After much wailing and gnashing of teeth (well, telling the dogs to go lay down - several times, and convincing the cats that they didn't need to be on my books or papers), I completed my homework.
I went thru the practice problems and self-tests before going back to the homework. Today, I just need to write it down neatly. I broke it up on purpose; that way I make sure I can get the same answer two days in a row. I am starting to grasp the fact that A + AB = A and a few other things that aren't quite the same as normal algebra. I am still slow to recognize when I can use the new rules, (geeze, how long did I stare at part of a problem that said C + CD before I realized that it equaled C - just because the letters were different?), but I am getting there.
As you can tell, I am not naturally brilliant - I have to beat my head against a wall for a while before things start to sink in. When I was taking classes for my Bachelor's degree, I would spend 6-8 hours a week on homework (for 1 class) while some of my classmates spent a lot less time on it (and did just as well).
Ah well, it keeps me off the streets at night anyway.
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