The Four “F” Words in Math

FEAR of not understanding the new math concepts.

FRUSTRATION in struggling to make sense of the concepts.

FATIGUE from mental stress and emotional pain in grasping the concepts.

FAILURE in mastering and applying the concepts.

Winners have not only banned the four-letter F-word from their vocabulary when faced with the most disliked school subject, but they have also refused to let the four “F” words in math rent a space in their minds.

by MathPlus January 8, 2018

do the math

An activity typically undertaken by single women between the ages of 27 and 33. The objective of "doing the math" is for the woman to determine the youngest age at which she could earliest enter into a marriage and, later, have a child. The end result being that the woman determines the extent to which she will lower her standards.

Krystal: "Chrystal, I'm almost 30. Do the math. If I met a guy today, it would be at least two years before we get engaged, then another year to get married and then another year to live together before we might start trying to have a baby. That means I would be at least 33 when I have my first kid. I don't want to be 33 when I start having kids! Do you know any single guys?"
Chrystal: "No."

Pete: "I'm 30 and single."
Steve: "So?"
Pete: "....."

by jtweez2004 September 4, 2010

Organic Math

A problem-solving heuristic or strategy that is not a product of imported approaches or procedures—for example, a deductive proof in geometry is unmistakably Greek in origin.

The bar model method, which is a mix of strategies from China, Russia, and the US, can’t be labeled “organic math”—ironically, this commonly known “Singapore model method” is anything but native math from Singapore.

by MathPlus December 3, 2018

Babylon Math

When math editors in Singapore would prostitute themselves for financial gain, by condoning practices like changing authors’ names to foreign ones when their titles are sold overseas (earning them zero royalties), or reusing their contents for similar titles without their permission.

Hoping to receive a fat bonus or secure a fast promotion, some editors of Singapore math textbooks have no qualms about condoning the dirty tricks of Babylon math to get ahead of their peers, or to join the management team in the shortest time.

by MathPlus September 26, 2018

math whizz

an awful site that gives you an overload of homework and then doesn´t let you log in giving you an f as an average grade week after week.

teacher: have you done your math whizz
student: how could I it doesn´t let me log in
teacher: thats an twentieth F in a row

by school March 6, 2017

Magic Math

Calc III, where nothing makes sense and everything is fake. 'Nuff said.

This magic math bullshit is whipping my ass.

by Billy The Impaler December 13, 2004

Corey Ott Mathematics

The style of math used when you multiply the answer by two and add one.

2+2=9

In regular form: 2+2=4

4 x 2=8

8 + 1=9

So, in Corey Ott Math, 2+2=9

by Jon February 25, 2005