Mathematical Slowies

Non-trick or non-tricky math questions that you can do at your snail’s pace without worry or fear of having to sit for any killer test or exam—they are recommended for self-confessed folks who pride themselves of being “hopeless at math,” or not being born with the “math gene.”

Mathematical slowies are the opposite of “mathematical quickies,” which are generally solved with some insight, and often accompanied by an occasional aha! reaction.

by Numerati January 19, 2025

Mathematical Toughies

A term for brain-unfriendly or challenging math questions that generally evoke panic and fear, which may also be accompanied by recurring nightmares, among math-anxious or mathophobic students, parents, and teachers—the opposite of “mathematical slowies.”

For most educated folks, who lack the intelligence or training to solving math contests and olympiad questions, these mathematical toughies are off-putting or repugnant to them.

by Numerati January 24, 2025

Mathematical Equation

a Mathematical Equation is something like 1 + 2 or literally anything with numbers and some symbols

What is this Mathematical Equation?
This Mathematical Equation Is The Quadradic Formula.
What Mathematical Equation would be used here?

by Some idiot idk March 17, 2026

Mathematical Purrfection

When educators who are cat lovers love to pose creative math questions—and mathematical quickies or trickies—that center around their pets (or “masters of the house”), or are attracted by real-life word problems that embrace the feline family.

Two brain-unfriendly questions that exhibit mathematical purrfection are:

1. At a Cats’ Café, how many cute kittens are there if there are 9 more legs than tails?

2. Guesstimate the average cat bill at the veterinarian over her lifestyle.

by Numerati June 18, 2025

Mathematical Do-ness

Forcing or motivating yourself to DO-ing some math to beat your daily laziness, especially if you are glued or addicted to your cell phone or digital device for an unhealthy number of hours every day.

Some mathematical do-ness activities that could help white-collar workers break away from their sedentary lifestyle are:

Walk exactly 6789 steps.

Create an origami geometric shape out of the newspaper.

Learn to do calculus—differentiate and integrate—with a soroban (Japanese abacus).

Count the number of ballpoint pens in your house.

by Numerati July 29, 2025

Corona Mathematica

A brain-unfriendly but wallet-friendly Singapore math title that irreverently leverages on the deadly coronavirus to teach creative mathematical problem solving—when the product of two negatives (Covid-19 and school math) is a positive (a confident and skilful problem solver).

Prof. Ian is trying to kill two mathematical birds with a numerical stone in 2020: he wants to launch “Singapura Mathematica” and “Corona Mathematica” at the same time in the midst of rising infection and mortality rates nationwide.

by MathPlus December 1, 2020

Lane Mathmatics

The math behind road lanes. When a lane exits from the main road, the number of remaining lanes must decrease by one. When a track is added via a ramp, the total increases by one again.

Biffa: "Oh this junction is chock-a-block! What it needs is some lane mathmatics!"

by Saturos60 September 2, 2023