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EmoJoe · 02-04-2010, 05:14 PM

does anyone else seriously feel like they are just incapable of doing math? seriously. i do really well in my English classes (which i'm in AP in), my history/social studies classes, and my music classes. but when it comes to Math i just can't do it. i look at like an advance algebra problem and my brain just gives out. i just can't bring myself to understand advanced math. i can do basic math fine, like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ect...but when it gets to be like... y + x(4-5) to the square root of 3 divided by 2 times z to the tenth power im just like....

. i just don't get it, and i can't get my brain to understand it. it makes me feel like a moron too, even though i do really well in other classes.

is anyone else just flat-out horrible at math?

HuntingtonM15 · 02-04-2010, 05:18 PM

Yes, I definitely hate it. I struggled through the math classes that I had to take toward my degree. Then I get people saying, "Well, you're going into accounting, so you must be good at math!" Um, no, not exactly. Accounting certainly isn't learning a math.

spunkygirl · 02-04-2010, 06:04 PM

I have a learning disability in math, always have had one, so I'll forever struggle with math

phoebe7165 · 02-04-2010, 06:07 PM

I'm with you, Joe. I'm great when it comes to numbers, but past algebra, I'm an idiot. I even struggled a bit with algebra!! I never understood why our school made us take it. Unless whatever career you choose is when you need that, then fine, but to this day, I have never used it after high school. We only needed 3 credits of math, so in my junior year, I just took business math, just to get my math credits done.

Like you, Joe, I did well in my other classes, too, especially English. I think some people are just good in math and science, while others excel in English, Social Studies, & Foreign Language.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 02-04-2010, 06:12 PM

I'm with you, homes. I just barely passed it in high school. I had to get a ton of extra help, etc. It just wasn't my thing. Some of us are logical thinkers and some of us are creative thinkers. It doesn't mean one is any smarter than the other, it's just our way of learning.

Janice · 02-04-2010, 06:42 PM

*raises hand* Yes

MickeyMac · 02-04-2010, 09:48 PM

Math was always my worst subject. I couldnt get any of it. I can still barely add and subtract. Damn I hate that subject and hope to never have to take another math class again.

catlover79 · 02-04-2010, 09:50 PM

I suck at math. Always have and probably always will. Thank goodness for calculators!!

EmoJoe · 02-04-2010, 10:32 PM

so glad i'm not alone LOL....i was freaking out in math class today cause i just wasnt getting any of it and there's a quiz tomorrow. i tried to look it over and i get it a bit more...guess we'll see. but im glad im not the only one who just cant grasp math concepts...

Courtnee · 02-04-2010, 11:33 PM

Just wait until college....JUST YOU WAIT.

But I hate math, too.

Schmoopie · 02-06-2010, 06:17 AM

I am awful in math. People have tried to no end to help me with it, and I always get defensive about it. Definitely a sore spot with me. I should have a better attitude about it, but it just gets to me. I guess it's just that deep down I know that I can understand it, but my mind just doesn't cooperate! I have had this problem all my life, really. Well, since 4th grade anyway. I was always in special ed math classes but I did okay in most of my other subjects. Ive even been thisclose to getting an Associates degree, but there is a math requirement and in order to take the class that would count toward the degree, you have to place in the class. Well, unfortunately, I did so poorly on the assesment test that it means that I'd have to take THREE NON-CREDIT classes just to take the class that would count. Very frustrating! I don't even really want to major in what the degree would be in, but it would be nice to say that I had a degree. Sigh....

Theda Bara · 02-06-2010, 03:15 PM

I am okay at math, far from being a mathematician, though.

My brother, excelled at this subject!!!

Penny Lane · 02-08-2010, 12:40 PM

I am totally Math impaired! I still count on my fingers.

But I am a whiz at Spelling or remembering names and places.

oldguywithsticks · 02-08-2010, 02:21 PM

Yes, basic math I can do like everone else. However when it comes to the stuff I am doing now, I fail miserably. The only class I have a chance at actually failing in this year.

PlayOn · 02-08-2010, 02:22 PM

Math know-how isn't something I was blessed with, so trust me, you are not alone. lol.

