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[@AlexIsLive]

I have absolutely no interest in Math or studying it at any level but I still watched this all the way through lmao

[@carlyburbridge4988]

Same bro

[@keithcole9904]

@@carlyburbridge4988 Yeah ok 🤥

[@SquareBoxHead]

same this just got recommended to me

[@muhammadhamzaqureshi]

I watched this to see how dumb i am

[@callumrowley9810]

Being interviewed by a guy who genuinely looks like he rocked out of last nights piss up about 2 minutes earlier 😂

[@ZantierTasa]

An alternative is to treat every position as distinct, then look at all the permutations (factorial) and divide by 2 for each branch that is symmetrical: 4! / 2^3 = 3 6! / 2^4 = 45

[@sindisosikosana3196]

8* is the ultimate theory.

[@alexmetcalfe5969]

Interesting. I had to work a lot on thinking aloud after I received feedback from a teaching observation. I wasn’t even conscious of it. We tend to lose it or take it for granted as we get older. It’s definitely a skill you can get back if you are made conscious of it but to do it so concisely and maturely after being asked on the spot like that is impressive. No fluff at all by him. The ability to simplify complex information and validate reasoning has to be one of the best ways to measure intelligence and critical thinking. Also, props to the interviewer for telling him what they are looking for. Cool 👍🏻

[@martinstephens4633]

The strange thing was when I heard the second part "say A and B are seeded... how many way could I construct a tournament in this format" leads to a completely different answer to the one discussed where I believe would be stated as 'say two are seeded ... how many ways could I construct...' It might be a case of me having poor sound quality on my end, but a good point to interviewees would be that if you have not heard the question clearly/coherently, then it's wise just to clarify.

[@pjay3028]

Agreed. I guess mathematicians don't actually watch sport so they don't understand how seeding really works.... It's probably a deliberate ploy so that anyone who picks up on it can be instantly rejected for not being sufficiently geeky?

[@merkerface]

Precisely. I understood that to mean A and B are seeded and so cannot be removed from the left side, they are fixed competitors. When he started saying you can have multiple pairs on the left side I was confused because I thought A and B were seeded haha.

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

As a school lad I hated maths and was crap at it. Now ( in my late 50`s ) I love maths and am crap at it.

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Ha! Me too!

[@iainwong]

Interesting math problem. Kind of reminded me of the first problem in Good Will Hunting! Would be cool if you could establish an upper and lower bound on the result of that calculation solely based on quantitative properties of *any* tree

[@virajkadam3017]

Really refreshing to see this interview.. I sort of deviated from the love for math during my undergraduate degree, but now I find it really interesting.

[@zoeeee7615]

may i ask where you studied?

[@wordonparliamentstreet6076]

Heard on the Street is a good source of maths brain teasers. I would also recommend working through some UKMT past senior maths challenge papers. Questions are less rote and more reflective of what you will be asked in a university interview for maths.

[@Lambda321]

Yes, UKMT senior papers have a lot of good problem solving questions that can get you to pick up many skills which can be used in interviews like this.

[@ChrisPBacon21]

Very interesting. I wish I had more patience with institutions and structured courses.

[@dejialonge]

What I love about this, is that it very much widen access where not a select group of student has an understanding of the process.

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Thanks for your comment! That's exactly what we're aiming for.

[@adamsmith6594]

As the interview went on Will deftly moved through the interview. The teacher expanded on Wills processes. And the teachers shirt displayed the various stages of shock and toward the end of the interview finally passed away. After which it sagged off the teachers broken right shoulder like a corpse dragged from a body of water. Tragic to see the hidden shirt abuse and neglect in these hollowed halls of learning.

[@therestlessworkshop]

It could be argued that A vs B is different to B vs A if the location of the match depends on who is listed first. Not that I’d have got anywhere near the answer in that timeframe

[@georgezhang865]

These questions were rather easy, but to be honest you do get nervous during interview and forget easy staff, like me forgetting integration

[@oliverqueen5883]

Look at other similar vids they’re way harder.

[@willfuller3689]

George the beast

[@RAGEHXARAGO]

Easy asf and I’m shit at mathematics

[@vasilychapaev152]

It’s a trivial problem for school kids who did some introductory combinatorics. Could be a very difficult problem for many politicians, since they are so undereducated nowadays.

