Despite the efforts of Babbage, Peacock and Herschel to introduce the new French mathematics into Cambridge, the style of the Mathematical Tripos taken by Thomson still left much to be desired.
Sa kabila ng mga pagsisikap ng Babbage, richboat at Herschel na kitang ipakilala ang bagong French matematika sa Cambridge, ang estilo ng matematika Tripos taken by Thomson pa rin kaliwa marami na ninanais.