math class

noun: a class where people either teach or are taught math. a mandatory class in US public school systems

I fell asleep in math class again.

by Kerp March 6, 2004

Mahssa

ass ham spelled backwards

Hey Mahssa, your name backwards is Ass Ham.

by blahblahbleehblooh April 28, 2011

Make US Math Singapore Math

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 3, 2021

Singapore Math Effect

The belief or myth that any country, state, or school that adopts the Singapore math curriculum would have their students' math scores improve significantly.

Mauritius and Rwanda appear to have gained from the Singapore math effect—both countries are economically better off than their bigger resources-rich African neighbors.

by MathPlus July 24, 2016

Mahshad

A middle-eastern doctor who prescribes glasses and helps you choose your frames.

Hey Mahshad, can you make me some glasses?

I'm gonna go see Dr. Mahshad and get some new contact lenses.

by Wikipediafamily February 17, 2010

Singapore Math Envy

The desire and hope among a number of developing countries that their own students could do well in math, if they were to adopt a math curriculum similar to the one used in Singapore.

A few local publishers are laughing all the way to the bank, as the result of the Singapore math envy of some African countries, which have started importing Singapore math books for their schools.

by MathPlus October 9, 2016

Singapore Math Books

Math titles that marry decent quality with affordability—authors must be racially, religiously, and sexually sensitive, while the Ministry of Education (MOE) controls the price of the books.

Because Singapore math books cost a fraction of their American counterparts, US distributors have been importing them for homeschoolers, who think they're getting value-for-money textbooks—a number of them might even mistake Singapore for a city in China.

by MathPlus August 11, 2016