Fasters's definitions

Mathematical Insurrection

When censors from a Department of Education in a state rejected submitted math textbooks from major publishers because their “woke” authors had allegedly tried to indoctrinate children with critical race theory, foreign problem-solving strategies, and multicultural math topics, when in actual fact these math titles contain real-life problems that would help hone students’ problem-solving skills, compared to artificially canned questions of traditional publishers with whom they have a vested interest in—when politics and profits triumph over pedagogy and proficiency.

Last week, with the blessing of their state governor, diehard math educators in Florida carried out a mathematical insurrection against a number of educational publishers for subtly including Common Core pedagogies on top of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) elements in their textbooks.

by Fasters April 25, 2022

Pi Star Hotel

A three-star-plus hotel that is popular among lower-middle-class tourists, who want a free-and-easy experience, without being pressured to join local group tours to visit oft-spiritually unclean or demonic places of worship and retail shops (which promise to give a percentage of their profits to the tour guide).

The “fine” city of Singapore plans to build more pi star hotels in coming years to target travelers from emerging economies, who couldn’t afford to stay in a five-star hotel, yet wished to receive a perceived first-class visitors’ treatment.

by Fasters January 14, 2023

Pidemic

Short for “Pi Pandemic.” A frightening 2D or 3D mathematical meme or short clip released by some rogue mathematicians or math educators on the number π to terrorize millions of students and their parents, many of whom suffer from math anxiety to a certain degree.

The pidemic is a great awakening among members of the global mathematical community in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, as they’re clueless how to help an oft-math-anxious or semi-innumerate lay public to come to terms with these two evils.

by Fasters September 23, 2022

Pitian

A fan or follower of the number π, who is preoccupied with, or passionate about, her numerical and geometric properties—a pi equivalent of a born-again Christian, whose faith in the mathematical constant is as solid as a house built upon a rock.

Guesstimate the population size of pitians worldwide, who long to experience an aha every now and then, just as Spirit-filled believers who witness those suddenlies, breakthroughs, or miracles in their lives and on those whom they’ve prayed for.

by Fasters December 23, 2022

ASAP

Short for “Always Stop And Pray”—when you need to be as smart or sharp as possible in tackling urgent and important matters, by relying on the Holy Spirit (the Third Person in the Trinity) for wisdom and direction for your solution.

The moment I realize that ASAP needn’t always stand for “As Soon As Possible,” I quickly submitted this long-overdue definition for publication.

by Fasters May 14, 2022

Masked by Pi

When a formula looks more complex than it is because it contains the constant π, whose sight or sound often frightens those who suffer from math anxiety.

Guesstimate how many mature students worldwide are reluctant to sign up for short math or statistics courses to upgrade themselves, because they are masked by pi.

by Fasters January 15, 2022

Pi Plus

When the number π is being blessed today as a symbol of global recognition that few remember that she was once addicted to geometry, particularly chained to the circle (until she gained her freedom thanks to her contributions to other branches of mathematics), and suffered centuries-long depression as mathematicians vied to assign her the best approximate value based on their methods of computation.

From her early humble days in Greece in the hands of Archimedes, when they’re trying to determine a good approximation for her, the number π has hitherto remained a constant of choice among the mathematical brethren, who hope that the discovery of pi plus secrets would help advance their career and achieve mathematical fame or immortality.

by Fasters May 27, 2022