I wrote a (very long) blog post about those viral math problems and am looking for feedback, especially from people who are not convinced that the problem is ambiguous.
It’s about a 30min read so thank you in advance if you really take the time to read it, but I think it’s worth it if you joined such discussions in the past, but I’m probably biased because I wrote it :)
Maths textbooks are “uneducated nonsense”. Uh, whatever.
How many math textbooks have you read?
Here’s a more relevant question - how many Maths textbooks do you own? If it’s more than zero, then take a picture/screenshot of any pages which you think support your argument. I’ll wait.
A couple dozen
Still waiting.
Do something with your life.
I teach Maths. How about you?
I did for about 8 years until I quit academia during the pandemic. I would feel bad for your students if you weren’t lying.
I see. So university, where they don’t teach order of operations. Got it.
My students are doing just fine thanks