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A problem-solving heuristic or strategy that is not a product of imported approaches or procedures—for example, a deductive proof in geometry is unmistakably Greek in origin.
The bar model method, which is a mix of strategies from China, Russia, and the US, can’t be labeled “organic math”—ironically, this commonly known “Singapore model method” is anything but native math from Singapore.
by MathPlus December 3, 2018
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Just as the trisectors of yesteryear tried to prove the impossible, pisectors are hell-bent to achieving their goal, hoping that their proofs would bring them mathematical fame or immortality—when being dubbed a “mathematical crank” feels less bitter than being a nobody or fading in obscurity.
by MathPlus February 7, 2021
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Items like “Eleventh Commandment: Thou shalt not divide by zero!” and phrases like “beautiful curves,” “immoral algebra,” and “juicy little theorem” are banned without being given valid reasons—aren’t these rejections part of the sanitization of Singapore math to only publish sterilized or sterile contents to satisfy the mathematical wants of a humorously or prudishly challenged audience or readership?
by MathPlus September 5, 2021
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Until there is a vaccine against B.S., the infection and mortality rates among millions of unvaccinated folks faithfully watching Fox News, who are continually being fed with misinformation about Covid-19 vaccination, are just going to rise in the face of deadlier delta and delta-plus variants.
by MathPlus August 22, 2021
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It’s hard to estimate the reputational and economic costs suffered by publishing houses in the aftermath of the Cecanization of Singapore Math: resignation of editors, frustration of authors, rejection of textbooks, brand dilution, and the like.
by MathPlus July 30, 2021
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What are the odds that profiteering-driven vaccine makers would soon recommend that folks, who have recently received their booster shot against the Delta variant, to also receive their fourth jab against Covid-𝜊?
by MathPlus November 26, 2021
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by MathPlus January 27, 2019
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