Updated: 22/04/25
Welcome to Sam's Maths Lectures!
I am an Oxford maths and physics graduate living in Greece, working as an online tutor. In October 2025, I will be returning to the UK to begin a PhD in mathematical physics at The University of Durham, with a focus on generalised symmetries in physics.
Alongside
tutoring, I try to maintain a small
YouTube channel along with a
mathematical dictionary.
My (wide and somewhat unfocussed) interests are based in the mathematical foundations of physics, such as representation theory, deformation theory, and generalised symmetries.
Academic Biography (In Reverse Order)
- From October 2025: PhD in Mathematical Physics at The University of Durham.
- June 2023-September 2025: Independent learning and research with a focus on quantum field theory, deformation quantization, and homological algebra.
- 2018-23: MMathPhys at the St John's College, University of Oxford: First class (Parts A&B MPhys) with Distinction (Part C MMathPhys)
- 2019: Preliminary Examination in Physics - Pass (74%). Modules taken: CP1 Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity, CP2 Electromagnetism, Circuits, and Optics, CP3 Vectors, Matrices, and ODEs, CP4 Multivariable Calculus and Normal Modes, S1 Complex Analysis
- 2021: Part A Examination in Physics - Pass (77%). Modules taken: A1 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, A2 Further Electromagnetism, Circuits, and Optics, A3 Quantum Mechanics, SO7 Further Classical Mechanics, B3.5 Topology and Groups (from the Maths Department)
- 2022: Part B Examination in Physics - First Class (76%). Modules taken: B2 Symmetry and Relativity, B3 Atomic and Laser Physics, B4 Nuclear and Particle Physics, B5 General Relativity, B6 Condesed-Metter Physics, C2.6 Introduction to Schemes (from the Maths Department)
- 2023: Part C Examination in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics - Distinction (78%). Modules taken: Quantum Field Theory, Advanced Quantum Field Theory for Particle Physics, General Relativity I, Supersymmetry and Supergravity, Cosmology, String Theory I, Conformal Field Theory, Astroparticle Physics, Groups and Representations, Algebraic Topology, Geometric Group Theory, Category Theory. Modules observed: Algebraic Geometry, Differential Geometry, General Relativity II, String Theory II, Topological Quantum Theory.
- 2018: A-levels at Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Physics: A*, Maths: A*, Further Maths: A*, Further Additional Maths AS: A. Modules taken: Core maths 1-4, Further pure maths 1-3, Mechanics 1-5, Statistics 1-2, Decision Maths 1.