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Why Can’t Math Be Like Sex?

If teachers and textbook authors would creatively present the oft-sterile math curriculum in a form that would get students excited about the beauty of the subject, by not adulterating but contextualizing the content—by letting learners see both the mathematical forest and the trees.

Mathematics is too important to be left in the hands of mostly uncreative authors or publishers; as a result, teachers and parents would need to sexify the most boring subject in school—they need to ask, “why can’t math be like sex?” to lure unmotivated or mathophobic students.

by MathPlus December 1, 2018

The Uber of Math Education

An agile math curriculum that often incorporates the best math methodologies and pedagogies of the East and the West, by distilling them into cheap and good textbooks and workbooks for students worldwide, compared to those dear, inch-deep, mile-wide US textbooks.

Singapore Math could arguably be called the Uber of math education, based on the increasing number of developed and developing countries that have adopted the alien curriculum; as a result, thousands of students’ math grades have improved significantly over the years.

by MathPlus December 1, 2018

Zeroist

When the number zero starts exhibiting its mean or ugly side, by being a “numerical troublemaker” to other numbers in an arithmetic operation.

Zero can really be a “numerical asshole” if it’s allowed to behave in a zeroist manner vis-à-vis fellow numerals, when they’re part of a mathematical operation like 1 ÷ 0, 0 ÷ 0, or 0⁰.

by MathPlus November 30, 2018

Xi Thought

The capitalist-communist ideology Emperor Xi desires to indoctrinate on a billion-odd mainland Chinese citizens to “make China great again.”

Increasingly, more and more educated and middle-class citizens in China are reluctant to embrace “Xi Thought” in dictating their lives.

by MathPlus November 28, 2018

Murderous Zeros

When filthy rich Arabs channel millions or billions into the bank accounts of corrupt political leaders, in exchange that they won’t be charged for committing a crime or for indulging in unlawful businesses.

Donald’s Swiss and Singapore bank accounts were credited with murderous zeros, thanks to his dictator-friend Mohammed, who is strongly believed to have sanctioned the premeditated crime of dismembered journalist Khashoggi.

by MathPlus November 27, 2018

I Coordinate, Therefore I Am

The very act of my plotting points on a pair of x–y axes and being conscious of it proves my existence, unless my action is taking place in a dream.

If Donald Trump can say, “I tweet, therefore I am,” then René Descartes can say “I coordinate, therefore I am.”

by MathPlus November 27, 2018

Dog Diplomacy

North Korea’s use of dogs as diplomatic gifts to other countries—dogs are treated as national treasures in the land of Fatty Kim the Third.

Dictator-murderer Kim Jong-un sent two dogs to South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, in a bid to promote peace between the two frenemies—will Kim’s dog diplomacy charm his counterpart, who has been acting as a mediator between him and US president-dictator Donald Trump?

by MathPlus November 25, 2018