Algebra is taught in public schools. The majority of children are able to get through the classes: do the homework and pass the tests. Not sure where you're getting your statistics.
Not everyone likes it, or ends up going into a field that requires math, but that's not the same thing as having no ability to understand it.
Why most people only understand enough about Lisp to make jokes about all the parens is like asking why some people only understand enough about Poland to tell jokes, like four Polaks turning a ladder so a fifth one can change a light bulb.
Not everyone likes it, or ends up going into a field that requires math, but that's not the same thing as having no ability to understand it.
Why most people only understand enough about Lisp to make jokes about all the parens is like asking why some people only understand enough about Poland to tell jokes, like four Polaks turning a ladder so a fifth one can change a light bulb.