[NorthMountain]

Not at all. Algebra is an exercise in abstraction and logical reasoning. It requires pure cognitive ability, knowledge of anything in the physical world is completely unnecessary.

[j.argese]

There is also a learning disorder known as dyscalculia. Thumbnail definition, dyslexia but with numbers, mathematics, patterns. Probably not someone to crack the code but would most likely be the one to envision the code.