While in computer science I don't have an issue to learn stuff by myself. In math and statistics, I need the context first before I can grasp what a written tex

While in computer science I don't have an issue to learn stuff by myself. In math and statistics, I need the context first before I can grasp what a written text about math and statistics really means. A teacher can fill this gap. Yes as a student, you should do your best, unless classes are splitted by level you will always get this tension.