[@point45channel]

I study politics at Exeter I don’t know why I’m watching this

[@michaelwalsh9404]

Did my cambridge math interview today. Annoyingly, one of the questions I couldn't answer, I had an answer to, yet due to nerves failed to convey my proof in words. Probably made it look like I was incapable to doing a very simple question and massively lowered my chances of getting. Hopefully things went alright overall though.

[@skilliano]

Whatever the outcome of the interview, you are still going to end up at a top university. Someone who can get to the interview stage for Cambridge is clearly academically gifted, with the potential to be successful in most walks of life. Don't let that one question that you feel didn't go so well get you down. I'm sure you've learned a lot from the experience.

[@environm3ntalist549]

@@skilliano being academically gifted does not give you, alone, the potential to be successful in most walks of life. I can think of many other attributes that are more important.

[@skilliano]

@@environm3ntalist549 i agree with you. Note, i didn't say that academic ability is the only attribute that determines success. It's probably important to note that success can mean different things to different people. But my personal experience tells me that Oxbridge candidates (not just graduates) often achieve their goals in life e.g. the career they want, setting up businesses that thrive. It doesn't always work out for a multitude of reasons. But the point i was making to the writer of the original comment was that he has plenty of talent, and one response to an interview question that he feels wasn't the best won't define his future. It wasn't my purpose to discuss other attributes that contribute towards achieving success.

[@shoobeshu]

how did it go? hope you're faring well :)

[@jardc5108]

To get to that stage is unreal. I had to use a calculator to do 9x4 earlier on because I couldn’t be arsed working it out 🤣- and I’m doing law. I’m sure you’ll be fine boss 👊🏻

[@kingofblox2976]

Is that the sort of difficulty of the questions? I've heard people say their interviews were so hard that they wanted to cry,, but this question seems easy relative to that.

[@sterlingnorman3549]

Difference is you don’t have a the pressure of getting into your dream uni, you have the comfort of watching this at home

[@lemon-bc8rv]

Careful. If you demolish a question they give you then the next will be much harder. They are trying to test how you respond when you get stuck so they *will* make sure you are stuck at some point.

[@zengjanezhu]

My son just had two interviews at Oxford, one for math and one for computer science because he applied for joint degree. I do not know either because of stress or the difficulty of questions, he has to pause before answering interview questions, while when he viewed the mock interviews, he knew the answers immediately. But honestly for 25 minutes, he had to solve two or three problems, with a few subset questions within one question. I can easily understand students make mistakes during interviews. Because they have roughly 5 seconds to think before answering the questions, otherwise, there is no way to solve so many questions.

[@sayanjitb]

Upload Physics interview please.

[@jonathangandy]

Classic advice to eat properly beforehand. My school back in the late ‘90s before my A levels always advised to take a Mars bar or something for a sugar boost!

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Absolutely! Me too. And, I was always terrible at taking the advice, hence why I'm so militant about it now!

[@SHARDcoder]

I didn't choose to study maths at uni but I do miss the challenge of a good, well formed question

[@stephanes.3921]

I was thinking that this looks a bit like permutations / combination problem, but that it doesn't really fit the usual question type (ex. how many possible words with 5 letters) and that therefore you have to take a manual/tree approach like the candidate did.

[@environm3ntalist549]

I have never studied Maths beyond GCSE but I found that problem pretty simple to solve.

[@danielmarien2850]

I agree, this was shockingly simple. I am not extremely intelligent by any means; however, this is frankly a pitiful examination in my opinion. I left Uni precisely because they had such nit wits frolicking about (including the professors), claiming to be (I kid you not) "better than lay people"...yes that was used verbatim. Yet, some failed to do simple y = mx+ b (granted it was in the form of p =gb + c or something of the sort) in the third-year classes!!!! Name of the University? University of Washington of all places. Ranked supposedly 50th in the world or so when I went there...it has likely dropped in quality considerably.

[@charlesludwig8672]

@@danielmarien2850 T50 is much different than T20

[@danielmarien2850]

@@charlesludwig8672 I did look up the difference. I am unimpressed either way. As for your name...I hope that is simply a joke account.

[@awesomecoolperson2496]

I’m in 12th grade and pretty good at math and although I could figure this problem out really easily I would have a really hard time explaining the mental processes that brought me to my answer

[@haojianmang2745]

I found a website called kmi uprep that is pretty useful as well for preparing interviews.

[@haojianmang2745]

MKong30 for discount code

[@HaloHarry333]

Sometimes I question KZbin recommendations

[@doorfloorkitchen]

Since interviews are online this year, and have set schedules (e.g. 30 mins), will there be puzzle sets, articles, problems given to us beforehand? (this is for PPE) Also, side question, but how do I address the professors in the interview? Thank you for your videos.

