Kids being reluctant about school is a beaten to death trope.
Why, oh why couldn’t Charlotte be a different, dare I say it, original character and be a kid who has fun being smart, hasn’t met a challenge she doesn’t like yet, and her dirty little secret is that the start of school is just a half step behind the start of summer vacation as her favorite day of the year?
Mathematics is the only discipline in which you can prove, to the satisfaction of yourself and your peers, that a thing does not and cannot exist, and then continue studying the thing in detail for several centuries without being considered insane.
According to Walt Kelly’s Pogo character Albert the Alligator, algebra was invented by a zebra named Al. Al Zebra. Pogo says “Algebra doesn’t have a Z in it!” And Albert says, “Algebra’s got nothin’ but z’s and x’s and stuff in it!”
If Charlotte has a logical mind, algebra and geometry should be a snap for her. I was killing math until I hit calculus; I just couldn’t wrap my mind around it. So good luck to her there.
codycab over 1 year ago
Horrible enough to be creepypasta material.
beb01 over 1 year ago
I’m surprised that Charlotte hasn’t already gotten into Algebra on her own.
Ermine Notyours over 1 year ago
It could be as easy as:
2 + x = 4. Solve for x.
Congratulations: you now know algebra!
(Except x doesn’t mean multiply. That is now represented by a dot or no symbol at all. See? Simple.)
Parto_the_P over 1 year ago
I am officially sad.
Kids being reluctant about school is a beaten to death trope.
Why, oh why couldn’t Charlotte be a different, dare I say it, original character and be a kid who has fun being smart, hasn’t met a challenge she doesn’t like yet, and her dirty little secret is that the start of school is just a half step behind the start of summer vacation as her favorite day of the year?
WaitingMan over 1 year ago
Imaginary numbers? i don’t get it.
Skeptical Meg over 1 year ago
The horror comes when they introduce the numbers with the chainsaw and hockey mask.
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member over 1 year ago
Mathematics is the only discipline in which you can prove, to the satisfaction of yourself and your peers, that a thing does not and cannot exist, and then continue studying the thing in detail for several centuries without being considered insane.
Ignatz Premium Member over 1 year ago
What kind of underwear do mermaids wear? An algae bra.
Ignatz Premium Member over 1 year ago
According to Walt Kelly’s Pogo character Albert the Alligator, algebra was invented by a zebra named Al. Al Zebra. Pogo says “Algebra doesn’t have a Z in it!” And Albert says, “Algebra’s got nothin’ but z’s and x’s and stuff in it!”
MoeyTehr over 1 year ago
This was when math finally became interesting! And it only got better (as long as you avoid statistics)!
Steverino Premium Member over 1 year ago
Imaginary numbers aren’t real.
Decepticomic over 1 year ago
Yeah, it sucks pretty hard.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member over 1 year ago
If Charlotte has a logical mind, algebra and geometry should be a snap for her. I was killing math until I hit calculus; I just couldn’t wrap my mind around it. So good luck to her there.
amaneaux over 1 year ago
As a math major in college, we sometimes went an entire semester without ever encountering an actual number.
christelisbetty over 1 year ago
Numbers and I share a mutual dislike.
Rob Smith Premium Member over 1 year ago
Imaginary AND real numbers?? Sounds complex.
eddi-TBH over 1 year ago
Algebra, geometry, calculus, trig. My brain melted and never recovered. Thank Newton for calculators and computers.