Math, Smath.

so i'm in ft.worth , tx this week taking a class to become a home energy rater and certified by resnet (residential energy services network). the city of austin has passed a new ordinance that requires certain homes when being sold, have an energy audit to make the potential buyer aware of the costs of operating, a most likely, inefficient home. the amount of information is over whelming and exciting. so much of what i am learning will help to make me a better home inspector, but its the math i could do without. i didn't like math when i passed it with a d+ in high school, and 20 years later its kicking my ass. the guys who are teaching this class are nice enough, but you can see the disgust in their eyes when you ask for the third time, "could you repeat/do that one more time". i know it can be as easy as looking at the formula, plugging in the numbers and then using the calculator. but its hard to wrap your head around that in the course of three days, after 20 years. i mean i could show these smarty engineer guys how to play stairway to heaven on the guitar, "heres the notes, heres the strings, read the music- now play it!" fat fucking chance they'd even get close...