Goblin Math

A term that gained currency during the pandemic, especially after repeated lockdowns and potential mental breakdowns, to describe the type of negative, irrational, selfish, or self-defeating behavior that plagued many math educators worldwide, because they were tired of conforming to the social or unreasonable expectations of the authorities, or had little respect for vampires or hypocrites with a say in their pay.

Be it adhering to lockdown rules, working from home, or attending to parents’ complaints, demands, and threats, math teachers and tutors had descended into a goblin math state, when they’re waiting to be fired if they didn’t call it quit themselves.

by Fasters December 5, 2022

AP Math

A fruitless, time-consuming, soul crushing hell from which few escape with an intact sense of thought. Even the smart kids in ones class won't apply the knowledge gained from this subject in the real world.

(Kyle) "Ah man I just wrote a physics test, what did you just do Fred?"
(Fred)"…"
(Steve) "shhhhh Kyle, he just wrote an AP Math test."

by _The_Real_Maverick_ May 31, 2017

math fatigue

When you've done so much math that you lose your ability to do any more of it

I had a really hard math test today, so I have math fatigue. I can barely add or subtract

by fluffypenis September 8, 2017

Math Kaki

The name of the K–12 Singapore math project that aims to help students who are struggling with school math but can’t afford private tuition, or to prevent the unmotivated ones from dropping the world’s most disliked school subject because they are allergic to the teaching style of their teacher or tutor—“kaki” is the Singlish word to describe a close friend or a buddy.

Unlike teachers employed by self-help groups, who tend to be of the same race as that of the students, volunteers from Math Kaki come from all racial groups and economic backgrounds, who have a heart to raise the mathematical proficiency level of those under their charge, regardless of their race, religion, or orientation.

by MathPlus September 19, 2021

Bathroom math

During a toilet sesh, needing to go number one and number two at the same go, totaling three.

Rudigger: Yo buddy, why were you in the stall so long?

Jim: Got tied up with some bathroom math.

by Just Dewar April 7, 2009

Tiger Math

When students from Asia’s four tigers (Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan) continually rank among the world’s top ten in international education assessments like the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)—it is no surprise that the high mathematical proficiency of their citizens has contributed to their countries’ high GDPs.

A common denominator of tiger math nations is their cult-like devotion to education (and tuition)—one of the strong pillars of their economic success stories.

by Covido March 10, 2022

pass math

The calculations that college students do to determine what grades they will need to earn on remaining assignments in order to pass the class.
Usually begins around midterms in a procrastinating manner.

I did the pass math and now I know that I only have to get a D on the final paper.

by alyzaraelynn December 14, 2016