Did Einstein suck at mathematics?
No.
Einstein was not some uneducated savant who just happened to revolutionise physics.
He had a degree and a PhD from two of the most respected institutes in Switzerland, and his academic grades throughout his life were excellent (it is often cited he nearly failed at university - the only evidence I have found of this is he performed poorly in one math class because he found it dull - he was described as a “lazy dog” for it)
He was accepted onto a graduate course, and did exceptionally well.
And quite frankly, I dare anyone who says Einstein was bad at maths to go and look at General Relativity. The maths involved is heavy and complex - and Einstein integrated the whole mathematical machinery into the theory - not just some handwaving.
GR is pages and pages of this.
Einstein was a mathematical genius (and a university educated genius at that).
No two ways about it.
Have you ever been told that Einstein was bad at math?
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