math

as many of you know i am a math major. I have been considering majoring in math to enter the grad teacher ed program so i can teach hs math so i can get my loans forgiven while pursuing my physics phd. now that that's clear i would like to wax regarding my math education. I am currently learning multivector calculus. Bare with me here, i shall test my skills. If you've ever taken any math beyond algebra 1, you know that when we deal with theoretical math we deal with x. It is our standard variable. We have spent our entire mathematical careers studying the world of numbers in terms of x. This quarter i have to relearn the whole process with multiple variables. theres x, and y and sometimes t,r or maybe the greek letters theta, rho, lambda, mu etc. all of which have their appropriate contexts depending on the phenomenon you are studying. t is used for functions studying time, theta is a angles in radians, rho lambda and mu are for spherical coordinate systems. Then theres d for the determinant or maybe derivative, h for the hessian, and on and on and on. I have no problem with these different variables, i just wish they hadn't seen fit to spring ALL of them on us in one condensed summer session. I am having no problem with the concepts, its the fucking notation i haven't seen before that is stumping me. oh and we are learning all these processes in terms of two variables instead of just one. anyway, i'm going to bed now.