Oxford Mathematician Challenges Physics Teacher to A Level Maths Exam

I was challenged by Oxford mathematician ‪@TomRocksMaths‬ to A Level Maths exam questions after I challenged him to some A Level Physics. This is a battle of maths vs physics, oxford mathematician vs physics teacher, Tom Rocks vs Lewis Matheson. Who will win?! Watch my attempt on his channel after you've watched this!
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Lewis
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  • @TomRocksMaths
    @TomRocksMaths5 ай бұрын

    Part 2 where I try some Physics Exam questions now live here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6msqsRxdrCxgrA.html

  • @TomRocksMaths
    @TomRocksMaths6 ай бұрын

    Had a lot of fun making this - Part 2 where I try some Physics questions will be on my channel on WEDNESDAY (20/12).

  • @_dhinarth

    @_dhinarth

    5 ай бұрын

    i'm your maths fan!

  • @leo_omega3736
    @leo_omega37366 ай бұрын

    The crossover we never knew we needed. You helped me with my A-level physics 2 years ago and he’s helped me with Year 1 engineering mathematics last year.. Couple of legends

  • @MrTrollo2

    @MrTrollo2

    2 ай бұрын

    don't want to be rude, but if you need help for your 1st year core subjects, maybe something else would be more fitting for you? you'll have to solve more complex tasks in the future without being able to rely on such kind of backup.

  • @AGARVRAWAT

    @AGARVRAWAT

    2 ай бұрын

    exactly i was about to say the same@@MrTrollo2

  • @alexandrosandreou8585

    @alexandrosandreou8585

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@MrTrollo2 engineering is extremely hard it's quite normal especially for engineering to need outside help especially 1st year

  • @MrTrollo2

    @MrTrollo2

    2 ай бұрын

    @@alexandrosandreou8585 nah, Not really

  • @HeyPlayboi

    @HeyPlayboi

    Ай бұрын

    @@MrTrollo2 Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone has their learning styles, it could be because of their lecturer or because they attended uni late well after school. Not to be rude, but you being as an engineer is probably not a great fit, these horrible assumptions is a bad tendency in engineering.

  • @mikeheyburn9716
    @mikeheyburn971628 күн бұрын

    I'm a maths teacher turned tutor now. The best thing about all these videos is that I can get my students to see how they should be thinking and approaching questions. The toughest job is always getting them to stop thinking like kids, always expecting questions should be like using a mobile phone app. Life isn't just "press a button, there it is." Nice one lads. You help my students a lot.

  • @KYZ__1
    @KYZ__15 ай бұрын

    As a GCSE student who watched some of this video, I found it very interesting how much you were able to surmise in these mechanics problems from good physics knowledge, and the problem solving skills you used. Looking forward to the video of Tom getting challenged!

  • @zandbergx9747
    @zandbergx97475 ай бұрын

    Loved to see you bond over love of graphs at the end!

  • @noyou7891
    @noyou78915 ай бұрын

    Loved this video! Such a fun watch!

  • @nyk32377
    @nyk323775 ай бұрын

    In the second question part b it would be easier to look at the Impulse (change of momentum) and just solve the integral with respect to the i vector (west/east movement). integral(-8+4t) = 0 gives you a t = 4 meaning the velocity vector in the i direction is 0 at t = 4.

  • @TheRealSith
    @TheRealSithАй бұрын

    He looks like he is stuck in 2009 eternally

  • @matthewmcbrearty6020
    @matthewmcbrearty60206 ай бұрын

    The greatest crossover event in history cannot wait !

  • @corners1733
    @corners17336 ай бұрын

    Two legends in one video

  • @haiderlatif1523
    @haiderlatif15236 ай бұрын

    I’m not even doing A-levels anymore but I still watch you videos😂

  • @christianmoran3272

    @christianmoran3272

    5 ай бұрын

    Same here!

  • @frogandspanner
    @frogandspannerАй бұрын

    55:00 How refreshing to watch a maths video where "-6" is verbalised as "minus six", rather than the 'Merkin "negative six".

