5. Question: Why do I have to learn this? It's so hard and I am NOT a math major!

Answer:  Just as one swallow does not make a spring, one mathematics course does not make a mathematics major. Further, we might recall the words of Sakini, the interpreter, in the play, "Tea House of the August Moon":

"Pain make man think,
Thought make man wise,
And wisdom make life endurable."

I am trying to help prepare you for an endurable life!