бұрын

I might just comment here again to give this comment some traction

@jinjunliu2401

3 жыл бұрын

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.

@nathanvanderriet209

3 жыл бұрын

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)

@jinjunliu2401

3 жыл бұрын

@@nathanvanderriet209 I'd say it's rather 1 month instead of 1 quarter in uni

Great one,cheers !!!

Yo Mike, we all here waiting for you to drop video 100!

Such a great video Mike, throughly enjoyed!!!

@bannedaccount8492

3 жыл бұрын

The video was hard

@koketsobaholo7

3 жыл бұрын

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

@NoobGamer-1233

3 жыл бұрын

598 likes rrrghhh

@2teethPogZa

3 жыл бұрын

Wait, how are ya here? Definitely forgot about ya lol

@all-caps3927

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

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

3 жыл бұрын

@treyarched

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths surely in 6 years ill be seeing you at oxford

@seppeswart7277

3 жыл бұрын

He could be both

@user-pl9yq3fc8u

Жыл бұрын

@@treyarched gl

@treyarched

Жыл бұрын

@@user-pl9yq3fc8u no idea what i was yapping on about

Remembered watching this a few months before now I'm here on my next grade wish me luck

My last final for this semester of my 3rd year is today! I'm glad finals week is about over. I may not go to oxford but its still rough lol.

8:23 is a mistake it equals to 0 because e^x is a constant when you derivate by y

@mannosblack7129

3 жыл бұрын

Haha i just saw it and wanted to comment it too :D

@tostupidforname

3 жыл бұрын

@@mannosblack7129 yeah same :D

@Leonxdxdxd

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same haha

@Plsdonts

3 жыл бұрын

Ok :S

3 жыл бұрын

i was not sure if i was having a stroke or if i forgot really everything from calculus ahahaha

Good on Oxford for being open-minded and adapting to the times and hiring a clearly qualified Maths professors despite his unconventional aesthetic.

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

This^^

@finty4975

3 жыл бұрын

@@TomRocksMaths hello tom

@adarshvenkateswaran795

3 жыл бұрын

Why does this have to be said?

@loganabounader2995

3 жыл бұрын

yk i'd pay attention in his class... O.O

@Apersonl0l

3 жыл бұрын

Wdym i dont see anything unconventional there

Imagen studying for hours/days/weeks to take the exam; but in the day of, your brain is like: *Hey we haven't heard of this song in a while, I should put it on repeat so you can't concentrate.*

You should make a long form video on how to ace the LSAT! that would be a fun watch

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 :)

@fawazahmed4978

3 жыл бұрын

which uni did u end up in mind me asking?

It’s not that hard to get in Oxford just walk trough the door

@Blue-pk4ny

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, might as well bring a crowbar, lockpicking-set and a door breacher due to security

@pranitp.1622

3 жыл бұрын

k

@wow-rs2kn

3 жыл бұрын

who let this kid on youtube

@mohamedbou6405

3 жыл бұрын

Nah bro they have a security system

@Blue-pk4ny

3 жыл бұрын

@@mohamedbou6405 I heard they've got yeet- seeking missiles and BMG 12.7mm Cal. Turrets.

As long as you have mastered your perfect handshake ;) you can get in

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!

k

@chalammvs5674

3 жыл бұрын

R u here😭

@hi-jh8mj

3 жыл бұрын

@@chalammvs5674 um ok

@howioffcapslock2643

3 жыл бұрын

ayyyy

@genericusername4206

3 жыл бұрын

now we need zach to comment

@sontapaa11jokulainen94

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm yes. Potassium.

that's not how i imagine the teacher in oxford. the teacher is actually cool btw

@TomRocksMaths

3 жыл бұрын

@haroldshepherd3613

3 жыл бұрын

yeah haha

@ZaberAnsaryOfficial

3 жыл бұрын

Grumpy old english dude with thick glasses haha

@BooksAndShitButNotLiterally

3 жыл бұрын

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).

@rafaybs2536

3 жыл бұрын

@Marwa Izem he said grumpy that’s something a good teacher wouldn’t be

hi, like this video it was so good about university of oxford thank u very much for that

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 :')

If _the_ Mike Boyd got a 37 (albeit without studying), we all know _we_ ain’t getting in.

@FathiZaynMuhamad

3 жыл бұрын

Lol you give up already

@ten_cents

3 жыл бұрын

@@visualdivider639 he did engineering. But u he didn't study though

@cowboy9348

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but he hadn’t studied or prepared at all

@tubax926

3 жыл бұрын

@@cowboy9348 with a month of prep you could easily get 60-80 if you already completed your upper education. I don't think it's hard to pass it imo you just need to not suck and to put some effort in and treat it like a challenge

@fabmoneyy

3 жыл бұрын

we arent studying either, but instead are watching youtube videos like this one