  • @liamnicholas97
    @liamnicholas975 ай бұрын

    The highlight was certainly when "what's the real world application of this" was asked 😂😂 the response was perfect 🎱🌬️🌬️

  • @Rahim103.5
    @Rahim103.56 ай бұрын

    Did not expect this crossover

  • @shakashark6031
    @shakashark60316 ай бұрын

    so excited!

  • @lawrencelawsen6824
    @lawrencelawsen68243 күн бұрын

    I love this channel!

  • @georgemann-xp3dw
    @georgemann-xp3dw6 ай бұрын

    This is amazing!

  • @hamzaamine828
    @hamzaamine8285 ай бұрын

    As a physics student on my last year of bachelor degree I would've solved the first problem the same way Tom explained

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    I agree his way was much better

  • @russellmurphy1
    @russellmurphy15 ай бұрын

    I think I must be the oldest watching this: I did physics A-level in 1978!! We learnt, Should old Harry, Catch a herring, Trawling off Alaska

  • @davidc4408

    @davidc4408

    5 ай бұрын

    I did 20 years after that in 98

  • @franklinemix8048

    @franklinemix8048

    2 ай бұрын

    Wow, in 2013 we just say SOH CAH TOA😂

  • @cfgman1

    @cfgman1

    2 ай бұрын

    1975 Acton Tech - We used Some People Have Curly Brown Hair Till Partly Bald. Love Physics and Applied Maths

  • @grantsutherland6798
    @grantsutherland67982 ай бұрын

    Great stuff - well after my school days I wondered why the hell those kinematic equations weren't derived by first principles in a maths class? Also when at university doing Algebra and vector geometry we utilised imaginary parts which is actually way better than using trig when things get knarly (numbers needing to be expanded to a zillion DP) when angles become extremely small or close to 90deg (infinity): I then went to surveying classes which were hot on trig not the vector geometry where life could have been a whole lot more simple, especially when computers were coming into their own. The integration of more maths in physics would be a welcome change as there are dozens of ways properly utilised maths can make things easier

  • @Wightkitesurfer
    @Wightkitesurfer5 ай бұрын

    These questions are as much physics as applied maths. I would like to see the physics chap challenged him to a few harder pure maths questions

  • @antonioalexandercastro3520

    @antonioalexandercastro3520

    8 күн бұрын

    My thoughts too.

  • @timche1757
    @timche175728 күн бұрын

    The time span from now to studying further math was very funny. I can relate to that and haven’t even obtained my degree so long ago, but I do struggle to remember all of it because of not getting or giving myself the opportunity to keep all that knowledge in my short short term memory bank😂😂😂

  • @alecrosema4885
    @alecrosema4885Ай бұрын

    “I like the way that you got around using the quadratic formula” meanwhile from a physics perspective using the quadratic formula would be getting around the physics of the problem

  • @kassidydavis5565
    @kassidydavis55655 ай бұрын

    For the second problem a real life senario could be you’re at the airport on the flat escalator thing that you walk on (varying your speed bc you’re busy texting while walking) and the 2kg object is your carryon

  • @andreapalma2778
    @andreapalma277819 күн бұрын

    I can find the angle that maximize the distance of landing without the use of any derivative or differentiation :)

  • @DJsTeLF
    @DJsTeLF6 ай бұрын

    HOW long have we been running so far pls?

  • @jdd2918
    @jdd29186 ай бұрын

    Big up Lewis !!!!

  • @raunox5938
    @raunox59385 ай бұрын

    it’s strange to see that Tom doesn’t use/know suvat. I’m currently being taught it in A-level Physics, Maths and Further Maths

  • @hammy5124
    @hammy51242 ай бұрын

    Best part is the question was random ya? And i like how he approaches the problem by questioning in his head and explains as well

  • @KYZ__1
    @KYZ__15 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas, sir! I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for all the comprehensive resources that you work tirelessly to get out to students, on Physics Online website, KZread and throughout your books. It really helps me with GCSE Physics, and I think your videos teaching practical concepts (take transformers, for example) have really shown me the importance of physics, which is possibly the main reason why I decided to take this incredible subject forward to A-level and perhaps beyond. Thank you so much for inspiring me and many others ❤ PS. My family gave me V-sign pens for Christmas; I've joined the club!

