[PallMal]

It was hard, but it was very satisfying to get over that hump. I will say that I never appreciated Algebra as a tool until I took Calculus.

Well, after hearing a calculus teacher say many times "... and after doing the algebra, the final solution to the calculus problem is ..." with all the algebra steps left out, you really have no choice, but to learn algebra, and quickly.

Most calculus teachers will not waste their time going over algebra.

[Flavius Josephus]

True, and all of a sudden it's a breeze, it's exhilirating, it's like flying. Suddenly I was whipping out the equations the way I thought I should have been in high school. If only there was a way to get the high school kids there. Maybe require some Calc? DiffleQ?

[RBroadfoot]

"Most calculus teachers will not waste their time going over algebra."

Algebra teachers shouldn't have to explain arithmetic either, but today's government high school students don't yet comprehend the basic arithmetic.