Quitter...

I can't handle this.

Since Thursday, I've been trying to answer the same exact problem. All I'm able to do is stare at the paper with only a feeling of complete frustration. I love math. I love numbers. I love problem solving using algebra and complex theorems.

I, Chris Coston, the alleged Math Freak-of-Nature, am at a roadblock. I've hit my limit.

There's people in my class that are just as confused as I am, sure...but I also know there's people that have a stronger grasp than me at it. I've tried for so long to figure out what I could do with complex mathematics as a career without being some teacher/professor that just passes on the same knowledge to the countless masses...but I can't. This lesson on trigonometric substitution in integration has made this clear.......I mean seriously, when will I EVER apply this stuff?!?!

Instead of my Math/Stat major, I'm deciding to just go with Statistics. The thing that scares me, though, is if I take my stat classes and DON'T like them...I'll a sophomore in college who thought he had everything mapped out and ended back at Square One.

I'm sick of this lesson, I have an exam in two weeks, and I'm about ready to have an aneurysm.

Shoot me.

Simon