Comments by "" (@zachrodan7543) on "How Hard is an Oxford Maths Interview? Feat. Tom Rocks Maths" video.

  1. 5:19 the curse of simple math strikes again and claims yet another victim. As a general rule, if something seems too easy to be right in mathematics, try it anyways. Sometimes, math is just that easy, and all the sidequests it sends you down are merely distractions.
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  2. 12:19 i tutor students up to calc, and i think i can safely say that being a trained mathematician has nothing to do with a tendency to overcomplicate things... one of my greatest joys in my job is how often i get to respond with "yes" to people incredulously asking "it's that easy?!"
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