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Final term at Oxford: Truth-seeking and Storytelling
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Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami
Some excerpts I liked.
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War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
Some excerpts I liked.
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An Easter in UK and HK: Bookshops and Cinemas
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Intersection - Liu Yi Chang
A stream-of-consciousness short novel on the inner worlds of a man and a woman over the course of a day in 70s Hong Kong.
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Tenth Term at Oxford: Fleeting Present
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A collection of music videos that I like
There’s just something about these music videos that hits different.
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A Summer in Hong Kong: Adapting to Change
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Third Year at Oxford: Exams
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From Immigrant to Inventor - Mihajlo Pupin
An autobiography about a physicist who emigrated from a small Serbian village to the US. Having won a Pulitzer Prize in 1924, its relevance still shines a century later. It’s comically hair-raising how some aspects of academia haven’t changed at all.
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A Brighter Summer Day
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Third Easter in Oxford: Extended Essay
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Perfect Days
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Eighth Term at Oxford: Reading and Thinking
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Third Christmas in Oxford: Professional vs Personal
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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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Running a mathematics society in secondary school
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Seventh Term at Oxford: Maths Applied
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Second Summer in Oxford: Bristol and Cambridge
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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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Second Year at Oxford: Ring binders
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Second Easter in Oxford: Writing and Walking
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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 excerpts 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: 9 to 5
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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. -
Second Christmas in Oxford: Walking
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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
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Fourth Term at Oxford: Lectures and Routines
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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: Sunlight and Heatwaves
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Making a mathematics personal statement personal
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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: Urgency and Importance
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Second Term at Oxford: Skipping lectures
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First Term at Oxford: Work, work, work
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Tackling the Oxford MAT
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Choosing a college at Oxford (Undergraduate)
While the official advice is mostly solid, it shies away from discussing the more serious disparities between colleges.
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Applying to Oxford Mathematics (Undergraduate)
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Why start a website?
There are a few reasons why I am starting this website/blog.