That's not true. Einstein was not an uneducated scholar who happened to revolutionize physics. He received his bachelor's and doctor's degrees from two most famous research institutes in Switzerland, and his academic achievements were excellent all his life. It is often said that he almost didn't finish college. The only evidence I can find about this is that he did badly in a math class because he thought it was boring. In this class, he is described as. A lazy dog? . He was admitted to the postgraduate course and performed unexpectedly well. Honestly, I dare say anything? Einstein is not good at math? Most people don't have the guts to look at general relativity. The mathematical knowledge involved is heavy and complicated, not just some manual calculations. Einstein integrated the whole mathematical system. In general relativity, page after page is full of these contents. Einstein was a mathematical genius (and a genius with a college education). There is no doubt about it. I don't think Einstein's math is bad, but I might say that the unconnected part of math is terrible. Einstein was a thinker. Like most thinkers, they form concepts in their minds, then go back to the starting point and concretize them. If you have read Nicholas? Tesla, Thomas? Edison's works, you will find that they have imagination (dreams), and then start thinking about how to realize their imagination from a mathematical or systematic point of view. Regarding the theory of relativity, Einstein concluded that mathematics is the best way to explain this concept to people. So, to answer your question, it is not that Ains is not good at mathematics, but that he tends to think before calculating. Having a working mind like Einstein or Tesla may be the worst curse a person can ask for. They have been troubled by various ideas until they find a way to realize them. Einstein also married a physicist, and mathematics and physics are always linked. Imagine their conversation at the dinner table. While ordinary people are complaining and lamenting their bad lives, Einstein and his wife are discussing the failure of quantum science while eating pizza. But if you insist that Einstein knows nothing about mathematics, you should read some of his formulas in order to try to explain the theory of relativity to ordinary people like me. I want to remind you that he works with talented mathematicians. These mathematicians have been trying to prove him wrong, but guess what, they have never succeeded. Einstein was gifted at numerical calculation. If mastering quantum physics and relativistic mathematics is the graduation condition of any college or university, I can say that we won't have so many college graduates in the world today. Although these are the basis of understanding Einstein's mathematical ability. I wish I could explain Einstein's mathematical talent in the simplest language.