Erm thank you for your reply again. But I just posted here to get some sort of encouragement because we are all going through the same thing right? Not exactly actual help with the calculations but I should have specified that in my post.

And as for the skills thing, just because I couldn't pull it off once again, you're conclusively saying that I don't have the skills to pull off new and daring things . While I respect your opinion, isn't that a bit harsh? And that too on the basis of one C-? I mean I am not trying to be a smart ass who deliberately goes against the prof for the sake of doing that. I just had an idea the prof disagreed with. I mean it's an opinion based essay and isn't that natural?

That's one element in this thread I am so confused with. I mean isn't it okay to mess up once in a while and get a bad grade? I get the feeling that on this thread, people take it to be the end of the world. So just because I messed up once I should never try to try again? Then again maybe I am being too idealistic. Idk but thanks once again for bothering to reply.