Maybe they're caused by latent trauma from my experience with algebra, a course that gave me fits in high school and which I flunked twice in college. I understood and enjoyed both geometry and trigonometry, but algebra kicked my butt for some reason. Anyway, to this day I still have disturbing dreams about math, and last night was the most recent occurrence.
In the dream, I'm scheduled to take some kind of test in math, but those taking the test are required to know something called the PRN, and I don't. The PRN, according to the dream scenario, is a mathematical factor used to determine the true value of numbers. For example, if the PRN factor is 2.12, the true value of 84 would be 178.08 (84 x 2.12). Since I don't know the PRN, I'm not prepared to take the exam, and I'm not allowed to enter the classroom. I don't even know if the PRN is a constant factor, or if it changes randomly. Of course none of this makes sense -- it's a fucking dream.
The third (and final) time I took college algebra, I passed with a courtesy D. It was one of the few times in my life that I could say I just plain lucked out, because deep down I'm sure I blew the final exam in that course. Maybe the price of that unearned grade is that I have to relive my algebra anxiety in dreams.
In the dream, I'm scheduled to take some kind of test in math, but those taking the test are required to know something called the PRN, and I don't. The PRN, according to the dream scenario, is a mathematical factor used to determine the true value of numbers. For example, if the PRN factor is 2.12, the true value of 84 would be 178.08 (84 x 2.12). Since I don't know the PRN, I'm not prepared to take the exam, and I'm not allowed to enter the classroom. I don't even know if the PRN is a constant factor, or if it changes randomly. Of course none of this makes sense -- it's a fucking dream.
The third (and final) time I took college algebra, I passed with a courtesy D. It was one of the few times in my life that I could say I just plain lucked out, because deep down I'm sure I blew the final exam in that course. Maybe the price of that unearned grade is that I have to relive my algebra anxiety in dreams.
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