Fasters's definitions
When math historians from the US and the West never fail to emphasize the contributions of white mathematicians on the development of the number π, with quasi-zero mention of inputs from their nonwhite counterparts.
With a large proportion of journal articles being published by co-authors from different nationalities or races, to what extent is pi colonialism still being practiced in academic publishing today?
by Fasters May 22, 2022
Get the Pi Colonialism mug.When foreign countries discreetly incorporate the best of the Singapore math curriculum, such as the bar or stack model method, learning experiences, and big ideas, into their own local curriculum, by adopting it as their stepchild, where cross-fertilization of local and foreign ideas occasionally results in an aha! by-product.
Thanks to the bastardization of Singapore math, the US Common Core Math had given birth to a few beautiful methodological and pedagogical offsprings in math education, much to the delight of local math educators who follow closely how their foreign counterparts are creatively adopting some of the problem-solving visualization strategies.
by Fasters July 19, 2022
Get the The Bastardization of Singapore Math mug.When the number π has undergone many transformations over the centuries from being merely associated to a circle to identifying itself with infinite series, the bell curve, and even the possible communication with extraterrestrials—from geometry and trigonometry to statistics and probability to infinity and astronomy.
by Fasters February 2, 2022
Get the Pi Reincarnation mug.The minimalist value of pi (unless you need a far better approximation to ensuring that someone lands safely on a distant planet, or that a computer system is in good working conditions).
For most practical purposes involving the constant π, you’d do fine with the quick-and-dirty value of 3.
by Fasters February 2, 2023
Get the 3 mug.When math geeks could experience a deeper relationship with mathematics’s most beloved constant, as they delight in her presence, who is more than willing to reveal more of her numerical or geometric secrets to those who seek her with all their heart, mind, and soul.
by Fasters December 12, 2022
Get the Pi Calling mug.When you stop dwelling on the wrongs others did to you and decide to forgive them, God wants to free you from any sense of blame, disgrace, or humiliation, and puts on you new labels like “Anointed,” “Valuable,” and “Masterpiece” to bless and reward you that you won’t remember the past injustices done to you.
The life of Joseph, as recounted in the Bible, who was thrown into a pit to die, then sold by his brothers to slavery, and later wrongly accused and imprisoned for not acceding to his boss’s wife’s sexual favors were some of his scars; however, Joseph’s ability to interpret dreams while in prison, his appointment by Pharaoh to rule over Egypt, and rescuing his own brothers from famine were some of his stars. Joseph was someone who went from scars to stars—from pit to prison to palace.
by Fasters July 18, 2022
Get the From Scars to Stars mug.The theomatical equivalent that two persons are better than one, because they can enjoy the work that they do together: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. If two sleep together, they keep each other warm. If a strong person tries to hurt them, the two can defend themselves.
In the Book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon wisely reminded us that “2 > 1”—there is strength, security, and success in numbers.
by Fasters April 18, 2023
Get the 2 > 1 mug.