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    Welcome to the V-sign club. Thank you so much for commenting as it’s great to hear when I have helped people. It really is a brilliant subject the more you get into it! Keep working hard - it will be very rewarding for you.

  • @KYZ__1

    @KYZ__1

    5 ай бұрын

    @@PhysicsOnline Thanks 🙂

  • @markmajkowski9545
    @markmajkowski95452 ай бұрын

    Even college basic mechanics Physicists solve this with angle theta velocity v and height differential d and gravity g. Then plug in actuals for arithmetic.

  • @gwendelmarisjz4601
    @gwendelmarisjz46015 ай бұрын

    What’s the device he uses to write on? What is the best one for studying if anybody has a tip?

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    For this I was using an iPad with Notability to write on.

  • @surfguard
    @surfguard5 ай бұрын

    I have a master's degree in physics. And already my grammar school teacher insisted that in physics there should never be a number without a unit. So it hurts a bit to see Lewis write down for example a speed as just a number without the unit m/s. But that's probably just me ;-)

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    I think I just forgot in the excitement of recording the video!

  • @iteerrex8166
    @iteerrex81665 ай бұрын

    Came here from Tom’s channel. Hey everybody. One point of grievance ;) In science you don’t pick and chose the significant figures, it depends on the sig fig’s of the number you start with. Come on you guys.

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    This was something that really stood out when we did these papers - how the approach in A Level Maths and Physics is so different.

  • @_dhinarth
    @_dhinarth5 ай бұрын

    i liike you both!

  • @michaeledwards2251
    @michaeledwards22512 ай бұрын

    The drag of the golf ball should have been included. A 1d drag equation should suffice.

  • @akf2000
    @akf20004 ай бұрын

    😂😂 the look to camera when he said no friction or air resistance

  • @sanjinred
    @sanjinred2 ай бұрын

    why not create a simple diff eq

  • @dominiquelaurain6427
    @dominiquelaurain64276 ай бұрын

    woooo .... be ready for the challenge ;-)

  • @TheGmr140
    @TheGmr1405 ай бұрын

    Good luck 😊

  • @Dalroc
    @Dalroc2 ай бұрын

    Calculate time to peak height: v = at => t1 = v/a. v = 25 * sin(15) m/s a = 10 m/s^2 t1 = 2.5 * sin(15) s Use half angle rule for sin(30). Double this time to find the time to return to the initial height. Next find the time to go 4 m down. d = vt + at^2 /2 2d = 2vt + at^2 2d/a = 2vt/a + t^2

  • @RyzaYT

    @RyzaYT

    2 ай бұрын

    why cant you use the equations im so confused?

  • @davidc4408
    @davidc44085 ай бұрын

    Damn feel old. Did a level maths, further marhs and physics in 98

  • @michaeledwards2251

    @michaeledwards2251

    2 ай бұрын

    1971, in my case.

  • @lesnowguade8208
    @lesnowguade82085 ай бұрын

    you're my fav teacher!!!

  • @christianmoran3272
    @christianmoran32725 ай бұрын

    I loved this collaboration!

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @barneycasting8331
    @barneycasting83315 ай бұрын

    Tutoring is a big business in UK!

  • @user-ep2qt6de2i
    @user-ep2qt6de2i5 ай бұрын

    doe that first question you did, why was the velocity negative.

  • @mathsangler

    @mathsangler

    5 ай бұрын

    Because he chose downwards as positive and set the acceleration due to gravity as positive in that direction.

