“What’s with all these letters in numbers?”

Jiro had given up on math long ago—the moment letters began to merge in equations, he began to realize it was all a bunch of bullshit nonsense that his brain couldn’t comprehend.

“You know what—you don’t gotta’ waste your time,” he said as he stood up and slammed the book shut. He’d lost hope before even starting. “I’ll be in the gym… and you can do whatever nerds do.”

You could let him go, but you need the credits.