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Yes, it is quite likely that you will be given reading before an interview. I can't guarantee it, because it will depend on what each set of interviewers wants to do. The interviewers will give you their names at the start of the interview, and you can address them by their names. You don't need to use titles. For the most part, it won't even be necessary to use their names, as you can just respond to their questions.

[@doorfloorkitchen]

@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 will that be during the interviews time slot or before?

[@arthurchen2766]

Think out loud, great advice!

[@DavidGetling]

I really hope that prospective students are given the choice of having an interview in person, where they can use pencil and paper, or a blackboard. Despite a M.Sc. in computer science and 20 years as a top flight software developer I really do think using things like Miro are cumbersome and inefficient.

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

The interview is the most credible manner upon which Stats students are evaluated abroad nowadays in 2020.

[@mistymodhu8569]

Can you please also make for a physics interview?

[@chrissears8575]

I was wondering - the feedback was that he was quick; if you have a slower than average processing speed due to a learning disability will that be taken into account on your performance?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Yes, provided that you have stated on your UCAS form that you have a learning disability, this will be taken into consideration.

[@chrissears8575]

Jesus College Oxford Thank you for your response.

[@bobbrown8155]

If I had a leg missing and tried out for the basketball team, would they take into account that I’m disabled and accept me to the basketball team and put me in the starting five? What has the world come to. If you have only one leg, you cannot be in the basketball team. If you have a learning disability, you cannot be a mathematician. This is a very difficult discipline that requires a sharp mind, just as basketball requires certain athletic attributes and abilities. “Pick an easier discipline” would have been the honest and more useful advice but if the professor gives the more useful advice, unfortunately, he may be ostracized and may even be fired. So he gives the politically correct answer.

[@chrissears8575]

@@bobbrown8155 I am sharper and work harder than you. Pick another person to project your insecurities on.

[@chrissears8575]

@@bobbrown8155 you at Oxford? Which college?

[@adamwright3262]

Am I missing something? When watching the video. I feel like the answer to the second question is not accounting for how the brackets are arranged. In the video they seam to be saying the correct solution is 45 tournaments. With my understanding of the problem this should be divided by three = 15 unique tournaments. In my mind the proposed solution in the video fails to account for the rearranging of the three brackets. Here is an example of that I am talking about: 1. (a,b) 2. (c,d) 3. (e,f) == 1. (c,d) 2. (a,b) 3. (e,f) == 1. (e,f) 2. (a,b) 3. (c,d). Am I missing something?

[@williamwatt5353]

Cheer up mate maths is fun

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

I am so confused 😂😂😂 thank god I'm not planning to study maths at Oxford (or anywhere else)

[@jogolock1190]

1st question, didn't take in to question whether the competitors where playing at home or away :) See A v C is not the same as C v A

[@YakobtoshiNakamoto]

Where’s the requirement that states there’s home and away games? If there’s no home/away games, A vs C is exactly the same as C vs A.

[@jogolock1190]

@@YakobtoshiNakamoto That is the point, the question wasn't clear here, and there are two possible scenarios, one where teams play home and away and the other where they play on neutral venues. Annoys me that questions are never clarified this. Oh well, I hope he passed anyway but the tutor proding him to see if he double counted doesn't bode well.

[@TastyChickenWing]

It's a moot point. A to B is the exact same in this situation as B is to A.

[@zanderzoot]

I really wish I wasn't so thick! The maths questions made absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. I'm in awe of intelligent people. I am good(ish) at the guitar when I'm drunk though. Good video. 👍

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Thanks! I'm terrible at maths, and I can't play the guitar :(

[@glasgowceltic5959]

fuck knows why i watched this full vid 🤦‍♂️😂

[@keithcole9904]

I got into Oxford Uni Mathematics by being myself...

[@leonardamoabeng2156]

What MAT score did you get?

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

It reminds me about the media interview I undertook in 2018.

[@chrismair8161]

My Career uses Math and Science. I watched to see the end of this. I'm going onto my third Red Seal for CNC Programmer.

[@shashankgeek]

God..what a brilliant interview...i want to do maths now :)))

[@abdullaalkhalifa1195]

Great video, could you do one for computer science?