02-04-2010, 05:14 PM	#1
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Math - can anyone else just not do it? does anyone else seriously feel like they are just incapable of doing math? seriously. i do really well in my English classes (which i'm in AP in), my history/social studies classes, and my music classes. but when it comes to Math i just can't do it. i look at like an advance algebra problem and my brain just gives out. i just can't bring myself to understand advanced math. i can do basic math fine, like addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, ect...but when it gets to be like... y + x(4-5) to the square root of 3 divided by 2 times z to the tenth power im just like.... . i just don't get it, and i can't get my brain to understand it. it makes me feel like a moron too, even though i do really well in other classes. is anyone else just flat-out horrible at math?
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02-04-2010, 06:07 PM	#4
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	I'm with you, Joe. I'm great when it comes to numbers, but past algebra, I'm an idiot. I even struggled a bit with algebra!! I never understood why our school made us take it. Unless whatever career you choose is when you need that, then fine, but to this day, I have never used it after high school. We only needed 3 credits of math, so in my junior year, I just took business math, just to get my math credits done. Like you, Joe, I did well in my other classes, too, especially English. I think some people are just good in math and science, while others excel in English, Social Studies, & Foreign Language.
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02-04-2010, 06:12 PM	#5
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	I'm with you, homes. I just barely passed it in high school. I had to get a ton of extra help, etc. It just wasn't my thing. Some of us are logical thinkers and some of us are creative thinkers. It doesn't mean one is any smarter than the other, it's just our way of learning.
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02-04-2010, 06:42 PM	#6
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02-04-2010, 09:50 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I suck at math. Always have and probably always will. Thank goodness for calculators!!
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02-04-2010, 05:18 PM	#2
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	Yes, I definitely hate it. I struggled through the math classes that I had to take toward my degree. Then I get people saying, "Well, you're going into accounting, so you must be good at math!" Um, no, not exactly. Accounting certainly isn't learning a math.

02-04-2010, 06:04 PM	#3
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	I have a learning disability in math, always have had one, so I'll forever struggle with math

02-04-2010, 09:48 PM	#7
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	Math was always my worst subject. I couldnt get any of it. I can still barely add and subtract. Damn I hate that subject and hope to never have to take another math class again.

02-04-2010, 10:32 PM	#9
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	so glad i'm not alone LOL....i was freaking out in math class today cause i just wasnt getting any of it and there's a quiz tomorrow. i tried to look it over and i get it a bit more...guess we'll see. but im glad im not the only one who just cant grasp math concepts...

02-04-2010, 11:33 PM	#10
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	Just wait until college....JUST YOU WAIT. But I hate math, too.
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02-06-2010, 06:17 AM	#11
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I am awful in math. People have tried to no end to help me with it, and I always get defensive about it. Definitely a sore spot with me. I should have a better attitude about it, but it just gets to me. I guess it's just that deep down I know that I can understand it, but my mind just doesn't cooperate! I have had this problem all my life, really. Well, since 4th grade anyway. I was always in special ed math classes but I did okay in most of my other subjects. Ive even been thisclose to getting an Associates degree, but there is a math requirement and in order to take the class that would count toward the degree, you have to place in the class. Well, unfortunately, I did so poorly on the assesment test that it means that I'd have to take THREE NON-CREDIT classes just to take the class that would count. Very frustrating! I don't even really want to major in what the degree would be in, but it would be nice to say that I had a degree. Sigh....
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02-06-2010, 03:15 PM	#12
Theda Bara Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 27, 2006 Posts: 7,154	I am okay at math, far from being a mathematician, though. My brother, excelled at this subject!!!

02-08-2010, 12:40 PM	#13
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	I am totally Math impaired! I still count on my fingers. But I am a whiz at Spelling or remembering names and places.
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02-08-2010, 02:21 PM	#14
oldguywithsticks Frasier/Jane Leeves Fan 4 Life Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 23, 2010 Location: McKeesport, PA Posts: 193	Yes, basic math I can do like everone else. However when it comes to the stuff I am doing now, I fail miserably. The only class I have a chance at actually failing in this year.
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02-08-2010, 02:22 PM	#15
PlayOn ADHD: what I have not who I am Senior Member Join Date: Jun 17, 2006 Location: I'll never tell. :p Posts: 2,745	Math know-how isn't something I was blessed with, so trust me, you are not alone. lol.
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