Thanks for clarifying, I did think it was 2 different classes.
Ha haa, Oh my no, not rude. It's just the way we are 'wired,' I guess. I adore math, the fact that there is ONE answer, and only 1, the way I can move around in space and always know where I'm at, the rules are always clear (none of this "i before e EXCEPT") I was in accelerated math classes from the 5th grade, and took 2 college level course in high school (off campus!) I focused on linear algebra, and I specialized in 13 dimensional space, and the things I could develop and imagine were fascinating! Oh 11 dimensional space was nice - you have to work in a prime number dimension, or else everything collapses -- but 13 was SO intriguing to me! I love having a puzzle to solve.
This also tied in with my love of philosophy, which I was 2 courses short of minoring. Mathematicians almost universally agree God is the 4 th dimension, so the fact that beings exist in a collapsible dimension was another fascination for me.
String theory and quarks were just coming out, and became part of the course plan about 3 years after I graduated. I have spent time reading up on it myself over the years, to keep fresh and up to date.
Oh, and I graduated cum laude, as a member of Pi Mu Epsilon, the Mathematician's Honor Society! I let my membership lapse about 6 years ago, as Dad's health issues took over more and more of my life.
Like many people, I do have some things I have trouble with. Do NOT ask me about percents! I know, 3rd grade stuff, but I just can not get my mind around percentages, lol. I have to translate it all to fractions, do the work, solve the problem and then translate BACK to percentages. Otherwise, my calculations are way off. For critical stuff, I actually ask another mathematician to review and verify my translations! As you can imagine, this makes grocery shopping a challenge!
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