When math educators in America are pushing for their states and schools to embrace the Singapore math curriculum, or part of it, to raise the mathematical proficiency of their students—Singapore is often touted as a model for quality math education that is achievable via wallet-friendly good-quality textbooks.
Trump’s white “patriots” and diehard blue-collar supporters in red states are against the “Make US Math Singapore Math” slogan, as they’re allergic to any form of alien math infiltrating their local schools.
by MathPlus October 03, 2021
When some math geeks celebrate their birthday by having each half of their cake cut into four pieces, with three of them each having an arc length equal to the radius of the cake.
by MathPlus February 06, 2021
When the number π is suffering from imposter syndrome in spite of its perceived or recognized beauty, ubiquity, and utility in many areas of mathematics and science.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been few new theorems or breakthroughs on the irrational number π, so mathematicians have started to hypothesize whether the pi self phenomenon isn’t finally being manifested.
by MathPlus July 23, 2021
When the individual right to liberty and freedom as part of human rights gives people the choice to decide whether or not to wear a face mask, especially if the authorities have made mask wearing mandatory for everyone in public places—in practice, they could be fined or jailed (or even caned in some extreme cases) for refusing to don a mask.
In a number of red states, millions of hardcore Trumpublicans have used personal, religious, or political freedom as their weapon of mask destruction—they’re not going to bow down to “mask oppression” even if a jail imprisonment awaits them for their repeated social disobedience.
by MathPlus July 15, 2021
When math teachers reluctantly have to come to terms with new habits that would help them to keep their jobs in the new normal or post-pandemic, be it switching to more Zoom lessons in the aftermath of new lockdowns, monitoring students’ oft-unsatisfactory progress on Google Classroom, or communicating with ever-demanding parents on WhatsApp.
How many math educators worldwide decide to retire prematurely, as they can’t cope with the new normal math demands expected of them in the light of new waves of infection plaguing their nations?
by MathPlus April 25, 2021
When you are struck by Singapore’s efficient political system, run by the People’s Action Party (PAP), which bans all public protests, worker strikes, and riots, while you pretend not to know about the lack of political freedom and the “fear factor” felt by locals.
When visiting Singapore to learn more about its first-rate and quasi-incorruptible civil service, few political leaders from developing countries are immune to the PAP fever.
by MathPlus December 26, 2017
Read as “Covid-delta.” Also known as the B.1.617.2 or “Delta” variant. The Indian variant, which is responsible for the second, third, or fourth wave now sweeping many countries, carries 2.61 times the risk of hospitalization within 14 days compared to the UK’s “Alpha” variant.
A recent study shows that 73% of Covid-𝛿 cases are in unvaccinated people, compared to only 3.7% in people who have been fully jabbed, which suggests that it pays to be inoculated to avoid being infected or reinfected.
by MathPlus June 18, 2021