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Why does math scare me so?

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I don't know if this makes me feel better or worse.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. - Albert Einstein
If Einstein struggled with math then there's hope for me. If Einstein struggled with math and was still able to do everything he did, what the hell's my problem? But in truth the myth of Einstein's childhood struggles with math are not true. I don't know what he meant by this. Did Einstein flunk math?
Alas, Einstein’s childhood offers history many savory ironies, but this is not one of them
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Posted May 5, 2009 by Tac Anderson 
 

My personal math problem

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Mysterious number 6174 I've always had a strange fascination with numbers that I find frustrating. I'm horrible at math, not because I don't think I can do it but because I never learned how. I grew up believing I was bad at math but as I get older I actually find some parts of math very easy. I'm actually thinking of going back to school to get a CS degree which would require me to basically start over with high school level math.
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Posted February 14, 2009 by Tac Anderson