Singapore Math Effect

The belief or myth that any country, state, or school that adopts the Singapore math curriculum would have their students' math scores improve significantly.

Mauritius and Rwanda appear to have gained from the Singapore math effect—both countries are economically better off than their bigger resources-rich African neighbors.

by MathPlus July 24, 2016

Singapore Math Envy

The desire and hope among a number of developing countries that their own students could do well in math, if they were to adopt a math curriculum similar to the one used in Singapore.

A few local publishers are laughing all the way to the bank, as the result of the Singapore math envy of some African countries, which have started importing Singapore math books for their schools.

by MathPlus October 9, 2016

Singapore Math Books

Math titles that marry decent quality with affordability—authors must be racially, religiously, and sexually sensitive, while the Ministry of Education (MOE) controls the price of the books.

Because Singapore math books cost a fraction of their American counterparts, US distributors have been importing them for homeschoolers, who think they're getting value-for-money textbooks—a number of them might even mistake Singapore for a city in China.

by MathPlus August 11, 2016

mathematica

A sweet program that does calculus and other math for you. Can be a little tricky to learn to use at first, but saves you a lot of time working out integrals and stuff.

Mathematica spoken here (by sweet people).

by miss B-izzy August 15, 2006

math

.........for bitches, no one needs this shit

guy 1: dude i have math class next

guy 2: that sucks man math is for bitches

by brdwll2k8 February 24, 2009

math

short for "mathematics". A science taught in schools varying form "basic math" to "calculus" and "statistics". It is known as the study of measurement and properties using numbers and symbols such as < > + = - / and countless others as the work becomes more difficult.

My math teacher must be Jewish because she leaves a ton of homework.

by skjkitjkz259 August 21, 2006

mathaletic

One that excels in the use of numbers.

"What are the odds the next card will be the ace of spades."

"No idea I am not very mathaletic."

as overheard in Vegas

by kokomo katt January 29, 2009