I'm somewhat of a total noob in programming and I've glanced at shadertoy many times because it seems super cool but math seems to have a lot to do with it so I

I'm somewhat of a total noob in programming and I've glanced at shadertoy many times because it seems super cool but math seems to have a lot to do with it so I feel intimidated quite a bit. A friend linked me the bookofshaders but haven't touched it.