The students had stern faces as Cade stood in front to introduce himself. It wasn’t what he expected. Their gazes criticized his entire existence. He was thrown into a lion’s den.

“Hello. My name is Curtis Fleming. You can call me Curt. I hope we get along,” he said like a good boy, intimidated by their stares. Cade sat on an empty chair at the back.

As the class began, everyone was silent, and they listened attentively to the discussion. Everyone except for him raised their hands when the teacher asked a question. So the teacher called his name.

“If the value of f (x) changes signs from one value...