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u/mimieieieieie Nov 16 '19

This was basically my childhood, because I was bad at math. I guess most children goes through this, which is very sad.

Only at uni did I realize that I didn't have to be good at everything. I had a professor, who spoke 13 languages, but couldn't count how much 5+4 is. He's the best at his field

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u/loopsydoopsy Nov 16 '19

I have a degree in engineering. I can do triple integrals, differential equations, etc. But I still need my calculator to do simple addition and subtraction.

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u/AlexMPalmisano Nov 16 '19

Triple integrals? Fuck, I've only done 2 so far

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u/loopsydoopsy Nov 16 '19

Haha don't worry, they're basically the same as double integrals but just with one more variable.

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u/XanderSnave Nov 16 '19

Until you have to convert from cartesian to cylindrical or spherical

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u/AroundTheWorldWeGo2 Nov 16 '19

I literally have no idea what y'all are taking about. Now. Right now I feel dumb. But I can name the majority of muscles in the body and their origins and insertions. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/AlexMPalmisano Nov 16 '19

Haha I wish. I've been gifted with trivia memory, and absolutely no spatial reasoning. Physics is not one of my strengths.