[@taresy6789pp]

u(x,t)=1/2[g(x-x*t)+ g(x-ct)+intergrat[x+ct,x-ct)h(s), D lambert equation to wave equation

[@yuliyasarkisyan4851]

Very similar to programming interviews in terms of tips on how to do well..

[@Mathophilia007]

Could use combination 6C2 multiplied by 4C4(3) for the second part

[@raumaanking]

To be honest I am not applying for maths but I am interested of University of Oxford it sounds so good the course I want to study is music and I will be applying next year in 2022 I hope I get into Oxford I like it so much

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Good luck!

[@matthewbaker6177]

I'm surprised by how easy this is. I tried pure maths at school and hated it.

[@teddyholbrook1403]

Thanks so much for this - would you be able to do this for geography?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Planning on it! Watch this space!

[@teddyholbrook1403]

@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank you!!!

[@chelseaboyijm]

I think you can feel maths as well as see maths

[@mrf2869]

I aced this shyt. Oxford here I come!! Do u offer low income assistance with a budget flex pay plan with the option to skip a few payments?

[@JoeHoppy04]

Thanks for this! I’ve applied to study maths at Jesus!

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Good luck!

[@kiaandavids755]

he's teaching maths now? This guy's a god!

[@mohdshamsuddin1175]

Solving maths and listening to math interview is different thing

[@chubibx4619]

Fact about a job or college interview with British people: you never know when British interviewer is lying or telling you the truth 😊

[@lc8361]

I watch this to get to sleep.

[@clivewarren8671]

I went to Oxford university. Studied politics and am now head of the party planning committee for the Tory party. Messed up last year though.

[@kevincournoyer4789]

Very interesting

[@andyrobertshaw9120]

This was very different from my Oxford interview 30 years ago!

[@hmccarrell9524]

How was it different?

[@andyrobertshaw9120]

@@hmccarrell9524 I had three interviews at my first choice college. Bearing in mind that this is a daunting experience, I felt deliberately insulted by one of my interviewers. Another one asked me a question on applied maths, but admitted it was unfair of him to ask that question. Only the third interview was relevant to the maths degree I had applied for. I was very much put off Oxford University after this interview experience, and quite relieved when the decline letter came through a couple of weeks later. I did achieve a first class honours, and a PhD elsewhere. Just unfortunately had a terrible experience with Oxford.

[@hmccarrell9524]

@@andyrobertshaw9120 thanks Andy, congrats on pursuing your passion for math. Where did you end up studying? I’m presuming their interview, if there was one, was more on spot. Are you professing now?

[@pokare]

So can it be represented by C(6,2) x C(3,1)?

[@mattpickles89]

I wouldnt be happy at all that the interviewer is calling each seperate game a “tournament”, confusion from the get-go.

[@anthonylee9558]

I forgot the chain rule in my interview because I was nervous, somehow got in lol

[@iangraham5719]

Will you be doing this for computer science?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

I’d like to, yes. I just need to recruit an academic to do so!

[@chrissears8575]

@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank you for engaging with your audience.

[@GeorgeKoukoulis-g6l]

I feel stupid. How did he come up with the 6 and 5 ? Can someone delight me?

[@cybersharq427]

total number of players (ABCDEF is 6) then since 1 is already selected you have 5 left

[@mbud7577]

"Understated"? No, Will made a genuine and understandable mistake in his combinatorics.

[@christopherrefusal4843]

I passed algebra 1A the second time around… what’s up??

[@Im-wp8pf]

Will oxford care about very average gcses if they are contextual?

[@salicylicacid9945]

GCSES are only a small part of your whole application. They mainly care about your A Levels. You definitely do not need 7s 8s or 9s to get into Oxbridge.

[@two697]

Depends on what you mean by average. If they're all 5s/6s they probably will care

[@Im-wp8pf]

@@two697 yes i know that but what if they are contextual

[@two697]

@@Im-wp8pf even if it's contextual, I'd image 5s and 6s would be way too low

[@abdulllllahhh]

@@salicylicacid9945 what if i do IB? Do they prefer A levels?

[@arnavnathani7132]

are the questions asked from topics of our preference or could be anything?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Questions will be set by the interviewers, and will be consistent across all interviewees so that you can be compared. I'm afraid your preference doesn't enter into it!

[@jazzyprince7133]

Looks like I'm not going to Oxford 🤣

[@Radictor44]

my brain don't think like dat

[@johnqin9765]

Basic Combinatorics :)

[@mahkhi7154]

You think You can Teach me Something about Computing or Electronics or even Physics? As for Maths, I have a Good grasp on GCSE and A'Level Mathematics. I've never had a Need for Much of this Beckham Studies.

