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Corona Fever
An undesirable side-effect for tens of millions of people worldwide after being vaccinated, be it after their first, second, or third dose—when their fever or dizziness could last for a few days before they could mentally or physically function normally.
What is the economic cost for businesses globally as their employees are forced to take medical leave because they experience corona fever after being jabbed?
Corona Fever by MathPlus November 25, 2021
The Napsterization of Singapore Math
When digital pirates from notorious copyright-violating countries like India, Pakistan, and Nigeria are blatantly sharing Singapore math e-books, students’ and teachers’ resources, and textbook solutions; or are selling them at a fraction of their actual prices.
To tens of thousands of students and teachers in the developing world, the Napsterization of Singapore math looks more like the democratization rather than the illegal dissemination of Singapore math materials to help raise their quantitative literacy at zero costs or for the price of a few megabytes.
The Napsterization of Singapore Math by MathPlus November 25, 2021
Think like Pi
The mathematical equivalent of thinking like a child, who uniquely looks at the world imaginatively, playfully, or creatively, much to the delight of others who might even experience an aha! moment from their spontaneous response or behavior.
If mathematical constants like e and 𝛷 were to think like pi, by consciously or freely promoting themselves regularly, there is no reason that they couldn’t be as popular and interesting as the beloved π.
Think like Pi by MathPlus November 24, 2021
Coke Bottle
A patented 3D glass structure that embodies both feminine curvature and phallic symbolism—its sensual shape makes it a collectible of choice among both lay and serious bottle collectors.
Coke Bottle by MathPlus November 22, 2021
Cecaporeans
Naturalized Singaporeans who are often faulted or scapegoated for stealing jobs from locals, especially from retrenched middle-aged university and polytechnic graduates, who now have to work as cab drivers or Grab food delivery riders to make a living— Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) has so far been a one-sided trade agreement whereby India has benefited a thousand times more than Singapore, with tens of thousands of Indian graduates from oft-dubious universities currently working in a hundred-odd industries in the island state.
What percents of Cecaporeans had successfully used their fake degrees to secure employment in the “fine” city of Singapore? How many of them were recruited thanks to cronyism and old boys’ networks?
Cecaporeans by MathPlus November 18, 2021
Trickle Down Mathematics
A cute sounding phrase, which is 99.99% bullshit, that is used to justify the high royalties demanded by half-baked math authors in academia, or the high fees charged by most overrated textbook math consultants or general editors (who are notorious in giving cosmetic feedback to a manuscript).
Educational publishers in Singapore reluctantly give in to trickle down mathematics, hoping to increase the odds of their approved textbooks to be adopted by more local schools, by displaying as many PhDs on their book covers.
Trickle Down Mathematics by MathPlus November 17, 2021
Bar Modelist
Someone who is more likely to apply Singapore’s bar model method rather than use algebra to solve a word problem—when a “look-see” proof to an elementary math nonroutine question is conceptually richer or more intuitive than mindlessly juggling some symbols and numbers to find the answer.
With Singapore math being the foreign math curriculum of choice among many homeschoolers, teachers, and tutors, guesstimate the number of bar modelists in the United States in the last two decades.
Bar Modelist by MathPlus November 16, 2021