  • @sameehgamer8828
    @sameehgamer88285 ай бұрын

    i solved exercise one with 3 ways :- 1) dividing the question into 2 parts part where it reaches from point A to point of maximum height and the other from point of maximum height to point B * note that the maximum height will be = 4 + (distance from point A to Mid point). 2) solve it directly from A to B by getting two equations. 3) solve it by using integration over y-axis -----{ ady = vdv and a=dv/dt where a is negative and vB is negative , yB = - 4m , yA = 0} got time needed and then you can get the horizontal distance vAx = vBx cause this is a projectile motion which means constant velocity on x- axis XA-B = vBx * tA-B

  • @charliecooper7458
    @charliecooper74585 ай бұрын

    Best youtube crossover since the advent of youtube

  • @keithmitchellguitarlessons585
    @keithmitchellguitarlessons585Ай бұрын

    I feel so thick!!!

  • @coreymonsta7505
    @coreymonsta75055 ай бұрын

    Say “el n”! The goat pronunciation lol

  • @alf8718
    @alf87182 ай бұрын

    The last question of the first task was not answered correctly! If we don't count in the air resistance the air speed doesn't matter. Period. In all previous parts of the task we ignored the air resistance (and rouded the ground acceleration to 10.0 m/s instead of more accurate 9.81 for that matter which is another reason the ball travelled further). So the air speed is the answer only if we take into account the air resistance!!

  • @PracticeAptitude
    @PracticeAptitude5 ай бұрын

    I think the way he solved (a) part of projectile is lengthy

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    It was - but I was highlight the approach that may be taught in an A Level Physics classroom.

  • @PracticeAptitude

    @PracticeAptitude

    5 ай бұрын

    @@PhysicsOnline no issues Sir , you are doing great 👍 I solved by using:- 2vsin(®)/g + 4/vsin(®)

  • @c0r5e
    @c0r5e5 ай бұрын

    It’s hilarious when a student is expected to solve in 3 minutes and an expert is taking much lomger

  • @practicaltheory6604
    @practicaltheory66045 ай бұрын

    At what university do you teach Physics?

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    I’m full time self-employed now, writing physics books and making videos.

  • @dean532
    @dean5325 ай бұрын

    Lol but my first approach was the quadratic equation in this case ‘cause when you’re in EE you not often -almost never exposed to SUVAT

  • @dean532

    @dean532

    5 ай бұрын

    again.

  • @random_human_1879
    @random_human_18795 ай бұрын

    In a physics paper 1.75 s = 2s 😅damn that's relatable .

  • @beezeta
    @beezetaАй бұрын

    Shouls use t = 2usin(theta)/g = 1.29 s

  • @Viraly2289
    @Viraly22892 ай бұрын

    "too easy for 5 marks" Me not understanding not even one part of the question, let alone the equation 😅

  • @pikminlord343
    @pikminlord3432 ай бұрын

    Such a fun cideo

  • @zachariahmagallan5738
    @zachariahmagallan57385 ай бұрын

    Maths? Im from America.

  • @francisgrizzlysmit4715
    @francisgrizzlysmit47154 ай бұрын

    what is A level BTW, is that higher than O levels, really don't understand the British Education system

  • @Qweeeeegame

    @Qweeeeegame

    2 ай бұрын

    It is higher than o levels

  • @Cabezadepollanegro
    @Cabezadepollanegro5 ай бұрын

    Maths x physics. A yes truly a devilish crossover. Who would’ve thought we’d see a physicist sitting down with a mathematician solving problems. Last time I remember physicists had a grudge against mathematicians for making g = 10 ms^-2.

  • @serogolemogole2685

    @serogolemogole2685

    5 ай бұрын

    😂😂

  • @francisgrizzlysmit4715
    @francisgrizzlysmit47154 ай бұрын

    blimey must not be a theoretical physicist, hasn't integrated lately wow

  • @vansf3433
    @vansf34335 ай бұрын

    Teachers of physics must know very well such basic notions of vectors i and j in 2D ,and i, j and k in 3-D. You can't say that you have never used such notions before Although in calculus' notion of indefinite integration, it's mathematically correct to add the constant C to the resultant Integral, it is absurd to have a velocity at rest in physics because you can never ever be both at rest and in motion at the same time. What all human mathematicians always severely lack when manipulating mathematical formulas is logical reasoning I have mentioned many times with examples that you can be mathematically correct, but completely nonsensical in physics, or the real physical world, because there are numerous flaws in human-invented notions of mathematics, which are not aligned with the real physical world

  • @PracticeAptitude
    @PracticeAptitude5 ай бұрын

    2vsin(®)/g + 4/vsin(®)

  • @prajwalsingh_roxick
    @prajwalsingh_roxick5 ай бұрын

    give this paper to an Indian high school student preparing for JEE and he would solve this in record time !!

