Counter to some of the other posters, I got a lot of value out of doing 50 Project Euler problems when I was learning python. (I don't have a strong math backgr

Counter to some of the other posters, I got a lot of value out of doing 50 Project Euler problems when I was learning python. (I don't have a strong math background-- I took Calc in college and majored in biochemistry.) I agree that PE problems aren't the best are getting familiar with the whole language, but you'll own the math, array, loop, and recursive nature of whatever language you do the first 50 problems in. My math-major buddy solved the first 20 or so PE problems using _excel_. His "loop" was just him dragging in excel to duplicate a recursive excel equation. I think the problems are very do-able by noobs looking to learn some aspects of a language. And you get a sweet badge when you do it: http://projecteuler.net/profile/civilian.png http://projecteuler.net/profile/civilian.png If you're getting bogged down in the algorithms aspect of PE, then I highly recommend taking the Stanford Algorithms course: https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/course-v1:Engineering+Algorithms1+SelfPaced/about https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/course-v1:Engineering+...