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*face palm*
Jun. 10th, 2007 01:50 pmYes, that's a very frequent subject lately.
My flist tends to think of me as math-gifted. However, I've frequently told them that I fail at basic math due to my brain thinking backwards. This also severely affects my ability to do physics.
Case in point: Over the past three years, I've tried to convert the amount of a specific reagent that I use from nanograms to the more conventional Unit style (because different batches can have different activities based on ng measurements). Invariably, I do the calculation a variety of ways and end up with fifty different answers.
You'd think I'd never grokked stoichiometry in chemistry class, but nay, that I excelled at. It's the damn basic math.
Today, I decided to tackle it again because I'm going to NEED it.
I nailed it on the first try and know it's right.
*face palm*
I tell you, sometimes the backwardness of my brain amazes even me.
My flist tends to think of me as math-gifted. However, I've frequently told them that I fail at basic math due to my brain thinking backwards. This also severely affects my ability to do physics.
Case in point: Over the past three years, I've tried to convert the amount of a specific reagent that I use from nanograms to the more conventional Unit style (because different batches can have different activities based on ng measurements). Invariably, I do the calculation a variety of ways and end up with fifty different answers.
You'd think I'd never grokked stoichiometry in chemistry class, but nay, that I excelled at. It's the damn basic math.
Today, I decided to tackle it again because I'm going to NEED it.
I nailed it on the first try and know it's right.
*face palm*
I tell you, sometimes the backwardness of my brain amazes even me.
