Google Doodle Honors Mathematician with a Cool Graphic that Brings Back Painful Memories

Y + N does not equal Z? I'm already getting a headache…

If you trade, chances are you know a thing or two about math. You should – how else are you going to perform proper due diligence before investing in a company?

But just because you are good at math does not mean you like math. I personally cringe at the thought of thinking about the above equation; it looks great on paper, but try to solve it and…and…

Rats, now my head hurts again! Frankly, I'd rather be writing. Good thing I became a journalist instead of a calculus teacher, eh?

Despite the painful memories, I couldn't help but smile at today's Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Doodle, which honors French lawyer and mathematician Pierre de Fermat.

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