brown math 

An illogical reasoning and justification to making any decision or acting a certain way, used primarily by woman to describe stupid straight cis-males with brown-ish genitals.

« Hey bestie, this delulu dude Alex sent me a dickpic, thinking he’ll smash, even tho we barely know each other. »
« Oh girl, that’s definitely brown math ! »

brown math by miseryboy August 8, 2024

Reflective Math

When artists, creatives, or math educators leverage on objects like mirror, glass, and water to bring out the concept and magic of mirror-image or reflection symmetry—when an object or image is indistinguishable from its transformed image.

An example of reflective math is the equation 3 + 8 = 11, whose image and reflection are the same.

Reflective Math by Numerati October 14, 2024

Wasabi Math 

Math problems titles filled with oft-minimalist information that tend to put off or confuse math-anxious people, who may find them mentally nauseating or brain-unfriendly.

Like wasabi peas and sushis, wallet-friendly wasabi math titles from Asian and Communist countries would petrify the majority of K–12 American students and their teachers, who’re spoon-fed with drill-and-kill questions.

Wasabi Math by Numerati November 24, 2024

HumanAIzed Math 

When math educators (teachers, tutors, writers, editors, consultants, …) come to terms that the human-machine convergence will create both opportunities and risks—it is not just a case of what machines can do versus what humans can do, but rather what tasks they can synergistically achieve together.

HumanAIzed math isn’t a mere fusion of humans and machines working alongside each other, but a cocreation for a new vision of math education.

HumanAIzed Math by Numerati November 28, 2024

Vedic Math 

The ancient, mystical art of claiming math was invented by your ancestors without doing the math of actually reading the Vedas. Popular among pseudo-historians and WhatsApp scholars, it's a misinterpretation of a book by Bharati Krishna Tirtha, who himself admitted his formulas aren't Vedic but just catchy branding.

Example 1:
"My uncle said Indians invented zero and Vedic Math proves we were the smartest people ever."
"Bro, your uncle needs to subtract his ignorance first."
The mathematical equivalent of wearing a T-shirt that says "I Lift," when the only thing you’ve lifted is an internet conspiracy.

Taglines:

"Because rewriting history is easier than reading it."
"For those who think math textbooks need a spiritual awakening."

Vedic Math by Cipher Nomad December 4, 2024

Zombie Math 

When canned and conventional math methods (or dated and dead ideas) live on, and anxious teachers and parents rely on old school techniques to solve word problems, especially when oft-visual problem-solving strategies are available to help students with “look-see” solutions.

Tens of thousands of American math teachers are stuck with zombie math, refusing to experiment with Singapore’s more intuitive bar model method in solving brain-unfriendly math questions.

Zombie Math by Numerati December 9, 2024

Singapore Math 

A mélange or rojak of the best math methodologies and pedagogies from the East and the West, which has given local students in the “fine” city of Singapore an asymmetric or unfair advantage over their peers overseas—when even their weaker students fare better than the global average.

Singapore Math has sprung up a cottage industry in math education, as millions of homeschoolers worldwide realized that wallet-friendly, brain-unfriendly math titles have helped their children hone their problem-solving skills.

Singapore Math by Numerati December 15, 2024