Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford explains the maths behind productivity. Use the code TOMROCKSACUMEN for 40% off a premium subscription to Acumen.
The mathematical model for productivity described in the video - "The Zenith Gradient Algorithm"- is the work of Jaheim Archibald, founder of Acumen: linkedin.com/in/jaheim-archibald
Read Jaheim's blog post on Medium about the algorithm here: medium.com/@jaheimarchibald/how-to-over-engineer-a-todo-app-the-zenith-gradient-algorithm-67712737135e
You can find more information on the Acumen app on the website: https://www.acumenweb.app/
The @acumenwebapp YouTube channel contains several demos: youtube.com/@acumenproductivity1672
And the Acumen Discord is a great place to ask any questions you may have: discord.gg/myFa5SKA5P
The mathematical topics covered in the video include:
- Poisson distribution
- Differentiating to find the maximum of a function
- Logarithms
- Integration
- Least-squares regression
- Maximum likelihood estimation
- Partial differentiation
- Matrices
- Lagrange multipliers
- Vector calculus
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education: conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/tom-crawford
For more maths content check out Tom's website tomrocksmaths.com
You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths.
facebook.com/tomrocksmaths
twitter.com/tomrocksmaths
instagram.com/tomrocksmaths
Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here: beautifulequation.com/collections/tom-rocks-maths
University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford explains the maths behind productivity. Use the code TOMROCKSACUMEN for 40% off a premium subscription to Acumen.
The mathematical model for productivity described in the video - "The Zenith Gradient Algorithm"- is the work of Jaheim Archibald, founder of Acumen: linkedin.com/in/jaheim-archibald
Read Jaheim's blog post on Medium about the algorithm here: medium.com/@jaheimarchibald/how-to-over-engineer-a-todo-app-the-zenith-gradient-algorithm-67712737135e
You can find more information on the Acumen app on the website: https://www.acumenweb.app/
The @acumenwebapp YouTube channel contains several demos: youtube.com/@acumenproductivity1672
And the Acumen Discord is a great place to ask any questions you may have: discord.gg/myFa5SKA5P
The mathematical topics covered in the video include:
- Poisson distribution
- Differentiating to find the maximum of a function
- Logarithms
- Integration
- Least-squares regression
- Maximum likelihood estimation
- Partial differentiation
- Matrices
- Lagrange multipliers
- Vector calculus
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education: conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/tom-crawford
For more maths content check out Tom's website tomrocksmaths.com
You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths.
facebook.com/tomrocksmaths
twitter.com/tomrocksmaths
instagram.com/tomrocksmaths
Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here: beautifulequation.com/collections/tom-rocks-maths