  • @MrTallAndy
    @MrTallAndy5 ай бұрын

    My maths teacher was crazy. Sex On Horseback / Can Actually Happen / To Our Amazement - SOH CAH TOA 🤣

  • @user-eo4jy5yo2s
    @user-eo4jy5yo2s6 ай бұрын

    Op boss

  • @user-vl7zq6qm3i
    @user-vl7zq6qm3i5 ай бұрын

    is it supposed to be that easy or A just means easy?

  • @rojka-_-

    @rojka-_-

    5 ай бұрын

    thats easy?!

  • @user-vl7zq6qm3i

    @user-vl7zq6qm3i

    5 ай бұрын

    @@rojka-_- that's school program, in worst case 1 semester and these people have been studying math for 10+ years lol, they must be able to solve problems of this level in their heads

  • @davidplanet3919
    @davidplanet39196 ай бұрын

    For Q1 isn’t the trajectory just the quadratic that needs to be solved. A key point is that s = ut + o,5 t^2 works for the whole trajectory with s=-4 even though the ball moves up and then down again.

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    6 ай бұрын

    It is - but I’d forgotten the quadratic equation!

  • @mathswithaditya5382
    @mathswithaditya53822 ай бұрын

    In India we can't use calculator😢 in school or exam

  • @Abhinaytiwari418
    @Abhinaytiwari4185 ай бұрын

    Tbh मुझे ये वीडियो काफी पसंद आया ,, मुझे फिजिक्स वैसे भी काफी पसंद है ,, most of question jee mains लेवल का था ,,, इस वीडियो सीरीज को कंटिन्यू रखियेगा ❤, इंडिया से बहुत सारा प्यार🤞

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @harshah4383
    @harshah43833 ай бұрын

    How come u dont remember basic integration being an A level physics teacher?

  • @mikayeel0760

    @mikayeel0760

    Ай бұрын

    because you don’t need integration in physics and he hasn’t done it since uni 😂

  • @madman7757
    @madman77576 ай бұрын

    YOOOOOO

  • @ticksunbs4944
    @ticksunbs49446 ай бұрын

    nobody saw this coming

  • @WaelAli-sd8sw
    @WaelAli-sd8sw5 ай бұрын

    I’m sorry how can you not solve for t? It’s called solving quadratically.

  • @jensenjs4180
    @jensenjs41802 ай бұрын

    I gonna tell my child that this dude is dantdm😂

  • @AITunesUK
    @AITunesUK5 ай бұрын

    this video made me realise these youtube channels about maths and physics aren't even that bright themselves 💀💀

  • @PhysicsOnline

    @PhysicsOnline

    5 ай бұрын

    Still got a First at uni! But it’s amazing how much you do forget when you’re not practising regularly!

  • @emilscholz9777
    @emilscholz97775 ай бұрын

    In the exam, we have like.. 3 minutes for exercise 1😂🤦‍♂️

  • @omarkhalily4369
    @omarkhalily43692 ай бұрын

    Try alevel further maths caie questions pleaseeeeeee caie baord is way harder the older years etc💀

  • @gamingtips2941
    @gamingtips29415 ай бұрын

    This is 14 year physics in India IT JE 😮😮

  • @danielhooper502
    @danielhooper5025 ай бұрын

    Its like sociology doing politics exam....

  • @iMMORTAL-bn5rv
    @iMMORTAL-bn5rvАй бұрын

    This is physics not math tf are you smoking