On things other than / tangential to maths
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Third Easter in Oxford
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Perfect Days
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Eighth Term at Oxford
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Third Christmas in Oxford
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Stock Game
Trade stocks and make money! A javascript / much superior version to a game I made 7 years ago. Fond memories.
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The Creative Act - Rick Rubin
An exceptionally inspiring book by Rick Rubin. Here are some quotes I’ve found particularly inspiring.
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Discuss on Hacker News
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Running a mathematics society in secondary school
Having been in charge of a mathematics society at secondary school, here are some of my thoughts on the role of a mathematics society. -
Seventh Term at Oxford
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Second Summer in Oxford
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Networking to network - Phil Agre
Recently came across an article by Phil Agre on the significance, process and morality of networking in an academic setting. I’ve found it to be substantial, convincing and helpful. Here’s some quotes I found particularly inspiring.
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Calculator Programming
Years ago when I was still in secondary school, mobile phones were not that popular yet and as such I was obsessed with programming my fx-50FHII which was the only mobile computing platform I had. I ended up trying to write up an introductory course on calculator programming. Fun times. Here’s the [pdf]
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Second Year at Oxford
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Second Easter in Oxford
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I Want to be a Mathematician - Paul Halmos
A book written by Paul Halmos, I’ve very much enjoyed it and have found the following quotes particularly inspiring.
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Opportunities learning maths beyond the syllabus in HK
Hong Kong is filled with institutions that one can utilize to advance your learning in mathematics. I’m going to share a list of opportunities pursuing mathematics that I’m aware of.
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Fifth Term at Oxford
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering - Richard Hamming
A book written by Richard W. Hamming, it has slowly became one of my favourite books of all time. I would mention a few snippets I’ve found particularly inspiring.
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On Stun-locks
Very often, I get stunned by something unexpected and feeling unable to do anything about it. The solution is often a healthier mindset. -
Effort vs Quality
Across a wide range of technologies, there’s increasingly this tension between effort and quality. We want to minimize user effort and maximize quality of output, yet are we taking that too far?
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Second Christmas in Oxford
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DIY Pin Board of Tools and More
Recently I’ve been trying to make my room feel like home without resorting to consumerism and with function in mind. Here are some results.
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Technical aspects of tobylam.xyz
Below is a document of the technologies this website uses. It's mostly for myself but also for anyone curious on making their own websites. -
Fourth Term at Oxford
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Tackling Oxford Mathematics Interviews (Undergraduate)
Oxford Mathematics Interviews may feel daunting. Beyond the basic format of the interviews, here are some of my advice on tackling them.
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First Summer in Oxford
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Making a mathematics personal statement personal
The personal statement needs to be more personal than the facts that you know. How can one make facts "personal"? -
Audience and Tone of tobylam.xyz
Having maintained this website for over 2 years, I’d like to mention some of my thoughts on tobylam.xyz and where I would like to take it in the future.
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Inspirations for tobylam.xyz
It has been two years since my first post and I’d like to share some of my thoughts on what made this blog a reality, and my thoughts on the direction of this blog. After all, the inspirations for this website heavily affect the direction I would like to take it.
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First Year at Oxford
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Second Term at Oxford
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First Term at Oxford
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Applying to Oxford Mathematics (Undergraduate)
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Using Zoom / Google Meet with OBS
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Why start a website?
There are a few reasons why I am starting this website/blog.