When math publishers resort to retrenching editors and shelving new manuscripts in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, thus shattering the dream of both novice and seasoned math writers.
In spite of financial assistance from the government to help businesses save jobs, a number of family-owned publishers worldwide are enacting scissors math measures on the pretext of preventing their companies from going under.
by MathPlus February 17, 2021
Get the Scissors Mathmug. Often mistaken as “China Math.” Little-known methodologies using 3D abacus and problem-solving strategies or heuristics, and non-Marxist or non-Maoist pedagogies, practiced by local non-drill-and-kill math educators in Taiwan, which are waiting to break free to enlighten the global mathematical community.
The global success of Singapore math has spurred cottage industries in math education like Shanghai Math and Korea Math, which have come and gone quietly. What about Taiwan Math considering that Taiwan is one of the four little dragons besides Hong Kong, South Korea, and Singapore?
by Fasters August 3, 2022
Get the Taiwan Mathmug. A term used by those who know beforehand that they don’t stand a chance to pass their math test or exam unless they resort to lying, cheating, or bribery—they often blame the teacher for bias against them, practicing unfair grading, or setting unrealistic or artificial questions that are confusing and open to different interpretations.
Guesstimate how many Trumpublican students in red states every year would scapegoat fake math for their failure to get a passing grade in their middle- or high-school math paper rather than putting in the time and effort to master the math concepts.
by MathPlus September 14, 2021
Get the Fake Mathmug. Adult math questions that leverage on the activities that take place at karaoke lounges and nightclubs, which often illegally employ foreign-born hostesses to entertain both local and foreign male customers seeking some thrill they can’t get from their girlfriends and wives.
Can you solve this vice math problem? “The total number of Covid-19 cases linked to an infected KTV hostess so far is 128, who is traced to have had initial contact with two customers. Assuming that all infected patrons at the sleazy location each went on to share the virus with two other persons, what is the reproduction number R₀ for this cluster?”
by MathPlus September 6, 2021
Get the Vice Mathmug. Math questions on food, drinks, and consumer items (toothpaste, lipsticks, skin lotions, etc.) that contain cannabis or its derivatives, which poses a health or moral threat to concerned or conservative parents, pastors, and politicians.
A raw math manuscript, which defines “green products” as those containing marijuana in controlled amounts, was leaked out to some expatriate teachers in an international school in Bangkok. One such Thailand math question is the following: “Two green cookies and a cup of green coffee cost 415 Baht. Three green cookies and two cups of green coffee cost 710 Baht. What much is a green cookie?” Answer: 120 Baht.
by Fasters September 12, 2022
Get the Thailand Mathmug. A form of applied math usually learned in college (but outside of the classroom) that involves figuring out just how many beers from a case are rightfully yours. When splitting a case (commonly a 30 beer case of Keystone Light or Busch Light) with friends, one will usually perform a quick mental equation of the portion of the case that belongs to them.
It's been theorized that Case Math is the only form of math that's actually worth two fucks.
It's been theorized that Case Math is the only form of math that's actually worth two fucks.
Ed: Just picked up a 30 rack! You, Alex, and I are splitting it.
*you and Alex quickly perform some mental case math and both deduce quickly that each guy gets 10 beers*
OR
*Ed is trying to give a girl a beer out of the shared case, in hopes of getting her drunk and hooking up with her.*
Ed: Hey, I'm gonna give this girl a beer from our case, cool?
You: Sure, but that comes out of your beers, me and Alex are still drinking our 10. And you'd better close, too.
*you and Alex quickly perform some mental case math and both deduce quickly that each guy gets 10 beers*
OR
*Ed is trying to give a girl a beer out of the shared case, in hopes of getting her drunk and hooking up with her.*
Ed: Hey, I'm gonna give this girl a beer from our case, cool?
You: Sure, but that comes out of your beers, me and Alex are still drinking our 10. And you'd better close, too.
by dudebroskihomeboy December 28, 2010
Get the Case Mathmug. Short for “Working from Home Math.” When home-based teaching and learning of math is felt to be semi-ineffective or unproductive for most teachers and students, who are still banned from schools as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Some Puritan or Trumpublican parents wanted Mr. Putins to be fired after he mistyped “WTF Math” instead of “WFH Math” on the WhatsApp Teachers-Parents group.
by Covido March 1, 2022
Get the WFH Mathmug.