The mathematical equivalent of “Anti-Mask” or/and “Anti-Vax.” When you refuse to protect yourself against innumeracy or quantitative illiteracy, by failing to learn basic or practical geometry that usually involves the ubiquitous number π, which makes you prone to being conned by mathematical charlatans or unscrupulous sales and marketing folks.
by Fasters January 18, 2022
Get the Anti-Pimug. The Greek name for WHO’s next-in-line Covid-19 variant of concern, which is one mutation away from Omicron—a viral christening by WHO could push math teachers, students, and parents worldwide to take up arms against them.
With the word “pi” being used by millions of math students and teachers every day, what are the chances that Pi would be as lucky as Xi, the Greek letter that wasn’t used to coin a Covid-19 variant—which was begging to be picked up—because it’s a popular name among certain ethnic peoples, not to say, the surname of a present president of a state?
by Fasters April 12, 2022
Get the Pimug. When a car plate number displays the first few digits of the decimal number π—the question that pops up in a geeky onlooker’s mind is the amount the car owner paid for this private plate.
by Fasters March 24, 2023
Get the Pi Platemug. A misspelled or corrupt version of Pythagoras, the Greek vegan mathematician-turned-numerologist, who wouldn’t hesitate to expel, ostracize, or even murder his yes-students should they dare to criticize or challenge his mathematical gospel that everything could be expressed as a ratio of whole numbers.
Those against Greek culture or heritage would deliberately write “Pithagoras” whenever they needed to cite or quote the most famous theorem in mathematics.
by Fasters January 03, 2022
Get the Pithagorasmug. HOT (higher-order thinking) math questions that give you an intellectual kick to the point that they could temporarily numb your mind before you experience an aha! in solving them—mala is a spicy and numbing seasoning made from Sichuan peppercorn and chilli.
Geeks in Singapore who are attending enrichment math programmes from premium tuition centers have been begging their coaches for more mala math quickies and trickies and toughies to satisfy their mathematical cravings.
by Fasters December 29, 2021
Get the Mala Mathmug. The joy of recreationally playing with the magical properties of the number six, or toying around with its numeral when written in different languages, to arouse excitement, with the hope of experiencing an aha!
A creative question on unnatural six that may be posed is: “Give at least half a dozen solutions to ‘What is half of six?’”
by Fasters April 03, 2022
Get the Unnatural Sixmug. Someone who fakes their knowhow of Singapore’s bar model method and stack model method—two problem-solving visualization strategies commonly used by local teachers and tutors—often oblivious that their audience could smell their half-baked knowledge in effectively applying these “draw a model” techniques to solve word problems.
Most school teachers and textbook writers could easily detect those local and foreign Singapore mask educators in academia, who often serve as supervisors for trainee math teachers.
by Fasters December 23, 2021
Get the Singapore Mask Educatorsmug.