Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dr Tom takes the New York State Arithmetic Exam from the year 1866. Watch more in the 'Exam' series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMCRxGutHqfm3t0IVJabEab6OasV9WLrl

Dr Tom Crawford teaches undergraduate Maths at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge.

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