Paint-by-Numbers Math

The way 99.99% students worldwide are taught math in school, with everyone painting the same way, and the few who refuse to conform are ridiculed or marginalized—being an odd in a sea of evens often comes with a stigmatizing price tag or a negative label.

Those who refuse to see “math as problem-solving” (read as “math as rote-learning”) in a first class economy should be prepared to be sacrificed as a dead chicken to scare the monkeys—the paint-by-numbers math strategy is good enough for most Asian high-GDP countries to be ranked among the top ten in international comparative studies like PISA and TIMSS, and to win a few dozen medals at math contests and competitions.

by Covido July 11, 2022

The McDonaldization of Singapore Math

When bots would select word problems from a question bank, then forward them to ghost editors in Bangalore, before sending the final proof to POD publishers like Amazon Kindle to distribute both printed and e-copies to customers worldwide.

Guesstimate how much the McDonaldization of Singapore math mass market is worth every year, as professional pirates from India, Pakistan, and Nigeria try to cash in.

by Fasters September 10, 2022

math debate

masterbating

I had a math debate after lunch.

by Paul September 3, 2003

math and shit

In reference to Asians' stereotypical adeptness at math, and other intellectual things. It is somewhat of an internet meme.

He's Asian, so he must like math and shit.

by Aesling January 2, 2009

Math

The subject which, if manifested in human form would; Have very large, seething boiles dotted over its face, lack social graces, be teased and mocked and have its lunch money stolen by the far superior English.

*Scene from the wealthy Webster Academy for Essential Knowledge*

English: 'Hey Math, who you got over there with ya?'
*Math looks over shouder and sees no-one*
Math: 'I have well ... *blushes* the square root of no-one over here'
*English is being caressed by the female subjects and he laughs inwardly*
English: 'You should ask the square root of no one to the social '
*Laughs again*
Maths: 'No, my surd symbol said I have to be subtracted from school and added to my room before 1900 hours, which in 12 hour time would equate to 7pm'
English: 'You despicable subject, you don't deserve a classroom!'
*English strolls off, content with his win. He laughs, and then says three synonyms of the word synonym just to impress the girls that are now hanging off his first and last consanants*
Fin

by boombaby0014 October 20, 2006

Math Hot

Used to describe an average looking girl in a predominantly-male college class, like math or computer science. Normally you wouldn't look twice at her, but when its either her or 30 dudes to look at for a whole semester, she becomes attractive.

"Any hot girls in your classes?"
"I'm a CSC major. No hot chicks, but one of them is Math Hot."

by critter783 September 16, 2009

Alcohol Mathematics

The equation used by a drunk person trying to figure the effects of the next few drinks

Using alcohol mathematics is a simple formula;

"I've had eight beers now and I feel really good ..... so if I have have another eight beers I'll feel TWICE as good!"

It gets worse when combined with a work day, figure this;

(I've used USA names in keeping with the American flavour)

Dirk; Hey, it's 2am .... don't you have a presentation to the board at 9
T-Bone; Yeah, but I figure I'm going to drink till 6, have a shower and breakfast, then write the presentation between 6:15 and 7:30, and that gives me an hour and a half to get to work by the public transport system (note the responsibility shown) and finish rehearsing on the train
Dirk; Boy, T-Bone, that multi-million dollar contract is in the bag .... another double bourbon?

by El Craigo April 17, 2008