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[–] 16325951? ago 

Back in elementary school, we had a thing called the "Mad Minute" where students were given a sheet of paper with basic arithmetic problems and told to solve as many as the possibly could within 60 seconds. High scores were rewarded with bonus points, and a near-perfect score provided a small bag of candy on the last day of school. In third grade (age 8), before GATE, I was so good at the Mad Minute that the teachers actually had to stop rewarding me with future bags of candy – I had already earned more than I could possibly eat. Fast forward two years later and I could hardly even solve a fifth of the Mad Minute sheets. My mental organization had deteriorated to the point that I had lost the ability to solve most simple math problems with high confidence.

I don't think this is a coincidence.

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[–] 16327277? ago 

tfw was top of class in elementary for math

tfw years later dropped out of highschool, still can't do algebra

what the fuck

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[–] 16354944? ago 

>>12710024

this was my case aswell, but they really hammered it home in early high school. I was able to do the math reasonably well in my head but they wouln't accept it without work on paper, I said "FUCK YOU" and eventually quit trying, and even trying to get as bad a score as possible by circling every question on a test in 2 second and saying DONE, they killed my creative ability and I will never forgive them for that treachery.

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[–] 16327290? ago 

I've taught myself single/multivariable calculus and studied about half of the coursework associated with the CAS Exam 1 and/or SOA Exam P (actuarial probability) using ACTEX manuals. I also studied calculus-based physics on my own (Griffith's Introduction for QM and ED).

>>12710059

Because you're a delusional retard grasping at straws? Try harder, kike.

>>12710063

I moved cities just a couple of months ago (Dallas now) but yeah, I was in Houston for over two decades.