His Director of Studies was Henry Baker while his coach was T J l'A Bromwich . Mordell later wrote that he had found Baker unsympathetic and he felt that he would have done better with G H Hardy at Trinity. Mordell graduated as Third Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos (ranked third in the list of First Class students) and this may at least partly be explained by the fact that his coach Bromwich did not have the success of R A Herman who coached both the First and Second Wranglers.
Ang kanyang mga Direktor ng Pag-aaral ay Henry Baker habang ang kanyang kotse ay TJ l'A Bromwich. Mordell mamaya wrote na niya natagpuan Baker matigas ang puso at nadama niya na siya ay tapos na mas mahusay sa gh Hardy sa Tatlong-isa. Mordell nagtapos bilang Third Wrangler sa matematika Tripos (ikatlong ranggo sa listahan ng mga Unang Class mga mag-aaral) at ito ay maaaring hindi bababa sa bahagyang ay ipinaliwanag sa pamamagitan ng ang katunayan na ang kanyang kotse Bromwich ay hindi magkakaroon ng tagumpay ng RA Herman na coached pareho ang Unang at Ikalawang Wranglers.