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What Is All The Fuss About ALgebra?

If two trains leave different stations heading towards each other at different rates of speed, where do you need to be standing if you want to watch the collision?  Who cares?  Well, if you’re riding on the train, you might want to know the answer to this question, but does anyone else really need to know the answer?  And even if you do care, how can you find the answer?

The easiest way to find the answer to the two trains problem is through algebra.  Algebra, the very name strikes terror in some people.  It sounds mysterious and foreign, and probably dredges up painful memories of boring and tedious exercises.

But algebra is the basis of the higher mathematics and is essential to engineering and science.  But is it really necessary to learn algebra in order to get a job?  No, it isn’t necessary if don’t mind working at menial tasks, but if you want to get a good paying job, then a solid understanding of algebra is essential.  

Algebra is the basic building block of trigonometry, geometry and calculus and is essential for understanding engineering and science.  It is also important regardless of what you want to accomplish in life.  

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