When most K–12 Singapore math writers would find it almost irresistible not to set questions on Covid-19 and its variants, masks, vaccines, and lockdowns, by adding some context to their content in their new manuscripts, unless their publishers think that it is morbid or a bad omen to do so, by rationalizing that the product of two negatives (people’s fear of math and of the virus) is not a positive in this case.
As Singapore reluctantly lives with Covid, it’s understandable that those who had lost loved ones to Covid-19 have reservations about Singapore math going endemic in this new normal.
by MathPlus November 05, 2021
The revenue generated in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic for countries that are early or ready to seize business opportunities, be it through the export of face masks, vaccines, or medical equipment.
How much is the Covid economy worth annually, as big and small developed countries leverage on the misfortunes of other nations to revive their economy and increase their GDP?
by MathPlus August 11, 2021
When publishers or bookstores decide to offer a big discount to vaccinated customers keen to hone their mathematical problem-solving or guesstimation skills, who show their vaccination card and the math book to the cashier—a promotion to get kids, parents, and teachers all jabbed to minimize infection or reinfection, not to say, hospitalization.
At a popular bookstore, the math shot promotion for a set of four Singapore math textbooks and workbooks is: “$39 with Shots; $144 sans Shots.”
by MathPlus May 30, 2021
A math word or term that has graduated from noun to verb—for example, “zero,” “square,” and “number.”
Mathematical verbs, such as model, pattern, and fractal, are the mathematical equivalents of Google, Xerox, and Zoom.
by MathPlus October 20, 2021
When pharmaceutical companies wish to administer them at least twice a year, which means that they want their vaccines to start losing their effectiveness after every six months, so that they could generate as much profit as possible—more shots, more sales.
The answer to “Would Covid-19 booster shots be needed to protect the public against the variants?” is a no-brainer to vaccine producers.
by MathPlus July 06, 2021
One of Trump’s latest notorious numbers, with reference to the number of fake votes the Commander in Cheat wanted Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to "find" to overturn the election results won by his presidential opponent in the state.
In a math test, a high school teacher in Georgia challenged his students with the following questions:
1. Factorize the number 11,780.
2. Show that 11,780 divides 39¹⁰ – 1.
1. Factorize the number 11,780.
2. Show that 11,780 divides 39¹⁰ – 1.
by MathPlus January 07, 2021
Teachers and students in the Greek city couldn’t wait for Pi Day, as they look forward to see the “pi in the sky” display.
by MathPlus October 17, 2021