[@ryanc.3997]

thanks for this!! would you able to do this for philosophy?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Yes, I'll look into that. Thanks!

[@ryanc.3997]

@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank you!!

[@madeleinetaylor8839]

There's an Oxford mock interview on KZbin for Philosophy, politics and economics if that helps

[@12470random]

Have you considered that many students will not have nor be able to afford a drawing tablet of some kind and this may significantly restrict their ability to communicate their working through a miro?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Of course we have. Support with technology for interviews is provided. No one will be thought less of for not having a tablet of their own.

[@GemmatheCat]

I’m ready when you are.

[@Orenzilla]

Is he wearing a blouse?

[@sarkarsubhadipofficial]

great interview

[@huygenssteiner344]

The funny fact is that the answer is 15 lol

[@finlayhutchinson7370]

Would that be the whole interview?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

There may be time for other puzzles in the same interview.

[@ninquelote1904]

So does it mean that you don’t ask any general question like why you chose this college or this school at the beginning ?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

No. You're very very unlikely to be asked questions like that.

[@snapfinger1]

The final authority about math on KZbin is NancyPi.

[@isabellaa2894]

Thanks for this! What's the name of this app, used in interviews?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

It’s called Miro. All best to you!

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

miro.com Good luck!

[@isabellaa2894]

@@JesusCollegeOxford1571 Thank you very much!

[@mohdshamsuddin1175]

Who got this recommamded

[@jamesbedukodjograham5508]

Coming from Africa this Matter looks like a bad dream for people trying to appreciate education at the Graduate level.

[@manv123]

I'm studying med in Sydney Australia, idk why I'm intrigued to watch this lmao

[@named161]

Well if the questions were at this level of difficulty then I would be getting a full ride scholarship. I solved both of these problems almost as soon as I saw the pictures of them. If I were around people this excited about learning all the time I feel like I would have some original ideas.

[@henrybatty5133]

Omg mate. You’re so clever. Good job!!

[@zengjanezhu]

The real questions are harder

[@CelebrianUndomiel]

Can you explain it to me? 🤣 I feel so thick. Why is A the only fixed point in the first one? Surely B could also play anyone, and C, etc. Wouldn't that add more options?

[@dancingwithmyself7966]

They both look like Zuckerberg . Robotic face 🤖

[@neiveyanso]

UM my name is UM I’m at college umm (yeah don’t do that)

[@Guresu]

Chemistry pleaseeeee

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Working on it!

[@bobbrown8155]

Interviewee was not all that good. At this level I would have expected the interviewee to try to generate a general formula based on the number of competitors n.

[@Amcx8292]

What on earth is a tournament

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

As in tennis...a competition.

[@fendigucci6307]

What's the point in being really good at maths when we have computers and smart phones life's too short to be pedantic. There's only about 0.4% jobs out there that require you to know the higher level mathematics.

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

Well, you could say the same about any degree. What's the point in being good at learning a modern language when we have Google translate? What's the point in studying history, when we can use Wikipedia? The point is not the knowledge but the skills you develop. You could develop those skills in a professional setting, or you could develop them to an even higher and more adaptable level while studying something at university that you truly love. That's the point of academic degrees.

[@chri5o53]

So that the computers don't conquer us

[@xinpingdonohoe3978]

Is Jesus good? The closest I got to Oxford was a rejection from Trinity.

[@Man-From-Another-Place]

Oxford University Ltd.

[@chaddufour7693]

Is that the same as society of Jesus?

[@zainahmad1111]

Could one be done on law or history & economics or medicine?

[@JesusCollegeOxford1571]

We've got some of those already: kzbin.info/aero/PLrP5or0tZE-TLqhHHSFdykxtEFosB8Uin

[@SvenErik_Lindstrom3]

These guys don't sound that woke to me?

[@whoeui3462]

bro what.

[@rkent06]

Classic career academic, probably a genius but can’t iron a shirt.

[@thomasfranzstockhammer7846]

Lg

[@ebhkkc1]

boring how did this pop up

[@mathematics5573]

Telling people to think out loud is very bad interviewing method. What if someone is shy or introverted. And I disagree that you young people are experienced enough to interview. I have met post docs in their 30s. who through talking to them, clearly lacked experience and knowledge. By all means have young people in interviews, but also include older more experienced people.