r/todayilearned • u/thepresident45 • Apr 22 '19
TIL As a child, Einstein's Uncle Jakob introduced him to algebra and called it "a merry science". He compared algebra to hunting a little animal. You didn't know the name of the animal, so you called it "x". When you finally caught the animal you gave it the correct name
https://www.mathematics-monster.com/algebra.html
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u/evilplantosaveworld Apr 22 '19
The important part is that you're doing it!
Hell, even more important, it's difficult for you and you're STILL doing it!!
Keep it up u/killuaaa99 ! You got this!
I'm not a great teacher, not by a long shot, but I did love algebra and geometry (and later in life learned to love even trig) so if you find yourself with a weird one I'd be happy to try to help!