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The mathematical equivalent of “Kama Sutra” that even those who are apathetic about or allergic to the number π want to order a copy or two, after it became the post-pandemic bestselling pop math title on Amazon.
Although “Pi Sutra” is filled with juicy pi factoids, reveals some creative ways of making the irrational number exciting even to math-anxious folks, and discuses some easy-to-understand cool theorems on mathematicians’ constant of choice, however, some ultra-MAGA parents have asked their governors to ban the recreational math book in school libraries, because it’s the potential to pervert the minds of teenagers.
by Fasters September 27, 2022
Get the Pi Sutramug. The X factor that would make math geeks or symbol-minded folks stand out in a crowd—when they are seen as an odd in a sea of evens.
Most math educators worldwide dread their oft-underpaid or overworked or unfulfilled day job, because few of them have learned to recognize or leverage on their π factor to become a candidate of choice among the unicorns or decacorns.
by Fasters June 3, 2023
Get the π factormug. Exposing the mysteries, magic, and myths about the number π to an oft-innumerate or semi-mathophobic lay public, who secretly desire to gain an understanding or appreciation of the beauty, ubiquity, and utility of mathematics’ most famous constant.
Prof. Ian recently revised and updated “Naked Pi,” which is presently available for sale only on the dark web, because part of the book’s mature or woke content might not go well with a conservative or puritan audience.
by Fasters May 24, 2022
Get the Naked Pimug. Short for “Pi Nostradamus.” Someone who not only coins π-related terms and popularizes oft-preposterous π concepts, but also predicts π breakthroughs—or makes bold claims on π hypotheses that could be proved or disproved in a-not-too-distant future.
It’s estimated that there are a dozen-odd pitradamuses or “pi futurists” who are unofficially affiliated with higher institutions of learning worldwide—they work as ghost researchers or ghostwriters for tenured math profs.
by Fasters June 14, 2022
Get the Pitradamusmug. Doing math from a cat’s standpoint, or with the least effort. When a creative but lazy person is always on the lookout for a shortcut or hack to solve a math problem, so that they could have more time for leisure or rest.
Street-smart people tend to use Garfield math strategies to deal with their everyday quantitative challenges, compared to their exam-smart counterparts who prefer a more conventional or routine approach.
by Fasters February 6, 2022
Get the Garfield Mathmug. The paid Musk version of Twitter, where millions of users could access their synchronized drafts across different devices, besides amending their longer tweets with the edit button.
by Fasters May 2, 2022
Get the Twitter+mug. When the number one is conventionally chosen to represent the totality of something or a group of things, from which equal parts or subgroups, often known as fractions, result.
Like the holy one who receives special treatment even in nonreligious quarters, the wholly one is widely favored than other whole numbers (in spite of having multiple factors) even in nonmathematical circles.
by Fasters April 6, 2023
Get the The Wholly Onemug.