This is a myth. Mathematicians are excellent at calculations, relative to the general population. They know many algorithms and notice patterns (like "Common co

This is a myth. Mathematicians are excellent at calculations, relative to the general population. They know many algorithms and notice patterns (like "Common core"). They just aren't usually the savants that multiply many diot numbers. Much of advanced mathematics does involved laborious calculations. They are just on more sophisticated domains than integer arithmetic.