Hey friends, The past two posts, we have been talking about mathematics and the beliefs/myths popularly believed by people. First is the thought “I’m Not a Math Person” and second is “If I don’t get it fast, I will never get it”. Both are myths and not true. Having a mind shift about something is […]
Math and Food Love
Redefining Mathematics: “If I Don’t Get It Fast, I’ll Never Get It”
Ever stared at a problem and thought, “This is taking me forever. I must be bad at math”? Not true. I have shared my story about how I failed this subject because of algebra. I didn’t understand the transition from seeing numbers to seeing letters. Thankfully, I had a mother who persevered (by enrolling me […]
Redefining Mathematics
If you have known me, or followed this space for a while, you would have known I talk about things I’m passionate about here and that includes mathematics. I grew up as a person who easily understood math and wanted to teach other people all about it. I found out that while some subjects required […]
Rediscovering Mathematics
I’m passionate about Mathematics, and of recent I’ve been thinking about how much the subject of mathematics is not just dreaded but underrated among students and even adults. The thought of mathematics as being abstract and inapplicable belittles the usefulness of science and its components. I say so because Mathematics is the foundation and the […]
Fly
I was to tag this ‘Fly’ article, “It’s 2020 and you’re going to be okay”. I will share a story instead. I was to travel back after the holidays back to work. The holidays had been good. I mean after adding about 2kg, being in full control of how I expended my time, who would […]
Puzzled by Algebra
Puzzled by Algebra ♫♫ Love it or hate it, you gotta learn it ♫♫♫ Heard that hit? You must reallyyyy be a 21st-century baby if you’ve never heard that. Just kidding. I wrote the song but never sang it. Or liked it. Or wanted it. There are some things we all have in our lives […]
Happy Pi day, friends!
Yesterday, March 14 was international Pi day. As a food lover and a girl mathematician, how could I have almost missed the pi day? I was scrolling through my Instagram feed today and I realized people had posted pictures of pies yesterday and I cannot believe I almost missed this (or technically did). While many […]
Valentine’s Day: Basic eating etiquettes
Hey friends! I hope the day is going well. Well, Well, Valentine’s Day is approaching and there’s a lot of excitement in the air. People will be getting gifts or perhaps going for dates so I thought I should give some hints and tips on basic eating etiquettes. I went to a Catholic secondary school […]